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Wet Loving
Native Plants
The Wetter the Better
If you have a perpetually wet area in your yard, why not embrace it and put some plants there that will thrive and boost the local ecology! Who doesn't want more butterflies!?
These plants love having wet feet and some add the punctuation to a landscape. Plants like Joe Pye Weed tower above everything else and provide the grand finale in autumn.
Red Osier Dogwood
Beautiful red stems in winter, white flower clusters, and important berries for migrating birds. Dogwoods are one of the best shrubs to add to a wet area.
Swamp Thistle
A wet tolerant and well behaved thistle, reaching 5-8 feet tall. These important native plants are some of the most sought after by all pollinators. Biennial.
Swamp Aster
Two months of late summer blooms, these gorgeous Asters reach to 5 feet in height and can handle soggy areas of the yard. Important plant for the biodiversity!
Rose Milkweed
(Asclepias incarnata)
A stunningly beautiful milkweed that can handle that wet spot and turn it into a destination for pollinators! These fragrant beauties not only are generous with their nectar but are host to the coveted Monarch Butterfly.
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