Terrace Planting Plans

When planning a rain garden, it’s important to determine whether or not it is a good fit for your landscape.

Full Sun

Just a bunch of beautiful, blue blossoms having a bash.

Scientific Name	Common Name	Rain Garden Location
Iris versicolor	Northern blue flag iris	Basin
Liatris ligulistylis	Meadow blazing star	Slopes
Symphyotrichum oolentangiensis	Sky blue aster	Slopes
Ruella humilis	Wild petunia	Berm
Verbena hastata	Blue vervain	Basin
Symphyotrichum laeve	Smooth blue aster	Slopes
Schizachyrium scoparium	Little bluestem	Berm
Lobelia siphilitica	Great blue lobelia	Basin
Oligoneuron riddelli	Ridell's goldenrod	Slopes
Asclepias tuberosa	Butterfly milkweed	Berm
Salvia azurea	Blue sage	Slopes
Calamagrostis canadensis	Canada bluejoint grass	Basin
Carex bebbii	Bebb's oval sedge	Slopes

Fiercely fragrant, neither you nor the pollinators will be able to resist these perfectly perfumed plants.

Scientific Name	Common Name	Location in Rain Garden
Dalea purpurea	Purple prairie clover	Berm
Penstemon digitalis	Foxglove beardtongue	Slopes
Monarda fistulosa	Wild bergamot	Slopes
Schizachyrium scoparium	Prairie dropseed	Berm
Liatris pycnostchya	Prairie blazing star	Slopes
Agastache foeniculum	Anise hyssop	Slopes
Hierochloe odorata	Sweet grass	Basin
Senna hebecarpa	Wild senna	Basin
Rudbeckia subtomentosa	Sweet black-eyed Susan	Slopes
Lobelia cardinalis	Cardinal flower	Basin
Symphyotricum oblongifolium	Aromatic aster	Berm
Asclepias incarnata	Swamp milkweed	Basin
Carex vulpinoidea	Brown fox sedge	Slopes

This eye-catcher contains only the most vibrant and vivacious of plants.

Scientific Name	Common Name	Location in Rain Garden
Aquilegia canadensis	Columbine	Slopes
Asclepias tuberosa	Butterfly milkweed	Berm
Iris versicolor	Northern blue flag iris	Basin
Symphyotrichum oolentangiensis	Sky blue aster	Slopes
Liatris pycnostachya	Prairie blazing star	Basin
Physostegia virginiana	Obedient plant	Basin
Heliopsis helianthoides	Early sunflower	Slopes
Lobelia cardinalis	Cardinal flower	Basin
Scirpus atrovirens	Dark green bulrush	Basin
Lobelia siphilitica	Great blue lobelia	Basin
Solidago speciosa	Showy goldenrod	Slopes
Silene regia	Royal catchfly	Slopes
Schizachyrium scoparium	Little bluestem	Berm
Anemone canadensis	Canada anemone	Berm
Bouteloua curtipendula	Side oats grama	Slopes

A beacon to bees and butterflies, this planting is what pollinators are all buzzing about.

Features forbs no taller than three feet, ideal for those looking to avoid vision hazards.