Plants for Wet Soil: Shrubs, Perennials, and Bulbs That Thrive in Soggy Sites

Plants don't "soak up" water but tolerate wet conditions. For a boggy area, consider these moisture-loving plants:

Shrubs

Bottlebrush buckeye (Aesculus parviflora), Florida anise (Illicium floridanum), Florida leucothoe (Agarista populifolia), Inkberry (Ilex glabra), Sweet pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia), Sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus), Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica), Wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera), Winterberry (Ilex verticillata).

Perennials and Bulbs

Bee balm (Monarda didyma), Blue flag iris (Iris brevicaulis), Canna (Canna spp.), Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis), Japanese iris (Iris ensata), Joe-Pye weed (Eupatorium purpureum), Lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina), River oats (Chasmanthium latifolium), Royal fern (Osmunda regalis), Siberian iris (Iris siberica), Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana), Swamp sunflower (Helianthus angustifolium), Sweet flag (Acorus gramineus), Yellow flag (Iris pseudacorus).

See also: Flowers for Damp Places, Trees for Damp Soil, Shrubs for Damp Soil.