Plants for Moist Soils

The plants listed below are perfect for that wet spot in your landscape!

Perennials

Aconitum, Monk’s Hood
Artemisia, Wormwood
Asarum canadense, American Ginger
Asarum europeanum, European Ginger
Aruncus, Goat’s Beard
Asclepias incarnata ‘Ice Ballet’, Swamp Milkweed
Aster novae-angliae types, Hardy Aster
Astilbe x arendsiiFalse Spirea
Astilbe chinensisFalse Spirea
Astilbe japonicaFalse Spirea
Astilbe simplicifolia, False Spirea
Athyrium felix-femina, Lady Fern
Brunnera, False Forget-Me-Not, Alkanet
Caltha palustris, Marsh Marigold
Chelone obliqua, Turtle’s Head
Cimicifuga, Bugbane
Echinacea purpurea, Coneflower
Ferns
Filipendula ulmaria ‘Variegata’, Meadowsweet
Gaultheria procumbens, Wintergreen, Checkerberry
Helleborus foetidus, Lenten Rose
Helleborus orientalis, Lenten Rose
Helleborus purpurascens, Lenten Rose
Hosta
Iris ensata, Japanese Iris
Iris louisiana, Louisiana Iris
Iris pseudocorus, Yellow Flag Iris
Iris sibirica, Siberian Iris
Ligularia, Ragwort
Lilium orientalis, Oriental Lily
Liriope spicata ‘Silver Dragon’, Creeping Lilyturf
Lobelia cardinalis, Cardinal Flower
Lupinus, Lupines
Lysimachia, Loosestrife, Money Wort, Creeping Jenny
Mazus reptans, Mazus/Figwort
Mertensia, Virginia Bluebells
Myosotis sylvatica, Forget-Me-Nots
Osmunda regalis, Flowering Fern
Rodgersia aesculifolia, Bronze Leaf Rodger’s Flower
Tradescantia, Spiderwort
Trollius, Globeflower

Ornamental Grasses

Imperta cylindrica ‘Red Baron’, Japanese Blood Grass
Calamagrostis x ‘Overdam’, Feather Reed Grass
Liriope spicata ‘Silver Dragon’, Creeping Lilyturf
Molinia caerulea ‘Variegata’, Moor Grass
Panicum virgatum, Switch Grass

Ground Covers

Asarum canadense, American Ginger
Asarum europeanum, European Ginger
Gaultheria procumbens, Wintergreen/Chokeberry
Mazus reptans, Mazus/Figwort
Vinca minor, Periwinkle

Trees & Shrubs

Acer sacharinum, Silver Maple
Aesculus pavia, Red Buckeye
Andromeda polifolia, Bog Rosemary
Aronia melanocarpa, Chokeberry
Betula nigra, River Birch
Clethra alnifolia, Summer Sweet
Cornus alba ‘Elegantissima’, Variegated Dogwood
Cornus stolonifera ‘Baileyi‘, Red Twig Dogwood
Fothergilla gardeni, Dwarf Fothergilla
Fraxinus pensylvanica, Green Ash
Ilex glabra ‘Compacta’, Compact Inkberry
Ilex verticillata, Winterberry
Itea virginica, Virginia Sweetspire
Koelreuteria paniculata, Golden Raintree
Myrica pensylvanica, Northern Bayberry
Nyssa sylvatica, Black Gum/Sour Gum/Black Tupelo
Picea mariana ‘Nana’, Black Spruce
Platanus x acerifolia ‘Bloodgood’, London Planetree
Salix, Willow
Sambucus canadensis, American Elderberry
Quercus imbricaria, Shingle Oak
Quercus palustris, Pin Oak
Taxodium distichum, Bald Cypress
Ulmus x ‘Homestead’, Elm
Ulmus glabra ‘Camperdownii’, Scotch Elm
Ulmus americana ‘Valley Forge’, American Elm
Viburnum opulus, European Cranberry Bush