Which Plants Like Boggy Soil?

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If You Have an Area in Your Landscape That's Occasionally Wet but Dries Reasonably Well in a Few Days, You Might Consider These Perennials, Shrubs and Trees...

Which Plants Like Boggy Soil?

If you have an area in your landscape that's occasionally wet but dries reasonably well in a few days, you might consider these perennials, shrubs and trees: astilbe, cardinal flower, sedge, rose mallow

rose mallow
The exotic, enchanting hibiscus produces large flowers in bright colors such as yellow, pink and red. The tropical plant ranges from five to 15 feet in height and should be planted in early summer with generous daily watering. Blooms tend to last from mid-summer into fall, and they can be used to create tea or syrup.
, summersweet, hibiscus, European cranberrybush viburnum, leucothoe, fothergilla, inkberry, sweetspire, sweet and ...

Which plants like boggy ground?

More bog plants to grow
  • Eupatorium cannabinum.
  • Filipendula ulmaria.
  • Onoclea sensibilis.
  • Osmunda regalis.
  • Candelabra primulas.
  • Ranunculus spp.
  • Daylilies (Hemerocallis)
  • Iris laevigata.

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