Plants for Wet Sites
Trees
- Abies b. phan. (Canaan Fir)
- Acer rubrum (Red Maple)
- Amelanchier (Shadblow)
- Betula nigra (River Birch)
- Cercidiphyllum japonicum (Katsura)
- Chionanthus virginicus (Fringe Tree)
- Cryptomeria japonica (Japanese Cedar)
- Hamamelis virginiana (Witchhazel)
- Liquidambar styraciflua (Sweetgum)
- Magnolia virginiana (Sweetbay Magnolia)
- Metasequoia glyptostroboides (Dawn Redwood)
- Nyssa sylvatica (Black Gum)
- Quercus palustris (Pin Oak)
- Salix (Willow)
- Taxodium distichum (Bald Cypress)
- Thuja occidentalis (American Arborvitae)
- Thuja plicata (Western Arborvitae)
Grasses
- Acorus (Sweet Flag)
- Carex (Sedge)
- Chasmanthium (Northern Sea Oats)
- Juncus (Rush)
- Miscanthus (Maiden Grass)
- Panicum (Switchgrass)
Shrubs
- Aronia arbutifolia (Chokeberry)
- Azalea viscosum (Swamp Azalea)
- Calycanthus floridus (Sweet Shrub)
- Clethra alnifolia (Summersweet)
- Cornus sericea (Red Twig Dogwood)
- Cornus amomum (Silky Dogwood)
- Ilex glabra (Inkberry)
- I. verticillata (Winterberry)
- Itea virginiana (Virginia Sweetspire)
- Lindera benzoin (Spicebush)
- Myrica pensylvanica (Bayberry)
- Salix (Willow)
- Sambucus canadensis (Elderberry)
- Vaccinium corymbosum (Highbush Blueberry)
- Viburnum dentatum (Arrowwood Viburnum)
- Viburnum lentago (Nannyberry)
- Viburnum trilobum (American Cranberry Bush)
- Viburnum opulus (European Cranberry Bush)
Ferns
- Most varieties of ferns
Perennials
- Alchemilla ( Lady’s Mantle)
- Anemone (Wind Flower)
- Aruncus (Goatsbeard)
- Asarum (Ginger)
- Asclepias inc. (Swamp Milk Weed)
- Astilbe (False Spirea)
- Brunnera (Siberian Bugloss)
- Chelone (Turtlehead)
- Cimicifuga/Actea (Bugbane)
- Dicentra (Bleeding Heart)
- Digitalis (Foxglove)
- Eupatorium (Joe Pye Weed)
- Filipendula (Meadowsweet)
- Geranium (Cranesbill)
- Helleborus (Lenten Rose)
- Hosta (Plantain Lily)
- Iris ensata (Jap. Iris)
- Iris siberica (Siberian Iris)
- Iris versicolor (Blueflag)
- Ligularia (Golden Ray)
- Lobelia (Cardinal Flower)
- Monarda (Bee Balm)
- Polemonium (Jacob’s Ladder)
- Polygonatum (Solomon’s Seal)
- Primula (Primrose)
- Pulmonaria (Lungwort)
- Rodgersia (Rodger’s Flower)
- Thalictrum (Meadow Rue)
- Tradescantia (Spiderwort)
- Tricyrtis (Toad Lily)
- Trollius (Globe Flower)