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Rain Garden Kit


Below is a partial list of rain garden plants for Franklin, MA. Click on the thumbnail to view a larger photo. Download the full list of recommended rain garden plants here. Additional information about these and other rain garden plants can be found in the plant database.

Iris Versicolor
Blue Flag Iris 
Iris versicolor 
Carex stricta
Tussock Sedge
Carex stricta

Winterberry Holly
Winterberry Holly
Ilex verticillata

Joe Pye Weed
Joe Pye Weed  
Eupatorium maculatum

Switchgrass
Switchgrass 
Panicum virgatum

Arrowwood
Arrowwood
Viburnum dentatum 
Cinnamon Fern
Cinnamon Fern
Osmunda cinnamomeum

Soft Rush
Soft Rush
Juncus effusus

Spicebush
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin

Cardinal Flower
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis

Little Bluestem
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Ilex glabra
Inkberry
Ilex glabra 
Photo credits  : Blue Flag Iris: Cliff; Joe Pye Weed: D. Gordon E. Robertson; Tussock Sedge: Frank Mayfield; Switchgrass: Natural Resources Conservation Service; Soft Rush Meggar; Arrowwood: Vojtěch Zavadil; Winterberry Holly: Fritz Flohr Reynolds; Spicebush: Cliff; Little Blue Stem: Montrealais; Cardinal Flower: H. Zell; Inkberry: Homer Edward Price

Purchase Plants

Rain garden plants are available for purchase at Briggs Nursery. Please contact the nursery for pricing and purchasing information.  

Briggs Nursery
295 Kelley Boulevard, North Attleboro (map)
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Coneflower, Echinacea purpurea
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