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I know we all have something growing and thriving in our bogs that isn’t usually thought of as an aquatic plant.
What are some Non-aquatic plants / garden plants that do well in a bog?
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How about tomatoes?
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I’ve had success with day lilies.
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Daylilies grow fantastic in a bog. I did peppers in my bog last year as well.
Impatiens and hostas are two of my favorite non-aquatics that do great in bogs.
I have a hosta as a potted marginal plant in my pond. Was going to be temporary until I got "real pond plants" but I rather like it so it might stay (at least until I need the planter it is in).
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I'm giving "fanal astilbe" a chance in my waterfall. I only added it a few days ago after discovering it could tolerate wet soil. So far it seems to be adapting really well, and it's a very beautiful plant.
I feel like the pictures of these plants I've found don't quite do the colors justice--but maybe I've just got a bad computer monitor. The leaves are a deep green, and the flower is a rich magenta/fuscia. They say that if you leave the flower stocks rather than cutting them down when the flowers fall off, the stocks can add visual interest in the fall.
As I said, I only added it a few days ago. It's not in an ideal location either, as up on the waterfall its constantly getting splashed. However, it does seem to be doing well.
I took the advice I found on here and added a Stella De Oro Daylily, although it's a daylily hybrid and I wasn't able to find anything about it tolerating bog conditions like other daylilies. However, it also seems to be doing well. It's flowering a the moment, and all of the foliage appears healthy.
In one of my ponds, I have Virginia creeper that is creeping its way into the pond from the land. I am surprised how successful the underwater runners are (though I wouldn't say the plant is thriving underwater by any means). In previous years the creeper that went into the water just died and rotted very quickly. I wonder if it's possible that it is slowly adapting to the conditions a little more each year? There are some plants that can be "trained" to be emergent after all.
I feel like the pictures of these plants I've found don't quite do the colors justice--but maybe I've just got a bad computer monitor. The leaves are a deep green, and the flower is a rich magenta/fuscia. They say that if you leave the flower stocks rather than cutting them down when the flowers fall off, the stocks can add visual interest in the fall.
As I said, I only added it a few days ago. It's not in an ideal location either, as up on the waterfall its constantly getting splashed. However, it does seem to be doing well.
I took the advice I found on here and added a Stella De Oro Daylily, although it's a daylily hybrid and I wasn't able to find anything about it tolerating bog conditions like other daylilies. However, it also seems to be doing well. It's flowering a the moment, and all of the foliage appears healthy.
In one of my ponds, I have Virginia creeper that is creeping its way into the pond from the land. I am surprised how successful the underwater runners are (though I wouldn't say the plant is thriving underwater by any means). In previous years the creeper that went into the water just died and rotted very quickly. I wonder if it's possible that it is slowly adapting to the conditions a little more each year? There are some plants that can be "trained" to be emergent after all.
