1155.12 RAIN GARDEN PLANT LIST.

   The installation and construction of a rain garden shall be subject to the following development and design standards.

   (a)   The applicant shall submit a plan showing the location and dimensions of the rain garden.

   (b)   The applicant shall submit documentation demonstrating that the rain garden is sized to collect the runoff from a specific surface area.

   (c)   A rain garden shall be set back at least ten feet from any main dwelling.

   (d)   A rain garden shall be set back at least five feet from any lot line.

   (e)   A rain garden shall include a storm water overflow which must be directed to appropriate outlets to the storm drainage system and away from neighboring properties, sidewalk, steep slopes, or retaining walls.

   (f)   A rain garden shall be maintained to ensure they are continuing to function as originally intended and to be safe.

   (g)   The following is a list of suggested native plants for rain gardens which can tolerate both wet and dry conditions:

Botanical Name	Common Name	Light Preference	Bloom Time	Bloom Color	Height
Flowering Plants
Aster novae-angliae	New England Aster	FS	Aug - Oct	Purple	2-5'
Baptisia lactea	White False Indigo	FS, Part Shade	May - July	Blue	2-4'
Chelone glabra	Turtlehead	FS, Pt Shade	July - Sept	White	2-3'
Echinacea purpurea	Purple Coneflower	FS, Pt Shade	July - Sept	Purple	3-4'
Eryngium aquaticum	Rattlesnake Master	FS, Pt Shade	May - Sept	White	3-6'
Eupatorium purpureum	Joe Pye Weed	FS, Pt Shade	Aug - Sept	Purple, pink	3-6'
Filipendula rubra	Queen of the Prairie	FS, Part Shade	June - July	Pink	4-5'
Iris versicolor	Northern Blue Flag	FS, Part Shade	May - July	Purple	2-3'
Liatris pycnostachya	Prairie Blazing Star	FS	July - Oct	Purple	2-3'
Liatris spicata	Dense Blazing Star	FS	Aug - Sept	Pink, purple	3-6'
Lobelia siphilitica	Great Lobelia	FS, Part Shade	July - Sept	Blue	1-4'
Monarda didyma	Bee Balm	FS, Part Shade	July - Sept	Lavender	2-5'
Penstemon digitalis	Foxglove Beardtongue	FS, Part Shade	June - July	White	2-4'
Physostegia virginiana	Obedient Plant	FS	Aug - Sept	Pink, purple	2-4'
Polemonium reptans	Jacob’s Ladder	Part Shade, Shade	May - June	Blue	1.5-2'
Potentilla norvegica	Cinquefoil	All	June - Aug	Yellow	1.5-2'
Rudbeckia triloba	Brown-eyed Susan	FS, Part Shade	July - Sept	Yellow	2-4'
Silphium perfoliatum	Cup Plant	FS, Part Shade	July - Sept	Yellow	3-8'
Solidago flexicaulis	Zig Zag Goldenrod	Part Shade, Shade	June - Aug	Yellow	1-2'
Solidago ohioensis	Ohio Goldenrod	FS, Part Shade	June - Sept	Yellow	2-3'
Stylophorum diphyllum	Celandine Poppy	Part Shade, Shade	May - June	Yellow	1.5-2'
Thalictrum pubescens	Tall Meadow Rue	FS	June - July	White	5-8'
Verbena hastate	Blue Vervain	FS, Part Shade	July - Sept	Blue, purple	2-6'
Vernonia sp	Ironweed	FS, Part Shade	Aug - Sept	Purple, red	4-8'
Grasses and Grass-like Plants
Andropogon gerardii	Big Bluestem	FS	Sept	Blue, green, red, gold	4-8'
Carex sp.	Wet-tolerant Sedges	FS, Part Shade	June - July	Green, beige	1-2'
Elymus virginicus	Virginia Wild Rye	FS, Part Shade	July - Sept	Green, straw	2-3'
Glyceria striata	Fowl Manna Grass	FS	June - July	Green	1-5'
Juncus torreyi	Torrey’s Rush	FS	June - July	Orange	2-3'
Panicum virgatum	Switch Grass	FS	Aug - Sept	Green, straw	3-6'
Ferns
Matteuccia struthiopteris	Ostrich Fern	Part Shade, Shade	Non flowering	Non flowering	1.5-4'
Onoclea sensibilis	Sensitive Fern	Part Shade, Shade	Non flowering	Non flowering	1.5-5'
Osmunda cinnamomea	Cinnamon Fern	Part Shade, Shade	Non flowering	Non flowering	1.5-4'
Shrubs and Trees
Acer rubrum	Red Maple	All	Mar - Apr	Red	90'
Aronia melanocarpa	Chokecherry	FS, Part Shade	Apr - May	White	3-6'
Betula nigra	River Birch	FS, Part Shade	June - July	Brown	70'
Clethra alnifolia	Summer Sweet	FS	July - Aug	White	7-8'
Cornus amomum	Silky Dogwood	All	May - July	Green	7'
Ilex verticillata	Winterberry	Part Shade, Shade	June - July	White	6'
Quercus palustris	Pin Oak	FS, Part Shade	Apr - May	Inconspicuous	70-90'
Sambucus Canadensis	Elderberry	FS, Part Shade	June - Aug	White	4-12'
Vaccinium corymbosum	Highbush Blueberry	FS	Feb - June	White, pink	6-12'
Viburnum dentatum	Arrowwood Viburnum	FS, Part Shade	June - Aug	White	8'
Notes: FS means Full Sun

 

(Ord. 2022-24. Passed 5-24-22.)