Native Plants for Dry Rain Gardens
The following coastal plain native plants will grow in rain gardens that are well drained, and don’t hold water for more than a couple of hours after heavy rains.
Blue Star
Amsonia tabernaemontana
$7.00 - qt.
White Wild Indigo
Baptisia alba variety alba
- Tough and adaptable
- Spikes of white flowers in May
- Deer resistant
- zones 5-9
$9.00 - qt.
Carolina Wild Indigo
Baptisia cinerea
$9.00 - qt.
- Thrives in sandy soil
- Deer resistant
- Spikes of bright yellow flowers in May
- zones 6-9
American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
- Fast growing and adaptable
- Thrives in sun or part shade
- Bright purple berries feed birds
- zones 7-10
$12.00 - gal.
Hyssop Leaf Thoroughwort
Eupatorium hyssopifolium
$7.00 - qt.
- Flowers attract pollinators
- Beautiful fine foliage
- Looks great with ornamental grasses
- zones 6-8
Muhly Grass
Muhlenbergia capillaris
$7.00 - qt.
Kidney Leaf Rosinweed
Silphium compositum
$8.00 - qt.
- Thrives in sandy soil
- Flowers attract pollinators
- Tall sturdy stems
- zones 6-8
Narrow Leaf Ironweed
Vernonia angustifolia
$8.00 - qt.
- Butterflies!
- Bright purple flowers in summer
- Finely textured leaves
- zones 6-8
Adam's Needle
Yucca filamentosa
$7.00 - qt.