Best Plants for Bog/Wetland Filter

[MitchW]

Hi Everyone,
I am almost done building my pond, there is water in the pond... I am in the process of building the bog/wetland area, similar to what @addy1 has done.
I am located in Toronto, Canada.
Are there any recommendations on plants for a bog/wetland filter?
I found this list at Nelson Water Gardens.

Build an Active Gravel Bog Filter

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Thanks in advance.

 

[addy1]

I just planted and what lived is still in the bog. Currently water willow, obedient plant, marsh betony, yellow flag iris, lizard tail, creeping jenny, blue forget me not , some other iris, water mint, spider wort, lirope and others I am forgetting.

 

[MitchW]

Thanks @addy1.
Do they over-winter well?

 

[addy1]

Yes they all die back freeze and come back even stronger

 

[GBBUDD]

THE MINT Oh the mint is very aggressive but easy to remove

 

[JBtheExplorer]

My favorites are:

Marsh Marigold

Great Blue Lobelia

Cardinal Flower.

 

[GBBUDD]

The best bog plants are those that grow fast. When the spring comes along the water is rather nasty from being idle all winter. So the quicker a lot of plant mass gets growing the better the pond will be. This is a double edged sword as with growing fast also can mean it will take over under optimum conditions in only a couple years. Faster it grows the more nutrients the plant needs thus staving out algae

 

[addy1]

My water is just a bit murky after winter, within a few days after turning on the bog it clears right up. That is even without a lot of plants growing. When I flip it back on the plants are maybe 1-2 inches high and or just a bit of green showing.

 

[MitchW]

Yes they all die back freeze and come back even stronger

Ok. Thank you very much

 

[MitchW]

My favorites are:

Marsh Marigold
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Great Blue Lobelia
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Cardinal Flower.
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Beautiful garden, JB. Thanks for this as well. those are also some of my favourites, I didn't know that they can grow in a bog.

 

[MitchW]

The best bog plants are those that grow fast. When the spring comes along the water is rather nasty from being idle all winter. So the quicker a lot of plant mass gets growing the better the pond will be. This is a double edged sword as with growing fast also can mean it will take over under optimum conditions in only a couple years. Faster it grows the more nutrients the plant needs thus staving out algae

Very good point...thanks.