Monday, March 23, 2015

Designs for rain gardens in clay soil in full sun



(from Rain Gardens - A how-to manual for homeowners)


(from Prairie Nursery - 184 plant garden in 192 sq ft will handle a rooftop run off for a 950 square foot roof area)

WILDFLOWERS
Red Milkweed
12 New England Aster
1 White False Indigo
Blue Flag Iris
Prairie Blazingstar
Wild Quinine
Smooth Penstemon
Yellow Coneflower
Sweet Black Eyed Susan
12 Stiff Goldenrod
Ironweed
Culver's Root

GRASSES
96 Fox Sedge


S P E C I E SBLOOM / COLOR # of PLANTS
 Rose MilkweedJun - Aug3
 New England AsterAug - Oct3
 Joe Pye WeedJun - Aug2
 Rose MallowJul - Sep2
 Southern Blue FLagMay - Jul3
 Prairie Blazing StarJul - Sep4
 Sweet Black- eyed SusanAug - Oct2
 Wild SennaJul, Aug3
 Prairie DockJul - Sep2
 Ohio SpiderwortMay - Jul3
 Blue VervainJul - Sep3
 Common IronweedJul - Sep3
 Common Hop SedgeMay - Jul2
 Brown Fox SedgeJun, Jul3



















While nearly all native plants develop deep root systems and can absorb many inches of rainwater in a short amount of time, the moisture-loving species in a Rain Garden are best placed in the central, low part of the area that will receive the most water. All the plants in Prairie Moom Nursey's rain garden design can be placed in the center, depression area but species like Joe Pye Weed, Common Ironweed, and Prairie Dock with their tall stature are often planted closest to the center. Shorter plants like the Sedges, Ohio Spiderwort and Southern Blue Flag Iris toward the edges will then not get overwhelmed by larger plants.

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