Landscape Plants for Wet Areas

While many gardeners may shy away from soggy spots in their yards, there's a world of lush beauty waiting to be unlocked in wet areas. Embracing the moisture opens up a whole new realm of possibilities for your garden, where a variety of plants thrive in damp soil conditions. These water-loving wonders can transform your wet areas into vibrant oases of greenery.

Shrubs:

Red Twig Dogwood (Cornus sericea)

Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)

Inkberry (Ilex glabra)

Winterberry (Ilex verticillata)

Swamp Azalea (Rhododendron viscosum)

Elderberry (Sambucus spp.)

Summersweet (Clethra alnifolia)

Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius)

Dappled Willow (Salix integra)

Perennials:

Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)

Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum)

Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)

Siberian Iris (Iris sibirica)

Turtlehead (Chelone spp.)

Lobelia (Lobelia spp.)

Ligularia (Ligularia spp.)

Canna Lily (Canna spp.)

Daylily (Hemerocallis spp.)

Trees:

River Birch (Betula nigra)

Weeping Willow (Salix babylonica)

Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)

Black Gum (Nyssa sylvatica)

Red Maple (Acer rubrum)

Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor)

Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum)

Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)

Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)

American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)