Coastal Plains Rain Garden
Potential Plant List
Name and Latin Picture Planting Info.
Nursery
Charac.
River Birch
Tree 60’ tall,
40’wide
Betula nigra full sun
to
partial
sun
wet or dry soils
acidic to neutral in
soil pH, somewhat
sensitive to being...
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Coastal Plains Rain Garden
Potential Plant List
Name and Latin Picture Planting Info.
Nursery
Charac.
River Birch
Tree 60’ tall,
40’wide
Betula nigra full sun
to
partial
sun
wet or dry soils
acidic to neutral in
soil pH, somewhat
sensitive to being
transplanted in
Autumn, amend the
soil, fertilize, water
thoroughly, and
mulch adequately
Alabama
Nurseries
Red Bud
Tree 15’tall,
15’ wide
Cercis
canadensis
full sun
to
partial
sun
needs a moist, rich,
well-drained soil,
somewhat
adaptable to many
types of soils, soil
pHs, and moistures
Alabama
Nurseries
Sweet
pepper
bush
8’
Clethra
alniflora
full sun
to
partial
sun
Blooms in
late summer
Garden
Delights
Oak leafed
hydrangea
4-8’ tall
Hydrangea
quercifolia
full sun
to
partial
sun
Blooms in late July,
requires a moist,
organic, fertile soil
mulch the root
zone
Blooming
Colors
Aster
18-30”
Aster sp.
Sun Blooms in
the fall
Wild
Flowers
Inc.
Cardinal
Flower
1-3’
Lobelia
cardinalis
full sun
to
partial
sun
Blooms in mid
summer requires
moist so
Less
