Rain Garden Two - Full Shade

Garden Two Map
Rain Garden Two

Detailed Design Information

  • Plant List File (PDF)
    This file contains the list of plants used for the garden, the number of plants used, as well as the size of each plot.
  • Plant Zoning File (PDF)
    This file contains the zoning of the plants for the garden, as well as showing the surrounding topography of the site.
  • Property Layout File (PDF)
    This file shows the layout of the entire property and illustrates how the rain garden was designed to fit within the attributes of the site.
  • Shade File (PDF)
    This file shows what areas of the property were shaded and to what extent. How shaded the property is has a large effect on the selection of plant species.
  • Stormwater Calculations File (PDF)
    This file contains the calculations for the capacity of the rain garden, the likely stormwater runoff created by the property, and the garden's ability to cope with the runoff.

Plants

Blue Flag Iris Flower

Blue Flag Iris

  • Iris Virginica
  • Full sun
  • Height 2to 4 feet
  • Spread 1 to 2 feet
  • Blooms May through June
Blue Lobelia plant

Blue Lobelia

  • Lobelia Siphilitica
  • Full sun / part shade
  • Height 2 to 3 feet
  • Spread 1 to 1.5 feet
  • Blooms May through  June
Ostrich Fern plant

Ostrich Fern

  • Matteuccia struthiopteris
  • Part shade / full shade
  • Height 2 to 4 feet
  • Spread 1 to 2 feet
  • Blooms May through June
Sensitive Fern

Sensitive Fern

  • Onoclea Sensibilis
  • Part shade / full shade
  • Height 2 to 2.5 feet
  • Spread 3 to 4 feet
  • Blooms May through June
Solomons Plume flower

Solomon's Plume

  • Smilacina Racemosa
  • Part shade / full shade
  • Height 2 to 3 feet
  • Spread 2 to 2.5 feet
  • Blooms May through June
Starry Solomons Seal plant

Starry Solomon's Seal

  • Smilacina Stellata
  • Part shade / full shade
  • Height 1 to 2 feet
  • Spread 6 to 12 inches
  • Blooms May through June
Virginia Waterleaf plant

Virginia Waterleaf

  • Hydrophyllum Virginianum
  • Part shade
  • Height 2 to 3 feet
  • Spread 1.5 to 2.5 feet
  • Blooms May through June