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SUGGESTED PLANTS FOR THE SUNNY AREA OF THE RAIN GARDEN
ON PAGE 53

ZONE 1

Emergents Dagger-leaf rush (Juncus ensifolius) and taper-tipped rush (Juncus acuminatus)
Herbaceous Oregon iris (Iris tenax)
Perennials
Deciduous Shrubs Dwarf red-twig dogwood (Cornus sericea ‘Kelseyi’), Douglas spirea (Spiraea Erica Guttman
douglasii), Alpine spirea (Spiraea densiflora)

ZONE 2
SUGGESTED PLANTS FOR THE SHADY
Herbaceous Daylily (Hemerocallis spp.), western columbine (Aquilegia formosa), and AREA OF THE RAIN GARDEN ON PAGE 53
Perennials crimson flag (Hesperantha coccinea)
Evergreen and Dwarf red-twig dogwood (Cornus sericea ‘Kelseyi’), dwarf tall Oregon grape ZONE 1
Deciduous Shrubs (Mahonia aquifolium ‘Compacta’), and boxwood honeysuckle (Lonicera pileata)
Emergents Slough sedge (Carex obnupta),
small-fruited bulrush (Scirpus
ZONE 3 microcarpus)
Deciduous Shrubs Dwarf red-twig dogwood
Herbaceous Gaura ‘Siskiyou Pink’, Echinacea ‘White Swan’, gayfeather (Liatris spicata), (Cornus sericea ‘Kelseyi’)
Perennials and Coreopsis 'Creme Brulee', Geum ‘Mango Lassi’, yellow yarrow (Achillea
‘Moonshine’), and showy fleabane (Erigeron speciosus 'Darkest of All')
Ornamental Pennisetum ‘Hameln’, Pennisetum ‘Little Bunny’, Pennisetum ‘Little Honey’, ZONES 2/3
Grasses blue oat grass (Helictotrichon sempervirens), and Miscanthus ‘Little Kitten.’
Arrange above mix in small clusters to mimic a natural pond.
Herbaceous Foamflower (Tiarella trifoliata),
Evergreen and Dwarf tall Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium ‘Compacta’), shrubby wallflower Perennials fringecup (Tellima grandiflora),
Deciduous Shrubs (Erysimum ‘Apricot Twist’), orange sunrose (Helianthemum ‘Henfield Brilliant’), variegated moor grass (Molinia
English lavender (Lavendula angustifolium), and Goldflame spirea (Spiraea x caerulea ‘Variegata’) and daylily
bumalda ‘Goldflame’) (Hemerocallis spp.)
Deciduous Trees Persian ironwood (Parrotia persica ‘Vanessa’), cutleaf crabapple (Malus Evergreen Shrubs Creeping Oregon grape
and Large Shrubs transitoria ‘Schmidtcutleaf’ Golden Raindrops™),and red-flowering currant (Mahonia repens)
(Ribes sanguineum)
Sample planting plan suggestions by Erica Guttman, WSU; originally
created for the 2007 handbook and updated for this edition.