Boy Scouts Rain Garden

This is a guide of the plant species that were originally planted in the Boy Scout 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.

swamp rose mallow 1
Hibiscus moscheutos
pink turtlehead 2
Chelone lyonii
switchgrass 3
Panicum virgatum
Sweet Pepperbush 4
Clethra alnifolia
gallberry 5
Ilex glabra
Virginia sweetspire 6
Itea virginica
Joe-Pye weeds 7
Eutrochium
anise hyssop 8
Agastache foeniculum
butterfly milkweed 9
Asclepias tuberosa
swamp rose mallow 1
Hibiscus moscheutos
northern blue flag 10
Iris versicolor
New England aster 11
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
cardinal flower 12
Lobelia cardinalis
switchgrass 3
Panicum virgatum

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