Perennials that Tolerate Wet Soils

These perennials are good choices for that difficult soggy spot in the garden.

Common Name Botanical Name
Bee balm Monarda
Boltonia Boltonia asteroides
Bugbane Cimicifuga
Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis
Globeflower Trollius
Goatsbeard Aruncus
Japanese iris Iris ensata
Japanese primrose Primula japonica
Loosestrife Lysimachia
Marsh marigold Caltha
Meadowsweet Astilbe
Queen-of-the-prairie Filipendula
Rose mallow Hibiscus
Spiderwort Tradescantia
Virginia bluebells Mertensia
Wake robin Trillium grandiflorum
Water flag iris Iris pseudacorus
Grasses
Blue fescue Festuca
Blue lyme grass Elymus arenarius
Eulalia grass Miscanthus
Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium
Pampas grass Cortaderia