What Plants are Good for Wet Areas?

Wet and soggy soil is typically due to drainage issues and these types of areas can prove challenging when landscaping and gardening. Trying to correct the drainage issue may be necessary if it is affecting nearby structures, but sometimes there is nothing that can be done except to dress the area up with plants. Finding perennial plants and flowers that perform well in your home growing zone can be challenging enough without adding excessively moist soil to the mix, but the following are some plants that perform well in wet areas, given by their commercial rather than scientific names. Irises do rather well in wet areas and in fact can actually be submerged in pots into ponds and water features. Look for the Blue Flag, Japanese, Siberian, and Yellow Flag irises. Irises grow taller than many flowers and bloom from early spring to summer in a variety of colors. Some hibiscus and lily plants also tolerate moist soil and flower nicely at various times of the year. Many ferns seem to ...  more