Some areas in your yard may stay wet even in the summer. Perhaps they are near a heavily watered lawn or you have a fountain that splashes or maybe a pond. In these difficult wetter areas, you may need one of the plants on this list.
Botanical Name | Common Name | Placement |
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Acorus gramineus | Japanese Sweet Flag | Sun to shade; directly in water or at edge of wet area. |
Agapanthus | Lily of the Nile | Sun to Light Shade; tolerates excess water well |
Anemopsis californica | Yerba Manza | Sun to Light Shade; directly in water or at edge of wet area. |
Anemopsis californica | Yerba Manza | Sun to Light Shade; directly in water or at edge of wet area. |
Astilbe californica | Meadow Sweet | Light Shade to Full Shade; tolerates excess water well. |
Athyrium | Ferns | Light Shade to Full Shade; tolerates excess water well. |
Canna | Canna | Sun to Shade; directly in water or at edge of wet area. |
Carex morrowii Aurea Variegata aka oshimensis Evergold | Varigated Japanese Sedge | Light Shade to Full Shade; tolerates excess water well. |
Carex morrowii Ice Dance | Varigated Japanese Sedge | Sun to Light Shade; tolerates excess water well. |
Carex muskungumensis Oheme | Palm Sedge | Light Shade to Full Shade; tolerates excess water well. |
Carex spissa | San Diego Sedge | Sun to Light Shade; directly in water or at edge of wet area. |
Chondropetalum tectorum | Cape Rush | Sun to Shade; directly in water or at edge of wet area. |
Equisetum hyemale | Horsetail | Sun to Shade; directly in water or at edge of wet area. |
Eupatorium rugosum Chocolate | White Snakeroot | Sun to Light Shade; tolerates excess water well. |
Farfugium japonicum | Leopard Plant | Light Shade to Full Shade; tolerates excess water well. |
Hemerocallis | Daylilly | Sun to Light Shade; tolerates excess water well. |
Hosta | Plantain Lilly | Light Shade to Full Shade; tolerates excess water well. |
Houttuynia cordata Chamaeleon | Chameleon Plant | Sun to Shade; directly in water or at edge of wet area. |
Iris ensata | Japanese Iris | Sun to Shade; directly in water or at edge of wet area. |
Irsi pseudacorus | Yellow Flag Iris | Sun to Shade; directly in water or at edge of wet area. |
Iris sibirica | Siberian Iris | Sun to Light Shade; tolerates excess water well. |
Juncus effuses Spiralis | Corkscrew Rush | Sun; directly in water or at edge of wet area. |
Liguilaria dentate Desdemona | Bigleaf Ligularia | Sun to Shade; at edge of moist area. |
Lobelia fulgens Queen Victoria | Cardinal Flower | Sun; directly in water or at edge of wet area. |
Lysmachia nummularia Aurea | Creeping Jenny | Part Sun to Shade; directly in water or at edge of wet area. |
Lysmachia nummularia Persian Chocolates | Creeping Jenny | Sun to Shade; directly in water or at edge of wet area. |
Matteuccia struthiopteris | Ostrich Fern | Light Shade to Full Shade; tolerates excess water well. |
Mimmulus cardinalis | Scarlet Monkey Flower | Sun tol Shade; tolerates excess water well. |
Osmunda regalis | Royal Fern | Light Shade to Full Shade; tolerates excess water well. |
Pittosporum tobria | Mock Orange | Sun to Light Shade; tolerates excess water well. |
Scirpus cernus | Fiber Optic Grass | Light Shade; at edge of moist area. |
Solidago | Golden Rod | Sun to Light Shade; tolerates excess water well. |
Tradescantia virginiana | Spiderwort | Sun to Shade; tolerates excess water well. |
Woodwardia fimbriata | Giant Chain Fern | Light Shade to Full Shade; tolerates excess water well. |
Zantedeschia aethiopica | Common Calla Lily | Sun to shade; at edge of moist area. |
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