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Getting ready to plant our bog for the first time. What are some of your favorites and why? I'm in zone 5.
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Water willow, iris, mint, blue for get me not, obedient plant .................why? I like them
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Marsh Marigold is my favorite springtime plant, but overall I absolutely love Cardinal Flower and Great Blue Lobelia. Cardinal Flower is especially great for attracting hummingbirds.
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I forgot about Marsh marigold, it is in my deck pond not the bog. I like that one also
I love all the ones mentioned! @JBtheExplorer does the cardinal flower grow in the water? Or near the edge? Mine started out in about 4 inches of water and slowly migrated to just at the edge of the pond.
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I have it right on the edge. Right where the water is just peaking through the pea gravel, and it's also found itself a little higher above water than that.
That's been my experience, too - it likes it damp but not wet and finds a way to get there!