Summit Library Rain Garden

This is a guide of the plant species that were originally planted in the Summit Library Rain Garden upon installation. The purpose of this guide is to provide a resource for anyone interested in which plants exist in this garden and to assist with ongoing maintenance.

All 9

northern blue flag ¹
Iris versicolor

common boneset ²
Eupatorium perfoliatum

cinnamon fern ³
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

New England aster ⁴
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Pennsylvania sedge ⁵
Carex pensylvanica

marginal wood fern ⁶
Dryopteris marginalis

cardinal flower ⁷
Lobelia cardinalis

swamp azalea ⁸
Rhododendron viscosum

Soft Rush ⁹
Juncus effusus

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Summit Library Rain Garden

northern blue flag 1 Iris versicolor

common boneset 2 Eupatorium perfoliatum

cinnamon fern 3 Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

New England aster 4 Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Pennsylvania sedge 5 Carex pensylvanica

marginal wood fern 6 Dryopteris marginalis

cardinal flower 7 Lobelia cardinalis

swamp azalea 8 Rhododendron viscosum

Soft Rush 9 Juncus effusus