Flowering Perennials That Can Grow in Wet Conditions

Below you will find a list of flowering perennials from our database that can grow in wet climates. If you click on any of the photos, you will see a Virtual Plant Tag that may contain photos, plant descriptions, usage suggestions and a link to where you can buy that plant.

Many perennials that flower can flourish in wet areas, even standing water, but some of these same plants can also do quite well in dry areas or places in the landscape with average moisture. 

With so many gorgeous or unusual perennial plants that will grow and flower well in wet places in the garden, you can choose what colors or accents you want to enliven your landscaping with. These are some suggestions for less well-known water loving perennials that flower: Aconite Buttercup (Ranunculus aconitifolius) flower in late spring through early summer; Alpine Speedwell and hybrids (Veronica alpina) has blue flowers in the summer; Arend's Saxifrage has white, pink or red flowers in the spring; Boris Avens (Geum x borisii) provides bright orange-red summer blooms; Byzantine Gladiolus flowering vigorously in the summer with colors that vary from lavender-red, maroon and copper; Common Ladybells (Adenophora confusa) flowering blue in late spring on tall stalks reminiscent of petite Delphiniums; Gentian Speedwell (Veronica gentianoides) forms dense mats of blue or white spring blooming displays; Common or Hairy Toad-lily (Tricyrtis hirta) flower for a month in late summer through early Autumn.

Several native plants that deserves more use are: Cardinal Flower or Lobelia cardinalis, whose deep red blooms attract hummingbirds for weeks in August and Hardy Ageratum (Eupatorium coelestinum) brightens the fall garden with azure blue blooming.

While tolerant of a wide range of conditions if given adequate sun, Cannas will grow and flower nicely in standing water all the way to a baked dry island bed in the median strip of a highway. Cannas are gaining popularity with increased use in today's container gardening where you can enjoy outrageous color summer through frost.

Hybridization work with Verbena is giving us lacy leaves, a vast array of bloom colors and increased tolerance to growing in wetter spots in the garden. It is still best to use Verbena in areas that drain between waterings and lend themselves well to container gardening since both flowers and foliage is attractive. Perennial Verbenas come into flower early in the spring with white, light and dark pinks, blue, lavender-pink, purple, coral-pink, burgundy, cherry, hot pink and lavender-blue.  New compact forms work well in decorative pottery.

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Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Abendglocken' (Evening Bells) Bergenia Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Abendglocken' (Evening Bells) Pigsqueak
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Aconite Buttercup Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Ada Common Torchlily
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Ada Red Hot Poker Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Adria Daisy Fleabane
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas African Mask Green-Velvet Alocasia Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas African Mask Wavy Alocasia
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alan Bloom Bloodred Geranium (perennial) Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alan Bloom Bloody Cranesbill
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alan Bush Goldenstar Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alan Bush Green and Gold
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Amsonia Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Anemone Hybrid
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Blue Dogbane Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Blue Flax
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Blue Milkweed (tabernaemontana) Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Blue Star Flower
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Columbine Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Common Foxglove
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Common Periwinkle Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Drumstick Primrose
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Eastern Bluestar Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Formosa Toad-lily
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Grann Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Great Masterwort
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Horned Violet Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Hybrid Columbine
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Japanese Anemone Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Meadow Campion
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Milky Bellflower Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Moss Verbena
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Perennial Flax Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Ragged Robin
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Stoke Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Tufted Violet
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Virginia Bluebells Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Windflower Hybrid
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Yellow Bleeding Heart Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alba Yellow Corydalis
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Album Bloodred Geranium (perennial) Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Album Bloody Cranesbill
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Album Columbine Meadow Rue Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Album Hardy Ageratum
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Album Hardy Geranium Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Album Indian Chocolate
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Album Mist Flower Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Album Mourning Widow
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Album Water Avens Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Album Wood Cranesbill
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