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Stormwater Management

We grow the largest selection of native stormwater pond plant species in North Carolina. We focus on the species specified in State SDM/BMP Manuals. Our pond plants come in a variety of container sizes that meet industry requirements and are easy to handle on-site. Send us your project plan sheets – we’ll provide customized availability and price lists.

Planting requirements for stormwater ponds are designed to keep areas from flooding, protect against erosion, and filter sediment that may wash in during rain events. The DEQ Stormwater Manual provides developers with a list of plant species, but this is not an exhaustive list. We grow many different native wetland species, and can recommend plants to meet all levels of inundation.

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Box elder

Acorus americanus "Sweet flag"

Acorus americanus

Sweet flag

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Andropogon gerardii

Big bluestem

Andropogon glomeratus 4 inch pot at Mellow Marsh

Andropogon glomeratus

Bushy beardgrass

Asclepias incarnata "Swamp milkweed' in bloom

Asclepias incarnata

Swamp milkweed

Carex cherokeensis plugs

Carex cherokeensis

Cherokee sedge

Carex crinita "Fringed sedge"

Fringed sedge

Carex grayi "Gray's sedge"

Gray's sedge

Carex intumescens "Bladder sedge"

Carex intumescens

Bladder sedge

Carex lurida "Shallow sedge"

Shallow sedge

Carex stricta "Tussock sedge/Upright sedge"

Tussock sedge

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Carex vulpinoidea

Fox sedge

Chasmanthium laxum (Slender wood oats) 4 inch pots at Mellow Marsh Farm

Chasmanthium laxum

Slender woodoats

Chelone glabra "White turtlehead" in bloom

White turtlehead

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Cladium jamaicense

Saw grass

Coleataenia rigidulum "Redtop panicgrass"

Coleataenia rigidulum

Redtop panicgrass

Pink, red, and green Cyrilla racemiflora (titi) leaves on 1-gallon Mellow Marsh plants in the fall

Cyrilla racemiflora

Titi

Dulichium arundinaceum "Three-way sedge"

Dulichium arundinaceum

Three-way sedge

Eleocharis obtusa "Spike rush"

Eleocharis obtusa

Blunt spikerush

Eryngium aquaticum blooming

Eryngium aquaticum

Marsh rattlesnakemaster

Eupatorium perfoliatum "Boneset" in bloom

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Boneset

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Eutrochium dubium

Coastal plain joe-pye weed

Eutrochium fistulosum "Trumpetweed/Joe-pye weed" in bloom

Eutrochium fistulosum

Trumpetweed/Joe-pye weed

Hamamelis virginiana "Witch hazel" gallons

Hamamelis virginiana

Witch hazel

Helenium autumnale "Bitterweed" in bloom

Helenium autumnale

Bitterweed

Helianthus angustifolius "Swamp sunflower" in bloom

Helianthus angustifolius

Swamp sunflower

Hibiscus coccineus "Scarlet rose mallow" in bloom

Hibiscus coccineus

Scarlet rose mallow

Hibiscus moscheutos "Rose mallow" in bloom

Hibiscus moscheutos

Marsh hibiscus/Rose mallow

Hypericum densiflorum "Bushy St. Johnswort"

Hypericum densiflorum

Bushy St. Johnswort

Ilex decidua "Possum haw"

Possum haw

Ilex verticillata "Winterberry"

Ilex verticillata

Winterberry

Ilex vomitoria "Yaupon"

Yaupon

Iris virginica "Southern blue flag" in bloom

Southern blue flag

Itea virginica "Virginia sweetspire"

Virginia sweetspire

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Juncus coriaceus

Leathery rush

Juncus effusus, Soft rush; growing by a pond

Soft rush

Lemna spp. "Duck weed"

Duck weed

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Leucothoe axillaris

Coastal doghobble

Liatris spicata "Blazing star" in bloom

Liatris spicata

Blazing star

Liquidambar styraciflua "Sweet gum"

Liquidambar styraciflua

Sweet gum

Lobelia cardinalis "Cardinal flower" in bloom

Lobelia cardinalis

Cardinal flower

Lobelia elongata "Blue lobelia" in bloom

Lobelia elongata

Blue lobelia

Lyonia lucida "Fetterbush" in bloom

Fetterbush

Magnolia virginiana "Sweetbay magnolia"

Magnolia virginiana

Sweetbay magnolia

MMF Salt Tolerant Mix

MMF seed mixes

MMF Stormwater Pond Mix

MMF seed mixes

MMF Wetland Mix

MMF seed mixes

MMF Wetland Shade Mix

MMF seed mixes

Monarda fistulosa "Wild bergamot" in bloom

Monarda fistulosa

Wild bergamot

Nelumbo lutea "American lotus" bloom

American lotus

Nuphar advena "Spatterdock" in bloom

Spatterdock

Nymphaea odorata "American white waterlily" in bloom

Nymphaea odorata

American white waterlily

Nyssa aquatica1-gallon pots at Mellow Marsh

Water tupelo

Nyssa biflora 15-gallon leaves at Mellow Marsh with beautiful fall color

Swamp tupelo

Orontium aquaticum "Golden club"

Orontium aquaticum

Golden club

Packera aurea "Golden groundsel" in bloom

Golden groundsel

Panicum virgatum "Switchgrass"

Panicum virgatum

Switchgrass

Peltandra virginica "Arrow arum"

Peltandra virginica

Arrow arum

Physocarpus opulifolius "Ninebark" in bloom

Physocarpus opulifolius

Ninebark

Physostegia virginiana "Obedient plant"

Physostegia virginiana

Obedient plant

Pinckneya bracteata "Fever tree"

Pinckneya bracteata

Fever tree

Platanus occidentalis "Sycamore"

Platanus occidentalis

Sycamore

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Polystichum acrostichoides

Christmas fern

Pontederia cordata "Pickerel weed" in bloom

Pontederia cordata

Pickerel weed

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Populus deltoides

Cottonwood

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Quercus bicolor

Swamp white oak

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Overcup oak

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Quercus michauxii

Swamp chestnut oak

Quercus nigra "Water oak" acorns

Water oak

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Cherrybark oak

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Quercus palustris

Pin oak

Orange/red fall colour of Quercus phellos "Willow oak" leaves at Mellow Marsh

Quercus phellos

Willow oak

Ratibida columnifera "Prairie coneflower" in bloom

Ratibida columnifera

Prairie coneflower

Rhododendron atlanticum "Dwarf azalea" in bloom

Rhododendron atlanticum

Dwarf azalea

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Rhododendron periclymenoides

Pink azalea

Rhododendron viscosum "Swamp azalea" in bloom

Rhododendron viscosum

Swamp azalea

Rhynchospora colorata "White topped sedge" in bloom

Rhynchospora colorata

White topped sedge

Rosa palustris "Swamp rose"

Swamp rose

Rudbeckia fulgida "Orange coneflower" in bloom

Rudbeckia fulgida

Orange coneflower

Sabatia kennedyana "Plymouth rose" in bloom

Sabatia kennedyana

Plymouth rose-gentian

Sagittaria latifolia "Arrowhead/Duck potato" in bloom

Sagittaria latifolia

Duck potato

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Black willow

Silky willow

Sambucus canadensis "Elderberry" in bloom

Sambucus canadensis

Elderberry

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Sassafras albidum

Sassafras

Saururus cernuus "Lizard's tail"

Saururus cernuus

Lizard's tail

Schoenoplectus americanus in flower at Mellow Marsh

Schoenoplectus americanus

Swordgrass

Schoenoplectus pungens "Common three square"

Schoenoplectus pungens

Common three square

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani "Soft stem bulrush"

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Soft stem bulrush

Scirpus cyperinus "Woolgrass"

Scirpus cyperinus

Woolgrass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium (blue-eyed grass) in bloom

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Blue-eyed grass

Solidago sempervirens "Seaside goldenrod"

Solidago sempervirens

Seaside goldenrod

Sparganium americanum

Sparganium americanum

American bur reed

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Spartina alterniflora

Smooth cordgrass

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Spartina patens

Salt meadow hay

Spiraea tomentosa

Spiraea tomentosa

Hardhack

Styrax americanus flower

Styrax americanus

American snowbell

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus "Coralberry"

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

Coralberry

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae "New England aster" in bloom

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

New England aster

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Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

Aromatic aster

Taxodium ascendens "Pond cypress"

Taxodium ascendens

Pond cypress

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Taxodium distichum

Bald cypress

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Purpletop tridens

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Tripsacum dactyloides

Eastern gamagrass

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Ulmus americana

American elm

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Vaccinium corymbosum

Highbush blueberry

Verbena hastata "Blue vervain" in bloom

Verbena hastata

Blue vervain

Vernonia noveboracensis "Ironweed" in bloom

Vernonia noveboracensis

Ironweed

Viburnum dentatum "Arrow wood"

Viburnum dentatum

Arrow wood

Viburnum nudum "Possum haw viburnum"

Possum haw viburnum