With a rain garden, use—don’t lose—all the rain water that falls on your paved areas and roof.learn more about rain gardens—plus, here are two rain garden designs featuring plants for both sun and shade.. This rain garden plant prefers constantly moist soil and full sun, although some afternoon shade won’t hurt in the hottest climates. cardinal flower grows 2 to 4 feet tall and is hardy in zones 3–9.. List of native plants for partial and full shade rain gardens common name scientific name partial full class min max color bloom sun/shade dry* soggy** comment sunniness height wisconsin native plants for shady raingardens fescue oval sedge carex festucacea yes yes sedge 2.00 3.00 green any yes yes.
The plant grows 7 to 9 ft. tall, spreading to 12 ft. wide; or try the more compact ‘arctic fire’, which grows 3 to 4 ft. tall. good for holding banks and as space filler in moist ground, such as in a rain garden basin. tolerates shade. zones a1-a3; 1-9, 14-21.. Plants for rain gardens need to be able to withstand brief periods of standing water yet be able to tolerate extended periods of dryness. while there are a number of plants that can do well under these conditions, the best are those native to our region.. A rain garden captures and temporarily holds rainwater until the ground can absorb the water. the plants should compliment the rest of the landscape. the best plants for a rain garden are native and adapted plants that thrive in your area. below is a short list of plants commonly recommended for texas landscapes that will grow in a rain garden..
