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

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