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Plant Information / Species Suitability
Below are pictures of plants that might do well in rain garden eddies based on regional experimentation at other Green Stormwater Infrastructure sites within the City of Santa Fe. Download a list of these plants here: Rain Garden Recommended Plant List. More plants can be found on the City's Municipal Tree Board webpage.
Grasses and Shrubs
Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) and Buffalo grass (Bouteloua dactyloides)
Three-leaf sumac (Rhus trilobata)
Aklali sacaton (Sporobolus airoides)
Indigo bush (Amorpha fruticosa)
Desert willow (Chilopsis linearis)
New Mexico privet (Forestiera Neomexicana)
Curl leaf mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius)
Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
Small and Moderate Trees
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Frontier Elm (Ulums minor x Ulmus parvifolia 'Frontier')
Prairifire Crabapple (Malus 'Prairifire')
Large Trees
White Shield Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera 'Whiteshield')
Shademaster Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos 'Shademaster')
Lacebark Elm (Ulmus parvifolia)