Plants that Tolerate Wet Conditions

If you have an area on your land where water sits after the rain or runs through frequently, you’ll be happy to know that there are plenty of plants for you to beautify it! There are many plants that not only love moisture but will also absorb that excess water.

Deciduous Trees

  • Aspen
  • Birch, River
  • Elm
  • Larch
  • Linden, American
  • Maple, Amur
  • Maple, Autumn Blaze
  • Maple, Red varieties
  • Oak, Swamp White
  • Serviceberry
  • Willow

Evergreens

  • Arborvitae
  • Fir, Balsam
  • Hemlock

Deciduous Shrubs

  • Barberry
  • Chokeberry
  • Clethra
  • Dogwood
  • Serviceberry
  • Snowberry, White
  • Viburnum
  • Willow
  • Winterberry

Perennials & Grasses

  • Aruncus
  • Astilbe
  • Calamagrostis, Feather Reed
  • Carex, Sedge Grass
  • Chelone, Hot Lips
  • Deschampsia, Tufted Hair Grass
  • Fern, Cinnamon
  • Iris, Blue Flag
  • Iris, Siberian
  • Ligularia
  • Lobelia
  • Lysimachia, Moneywort
  • Molina, Moor Grass
  • Monarda
  • Panicum, Switch Grass
  • Vinca, Periwinkle