MD: Montgomery County: Rain Garden Plant List

Rainscapes Plants for Rain Gardens rainscapes. org easy/ reliable Botanical Name Common Name Bloom Color Sun Type Soils Height Spacing Comments Aquiligea canadensis Wild columbine June-Aug red and yellow Sun-Shade Sand, Loam, Clay, moist-dry 2 1 deer... More

Rainscapes Plants for Rain Gardens rainscapes. org easy/ reliable Botanical Name Common Name Bloom Color Sun Type Soils Height Spacing Comments Aquiligea canadensis Wild columbine June-Aug red and yellow Sun-Shade Sand, Loam, Clay, moist-dry 2 1 deer resistant Amsonia hubrechtii Blue-Star Flower May-June blue flowers, yellow fall color Sun-Pt Shade 2 18" 3 tall, fine texture, blue summer flowers, yellow fall color, needs part sun Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed June-Aug pink Sun-Shade Sand, Loam, Clay, Dry-wet 2 -4 2 deer resistant Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed May-Aug pale purple Sun Moist 3. 5-6. 5 2 deer resistant Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly weed may-june orange Sun Sand, Loam, Clay, Dry-med 1-3 1-2 deer resistant Aster novae angliae New England Aster Aug-Oct purple Sun-Shade Sand, Loam, Clay, Med-wet 2 -6 2 -3 deer resistant Aster divaricatus White Wood Aster Jul-Oct white pt Shadesh dry-med wet 0. 5-3 1-2 spreads freely Baptisia australis False Blue Indigo ma Less