Thomas P. Hughes Elementary School Rain Garden

This is a guide of the plant species that were originally planted in the Thomas P. Hughes Elementary School 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 14

swamp milkweed ¹
Asclepias incarnata

false sunflower ²
Heliopsis helianthoides

common boneset ³
Eupatorium perfoliatum

New York aster ⁴
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii

horsefly weed ⁵
Baptisia tinctoria

New England aster ⁶
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

swamp rose mallow ⁷
Hibiscus moscheutos

northern blue flag ⁸
Iris versicolor

black-eyed Susan ⁹
Rudbeckia hirta

tussock sedge ¹⁰
Carex stricta

foxglove beardtongue ¹¹
Penstemon digitalis

field goldenrod ¹²
Solidago nemoralis

New York ironweed ¹³
Vernonia noveboracensis

fox sedge ¹⁴
Carex vulpinoidea

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Thomas P. Hughes Elementary School Rain Garden

swamp milkweed 1 Asclepias incarnata

false sunflower 2 Heliopsis helianthoides

common boneset 3 Eupatorium perfoliatum

New York aster 4 Symphyotrichum novi-belgii

horsefly weed 5 Baptisia tinctoria

New England aster 6 Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

swamp rose mallow 7 Hibiscus moscheutos

northern blue flag 8 Iris versicolor

black-eyed Susan 9 Rudbeckia hirta

tussock sedge 10 Carex stricta

foxglove beardtongue 11 Penstemon digitalis

field goldenrod 12 Solidago nemoralis

New York ironweed 13 Vernonia noveboracensis

fox sedge 14 Carex vulpinoidea