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Little Bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium
Lavender Hyssop, Agastache foeniculum
SLOPE
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Plants that can grow on a slope, with a strong root system, and are suitable for drought and occasional inundation Bee Balm, Monarda fistulosa
Green Headed Coneflower, Rudbeckia laciniata
New England Aster, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Green Headed Coneflower, Rudbeckia laciniata
Coreopsis, Coreopsis lanceolata
BASE
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Plants that have the highest tolerance for inundation and prefer a wetter environment, but PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION can survive drought
Great Blue Lobelia, Lobelia siphilitica
Common Winterberry, Ilex verticillata
Indian grass, Sorghastrum nutans
Tussok Sedge, Carex stricta
Big bluestem, Andropogon gerardii
Joe Pye Weed, Eupatorium maculatum
Boneset, Eupatorium perfoliatum
BASIN
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TEMPORARY PONDING AREA NATIVE PLANTINGS
Plants that are specifically suited for the base OPTIONAL of detention basins, GEOTEXTILE (SIDES ONLY) which can tolerate comPEASTONE plete inundation SEPARATOR INLET PIPE
BIORETENTION SOIL (AT LEAST 6" DEEP)
GRAVEL BED EXISTING SOIL
OVERFLOW PIPE
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Not for construction. Part of a student project and not based on a legal survey.
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Ox Eye Sunflower, Heliopsis helianthoides
Golden Alexander, Zizia aurea
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
Swamp Milkweed, Asclepias incarnata
Spring 2020
Foxglove beartonge, Penstemon digitalis
Northampton and Easthampton, Massachusetts
Butterfly Milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa
Lathrop Retirement Community Landscape Master Plan
Spotted Crane’s Bill, Geranium maculatam
PLANTING PALETTE
Plants that have a high drought tolerance and will experience little to no inundation
Eli Bloch and Allison Mason
BERM
and Detention Basins
Plants suited for each type of condition present in a swale, rain garden, or detention basin
Swales, Rain Gardens,
THE CONWAY SCHOOL
Planting Palette: Swales, Rain Gardens, and Detention Basins
