Rain Garden Plants

Plants that handle the wet-then-dry swing of a rain garden or bioretention basin — tolerant of periodic standing water without needing constant saturation. Useful for residential drainage problems and municipal stormwater work alike.

Why plant a rain garden

• Flood-and-dry tolerant — selections that shrug off short periods of standing water, then take the dry spells between storms.
• Manages stormwater at the source — roots that soak up and filter runoff before it reaches the street or a storm drain.
• Native and layered — perennials, grasses, and shrubs to build a basin from the ponding zone to the edge.

Match plants to the ponding, slope, and edge zones of your basin — indicator status is on every product page.