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Perennials for wet saturated soil

Here are perennials including some ferns and bog plants which thrive in wet conditions. These plants will do fine in standing water for short periods of time, but the soil needs to dry a bit from time to time or the plants will likely rot.

Scientific name	Common name
Acorus calamus	Sweetflag
Arundo Donax	Giant Reed
Asclepias incarnata	Swamp Milkweed
Aster novae-angliae	New England Aster
Aster tataricus	Tartarian Aster
Boltonia asteroides	White Boltonia
Caltha palustris	Marsh Marigold
Equisetum hyemale	Scouring Rush
Eupatorium fistulosum	Joe-pye Weed
Eupatorium perfoliatum	Boneset
Glechoma hederacea	Ground Ivy
Helenium autumnale	Sneezeweed
Helianthus angustifolius	Narrowleaf Sunflower
Hemerocallis	Daylily
Hibiscus moscheutos	Rose Mallow
Iris pseudacorus	Yellow Flag Iris
Iris versicolor	Blue Flag Iris
Lobelia cardinalis	Cardinal Flower
Lobelia siphilitica	Great Blue Lobelia
Lysimachia	Loosestrife
Mimulus ringens	Monkey Flower
Miscanthus sinensis	Eulalia grass
Monarda didyma	Scarlet beebalm
Myosotis palustris	Forget-me-not
Oenothera	Sundrops
Onoclea sensibilis	Sensitive Fern
Osmunda cinnamomea	Cinnamon Fern
Osmunda regalis	Royal Fern
Oxypolis rigidior	Stiff cowbane
Sarracenia purpurea	Pitcherplant
Saxifraga pensylvanica	Swamp Saxifrag
Tradescantia	Spiderwort
Vernonia noveboracensis	Ironweed