Native Wetland Plants

The Canada Rush grows well in swampy meadows; boggy sites, and pond margins. Growing from 1-2' tall, the inflorescence branches from a single point on the stem from July to October turning from yellow to brown as the season progres...

Soft rush is a striking perennial wetland plant that grows up to 3' tall in full sun to part shade. The bright green cylindrical stems are fairly soft and taper to a bristle and remain green well into the winter. This clump forming perennial adds ...

Saltmeadow rush is a perennial wetland plant that grows on tide lines and along waterways from vigorous rhizomes forming small upright stands just over 1' tall. The rigid stems rise from spreading rhizomes making it a won...

The Water Willow grows from creeping rhizomes in large dense colonies submerged along the shorelines of lakes, ponds, and standing water. The hardiest of the Justicia species, the Water willow grows 1-2' tall above the water and pr...

This rhizomatous perennial grass grows from 2-4' tall. The leaves a very rough minutely toothed edge that makes it unpalatable to many herbivore mammals. The inflorescence is a somewhat loose, open array of hair like branches beari...

Cardinal flower is a relatively short-lived herbaceous perennial that grows in nice clumps from 2-3' tall and less than 1' in diameter. The stems and leaves have a soft purplish tint with a striking red flower head which creates a ...

Great Blue Lobelia is an herbaceous perennial that grows in nice clumps from 1-3' tall. The upright stems produce a striking blue flower head which creates a wonderful flush of color along the edge of a pond, water garden, stream b...

A creeping aquatic perennial that grows along shorelines, in shallow water, and moist soils. The leaves are highly variable in color, from green to slightly red-tinged or entirely red with hints of purple. Inconspicuous flowers but...