Do you have an area in your garden that holds water? What are the ideal plants for moist soil? No one yard is the same, and there will be parts of your garden that may have a cause for concern.
No worries! There are a few plants that love consistently moist soil. All you need to do is find them, love them and plant them.
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This post is all about plants for moist soil that will thrive in your garden.
So what are your choices? There are a host of plants and shrubs that will accommodate wet soil. As with any plant, be sure to read your plant care tags. They may love wet feet, but some may require varying amounts of sunlight and spacing requirements.
Meadowsweet
Meadowsweet grows in full sun and can get up to 6 feet tall! You can also deadhead this plants for consistent blooms!
Japanese Primrose
This plant loves partial shade and can grow up to 12-18 inches tall. This plant is perfect in a butterfly garden since they seem to love them!
Elephant Ear
This plant thrives in the sun or partial shade and can grow over 5 feet tall. This plant does start as a tuber/bulb. They are extremely easy to care for as long as you don’t let them dry out!
Ostrich Fern
This plant thrives in partial to full shade and can grow 3-6 feet tall. This plant is great for multiplying and filling in a bare space!
Cardinal Flower
This plant loves partial shade to full sun and can grow 2-4 feet tall. They are also easy to propagate by seed or transplanting.
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Canna
This plant grows in full sun and can get up to 8 feet tall! Depending on your hardiness zone (7-10), these plants are true perennials!
Cattail
This plant thrives in partial to full sun and can grow up to 10 feet tall! This plant does spread and multiply. If you aren’t quite sure if you want this in your space, try growing it in a container first!
Creeping Jenny
This plant loves the full sun and can grow 2-4 inches tall. It is perfect for ground cover as well as a hanging plant.
Papyrus
This plant loves partial shade to full sun and can grow up to 8 feet tall. When pruning a papyrus, you can cut it all the way to the ground.
Water Horsetail
This plant loves partial shade to full sun and can grow up to 6 feet tall. This plant spreads easily and will attain its full height in a few weeks!
Forget-Me-Not
This plant loves partial shade to full sun and can grow up to 1 foot tall. This plant is a great groundcover because of its ability to consistently reseed.
This is a great starter (or complete) list of plants that you can grow in your consistently moist areas. Hope this helps!
