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

black-eyed Susan ⁸
Rudbeckia hirta

foxglove beardtongue ⁹
Penstemon digitalis

field goldenrod ¹⁰
Solidago nemoralis

New York ironweed ¹¹
Vernonia noveboracensis

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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

black-eyed Susan 8 Rudbeckia hirta

foxglove beardtongue 9 Penstemon digitalis

field goldenrod 10 Solidago nemoralis

New York ironweed 11 Vernonia noveboracensis