Potential Rain Garden Native Plant Selections for Northwest Arkansas Plant natives! Native perennial flowers, grasses, and shrubs that prefer or tolerate moist soils should thrive in your garden. They’ll also entice butterflies, hummingbirds, and other nectar and berry feeders to visit. These local plants tend to be well-adapted to a range of regional temperature and moisture conditions and will flourish without chemical fertilizers and pesticides. * Can be found in Fayetteville Rain Gardens Butterfly-Friendly H Butterfly Host Plant S = Sun Sh = Shade B = Both Perennials and Herbaceous Plants * S Amsonia, Amsonia sp. * B Hypericum, Hypericum profificum H S Bushy Aster, Aster dumosus * S Hyssop, Agastache rupestris H S Heath Aster, Aster ericoides B Jack-in-the-pulpit, Arisaema triphyllum * H S New England Aster, Aster novae-anglia * S Sweet Joe-Pye Weed, Eupatorium * B Beardtongue, Penstemon digitalis Purpureum ‘Huskers Red’ * H S Milkweed, Asclepias * H S Black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia fulgida S Torrey’s Mountain Mint, Pycnanthemum ‘Goldstrum’ Verticillatum * S Blazing Star, Liatris spicata ‘Kobod’ S Virginia Mountain Mint, Pycnanthemum * S Narrowleaf Blue Star, Amsonia hubrictii Virginianum * B Cardinal Flower, Lobelia speciosa * B Obedient Plant, Physostegia virginiana S Carolina Lovegrass, Eragrostis pectinacea * S Ornamental Grass, Miscanthus sinensis Sh Wild Columbine, Aquilegia canadensis ‘Adagio’ and ‘Little Kittens’ Sh Christmas Fern, Polystichum acrostichoides * S Ponytail Grass, Stipa tenuissima Sh Northern Maidenhair Fern, Adiantum * S Striped Rush, Baumea rebiginos ‘Variegata’ Pedatum * S Russian Sage, Perovskia atriplicifolia * Sh Sensitive Fern, Onoclea sensibilis * S Golden Tickseed, Coreopsis tinctoria S Rough Goldenrod, Solidago rugosa Shrubs and Vines Trees S American Arborvitae, Thuja occidentalis * H S Green Ash, Fraxinus pennsylvanica S Rosebud Azalea, Rhododendron * H S White Ash, Fraxinus american periclymenoides S River Birch, Betula nigra S Northern Bayberry, Myrica pensylvanica * S Blackgum, Nyssa sylvatica S Highbush Blueberry, Vaccinium S Red Cedar, Juniperus virginiana corymbosum H B Red-Panicled Dogwood, Cornus S Late Lowbush Blueberry, Vaccinium racemosa angustifolium * H S Elm, Ulmus glabra ‘Camperdownii’ * H S Butterfly Bush, Buddleia davidii H B American Hop Hornbeam, Ostrya S Red Chokeberry, Aronia arbutifolia virginiana S Black Chokeberry, Aronia melanocarpa * S Sweet Bay Magnolia, Magnolia * H B Red Twig Dogwood, Cornus sericea virginiana S Elderberry, Sambucus canadensis * S Red Maple, Acer rubrum S American Holly, Ilex opaca H B Pawpaw, Asimina spp. S Winterberry Holly, Ilex verticillata H S Pin Oak, Quercus palustris B Trumpet Honeysuckle, Lonicera H S Red Oak, Quercus rubra sempervirens * H S Redbud, Cercis canadensis ‘Oklahoma’ S Black Huckleberry, Gaylussacia baccata H S Sassafras, Sassafras albidium * S Inkberry, Ilex glabra * B Serviceberry, Amelanchier arborea S Mountain Laurel, Kalmia latifolia * S American Sweetgum, Liquidambar S Nannyberry, Viburnum lentago styraciflua S Sweet Pepperbush, Clethra alnifolia S Tupelo, Nyssa sylvatica * H S Northern Spicebush, Lindera benzoin * S Witch Hazel, Hammamelis virginiana * S Bluebeard Spirea, Caryopteris x H S Swamp White Oak, Quercus bicolor Clandonensis * S Dwarf Yaupon Holly, Ilex vomitoria B Shining Sumac, Rhus copallinum ‘Nana’ S Virginia Creeper, Parthenocissus quinquelfolia S Prairie Willow, Salix humilis The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. .