Marsh Land Plant Ideas

[pecan]

I am looking for plants, not for my pond, but for a very wet location in my yard. From May till Sept we have running water in a ditch behind our house. There is one low area of the yard that because of the ditches run off is always moist. We had grass there but it is too difficult to mow since it is always wet in the summer. I extended my conifer bed to include this area and now need some large perennials that do well in constantly wet soil. Maybe some tall grasses, reeds, maybe some lower ground covers. The location is full sun.

Thanks for the help!

 

[taherrmann4]

I have some ornamental grasses in several wet locations throughout my yard and they do great. Look at some natural species like bird grass. Couldnt you put in some bog plants too?

 

[addy1]

Pecan, I have not yet shipped you those lilies, if you want I can add some bog plant starts, would be the bigger box, 11.25. Some rush, blue forget me not etc that would do well in you wet land, let me know, town trip is tomorrow lol

 

[pecan]

Yes please! That would be great! Thanks Addy

 

[pecan]

I have some ornamental grasses in several wet locations throughout my yard and they do great. Look at some natural species like bird grass. Couldnt you put in some bog plants too?

I thought about that, but the water just sits there, no oxygen so I wonder if that would kill some bog plants? Not sure though.

 

[addy1]

bog plants like still stinky water..........lol. They also do fine in running water. I will get whatever is growing and grabable, put some day lilies in the bog mine are doing fine in my pond bog, hostas, lirope etc also do fine in bogs. I have lirope in my pond bog, it grows great.

here is a short list...........

Excellent Plants for the Bog may include:

Arrowhead Sagitaria (zone 4-6) Summer Bloomer. Bulbing root system stores(nitrogen, potassium & phosphorous)

Canna (zone 8-10) Summer Bloomer. A bog’s best friend. This plant is a biomass factory and has amazing beauty and structure. A heavy feeder on (nitrogen, potassium & phosphorous) from April through September.

Cattails (zone 3-5) Summer Bloomer. are vigorous growers and have deep roots.

Creeping Jenny (zone 5) Spring Bloomer.

Daylily - Spring through Summer Bloomer. Surprisingly, water is the best fertilizer for daylilies. They are an excellent nutrient feeder and grow well in the shallow areas of a bog garden. Daylily come in a variety of colors and blooming times for a long lasting color in your garden.

Eyed Grass (Yellow & Blue) (zones 5-7) Spring Bloomer.

Iris - (zones 4-6) Summer Bloomers.
Common water iris. (Louisiana Iris) Great variety in colors and styles. Plant habit is spreading and untidy appearance.
Japanese variegated water iris is a strong grower late spring through fall. Iris are good at removing both nitrogen and phosphorous.
Siberian Iris are preferred for their strong, clumping habit. Most growth spring and summer but use potassium and phosphorous in summer and fall for energy storage for next year’s bloom.

Kaffir Lily (zone 7) Fall Bloomer. A bulbing lily with watermelon red flowers. Grows in cooler temps of spring and fall. Small top growth controlled.

Lobelia Cardinalis (zones 5-7) Fall Bloomer. Beautiful late summer bloom. Nice color diversity. Heavy potassium user.

Marsh Marigold (zones 2-4) Spring Bloomer. A fast growing cool temperature plant. Begins growing very early in spring producing flowers by early March and continues through April, often re-blooms in the fall when weather cools. Medium root depth and actively feeds when most plants are dormant.

Pickerel Rush (zone 3-6) Summer Bloomer. Strong summer growth and bloom. A spreading habit with a shallow root system. A strong feeder on the total nutrient system. Blue Pickerel Rush is very hardy in our area, with a long bloom season.

Rain Lily (zone 6) Fall Bloomer. Late summer and fall grower. This bulb plant has a small controlled top growth but a dense vigorous root system with storage bulbs. Strong user of phosphorous and potassium.

Rush - Variegated Striped Rush (zone 5-6) Summer Bloomer. Evergreen and continues to grow almost year-round strongest growth in summer. Roots are shallow and need oxygen. Open habit allows for under story growth.but has a large vigorous root system feeding its bulbs. Very

Slough Sedge (zone 4) Very prolific, yet clumping. Grows to 5’ high in bogs. Deep rooting habit. Bio-mass. Strong user of potassium, sulfur, calcium and sodium. Somewhat salt resistant.

Society Garlic (zone 7) Summer Bloomer. Strong summer growth. Love phosphorous.

Star Grass (zone 7) Summer Bloomer. Very controlled, medium root depth, summer fall growth. Grasses are strong feeders of potassium and sulfur.

Thalia (zone 6) Summer Bloomer. Very deep rooted. Open stem structure allows for very diverse under story growth. Summer blooming. Large storage roots.

Water Forget-Me-Not (zone 3) Spring Bloomer. Vigorous low grower. Shallow rooted. Easily pruned. Blooms from March through October.

Yellow Monkey Flower (zone 6) Spring Bloomer. Early spring growth and bloom. Deep root system.

Bog Plants Arrowhead
Assorted Taros
Bog Lily
Cannas
Chinese Water Chestnut
Creeping Jenny
Dwarf Horsetail
Dwarf Papyrus
Dwarf Variegated Sweetflag Giant Melon Sword
Japanese Iris
Lizard's Tail
Lousiana Iris
Pickerel Rush
Red Stemmed Sagittaria
Ribbon Grass
Ruby Creeper
Ruby Eye Arrowhead Sensitive Plant
Siberian Iris
Spider Lily
Spike Rush
Star Grass
Thalia
Variegated Spider Lily
White Bull Rush
Zebra Rush
Crocasmia
Hostas
Astilbes
Fox Glove
False Sunflower
Primulas
Ligularia The rocket
Leopard Plant (Ligularia) Day Lilies
Helleborus
Meadow Rues
Hibiscus moscheutos
Hibiscus coccineus
Bergenia
False Dragonhead or Obedient Plant
Liatris
Polygonums Forget me nots
Calla Lily
Violas
Trilliums
Goats Beard
Joe Pye Weed
Butterfly Ginger
Society Garlic
Ground Orchidis (Bletilla)


bare root are --
vinca vine, purple palace, taro, umbrella palm,
forget-me-nots, water iris, hostas, live forever, forget-me-nots, mint and
impatience to name a few.

 

[pecan]

Wow Addy! That's a lot of plants

Thank you! This will be very useful!

 

[addy1]

Your welcome.

In your box is some rush, obedient plant, blue forgetmenot, primrose, mint, I grabbed some of everything that was growing. Try plants, that is what I do, if they make it fine, if not oh well, lol
I have put ornamental grasses in, but have pulled them as they make lots of seeds. They did grow well.

 

[crsublette]

Jeez Addy, that's awesome. I wish I knew plants that well. My routine is having the lady at the greenhouse bundle something nice together, lol.

 

[addy1]

I keep lists of what I have put in, I have added a lot of plants to my bog and pond, some did fine some died. The problem with bog plants a lot of them look a like. lol

Then of course need to try out new ones every year.