LHCG Rain Garden Plants

The LHCG Rain Garden is over 3,500 sq. ft. and contains over 50 varieties of mostly natively pollinator plants. It became a certified Monarch Waystation in 2023 and was designed to capture and filter rainwater from the parking areas and control flooding in the garden.

 Plant List

1.Black& Blue Salvia (Salvia guaranitica) anise scented

2.August Duelberg Salvia (Salvia farinacea)

3.Henry Duelberg Salvia (Salvia farinacea)

4.Yarrow(yellow/golden) (Eriophyllum confertiflorum)

5.Sundrops (Calylophus drummondii)

6.Mexican Hat (Ratbiloa columnifera)

7.Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum)

8.Frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora) - groundcover

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9.Coneflower(Echinacea purpurea)

10.AutumnSage (Salvia greggii) can be red or pink, etc varieties

11.Indiangrass(Sorghastrum nutans)

12.Tall Goldenrod (Solidago altissima)

13.Mugwort/WhiteSage/Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)

14.Kidneywood (Eysenhardtia texana) -shrub

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15.Frostweed (Verbesina virginica)

16.Maximillian Sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani)

17.Butterflyweed Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)

18.Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)

19.Blue Anise Sage (Salvia coerulea)

20.Lance-leaved Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)

21.Slender Yellow Wood sorrel (Oxalisdilleniid)

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22. White Mouth Dayflower (Commelina erecta)

23. Redwhisker Clammyweed (Polanisiadodecandra)

24. Purple Prairie Clover ((Dalea purpurea)

25. Lemon Beebalm (Monarda citriodora)

26. Hummingbird Bush or Flame Acanthus (red)

27. Hummingbird Bush or Flame Acanthus (orange)

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28. German Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla)

29. Tie Vine (Morning Glory – weed in Rain Garden)

30. Jerusalem Sage (Phomis fruticosa)

31. White or Common Yarrow (Achilea millefolium)

32. Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

33. Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata)

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34. Purpletop Vervain (Verbena bonariensis)

35. American germander (Teucrium canadense)

36. Common Lantana (Lantana Camara)

37. Chaste Tree (Vitex agnus-castus)

38. Aromatic or Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum oblongfolium)

39. Lindheimer’s Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia lindheimeri)

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40. Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium)

41. Blue Flax (Linum lewisii)

42. Chocolate Daisy (Berlanderia lyrata)

43. Prairie Verbena (Grandularia bipinnatifida)

44. Winecup (Callirhoe involucrata)

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45. Antelope Horn Milkweed (Asclepias Asperula)

46. Rose Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)

47. Green Antelope Horn Milkweed (Asclepias viridis)

48. Texas Star Hibiscus (Hibiscus coccineus)

49. Gregg’s Mist Flower (Conoclinium greggii)

50. Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana)

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51. Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida)

52. Tennessee Coneflower (Echinacea tennesscenis)

53. Texas Lantana (Lantana urticolies)

54. Prairie Parsley (Polytaenia nuttallii)

55. Brown-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba)

56. Texas Betony (Stachys coccinea)

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57. Hot Lips Salvia (Salvia microphylla)

58. Whirling Butterflies – white (Oenothera (Guara) lindheimeri)

59. Yellow Coneflower (Echinecea paradoxa)

60. Side-Cluster or Zizotes Milkweed (Asclepias enotheroides)  

61. Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum)

62. Purple Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe involucrata)

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Thank you Louise Ellam for this fantastic post. So well researched. Thank you!