Water loving perennials?
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I have a flower border all along my inner fence row in the backyard. However, one area sits in a low spot. No matter how much I try to raise it with soil, it flattens out and floods in the spring. I have a really tough time getting anything to grow here. Does anyone know of any perennials that can withstand heavy water????
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Native Iris love the water. Blue Flag is in Michigan and there is also a Louisianna version as well. In Michigan we find them a lot along river banks.
Jayme
on Mar 29, 2013
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Here's a list of plants from the Morton Arboretum of plants, including perennials, that are happy in wet sites. Those that will take an extended period of flooding are indicated by an asterisk: http://www.mortonarb.org/tree-plant-advice/article/853/plants-tolerant-of-wet-sites.html
Douglas Hunt
on Mar 30, 2013
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Thank you all for the great info!
Kristin Crankshaw
on Mar 30, 2013
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Happy planting!
Douglas Hunt
on Mar 30, 2013
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for a ground cover you can use creeping jenny. I always enjoy twig dogwoods, (though a shrub and not a perennial.) in wet situations. Brass Black Buttons is a cutie for wet areas too. Crocosmia will also fare pretty well in a moist environment You could use horsetail, but it might become invasive. .
360 Sod (Donna Dixson)
on Mar 31, 2013
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You didn't say how big of an area you are dealing with and for how long it is wet. Would it be possible to actually nake a little pond? Or perhaps line the area with rocks to fasilitate the run off and use the area to stage some cute water resistant lawn ornaments.
Susan Stodola
on May 01, 2015
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