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MHS Front Rain Garden:
Juncus effesus-- Soft Rush
Carex pennsylvanica-- Pennsylvania Sedge
Lobelia cardinalis--Cardinal Flower
Ilex glabra--Inkberry
Iris versicolor-- Northern Blue Flag
Coreopsis lanceolata--Lance-leaved Coreopsis
Aronia melanocarpa--black chokeberry
Purple Cone Flower
Blackeyed Susans
Butterfly milkweed
MHS Back Rain Garden:
Juncus effesus-- Soft Rush
Chelone glabra--White turtlehead
Lobelia cardinalis--Cardinal Flower
Ilex glabra--Inkberry
Itea virginica--Virginia sweetspire
Iris versicolor-- Northern Blue Flag
Purple Cone Flower
Blackeyed Susans
Butterfly milkweed
Beebalm
Soft Rush
Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
Location at MHS: front and rear rain garden
Characteristics: Herbaceous, Perennial, Persistent
Flower Color: brown (pink undertones)
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Pennsylvania Sedge
Pennsylvania Sedge
Carex pennsylvanica
Location at MHS: front rain garden
Characteristics: Herbaceous, Perennial
Flower Color: Green, Purple, Brown
Flowering Period: Late Spring to Early Summer
Habitat (Community): Upland woods, open wooded bluffs and slopes, clearings in woods, pine barrens, oak savannas, and upland prairies.
Wildlife Benefits: The seeds are a source of food for birds and small mammals, and the leaves provide cover for wildlife.
Distribution: In the United States plants occur from Maine to North Carolina and west from North Dakota to Arkansas
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