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 Albus Balloonflower Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Allegheny Foam Flower
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alpenglow Bloodred Geranium (perennial) Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alpenglow Bloody Cranesbill
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alpinum Blue Flax Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Alpinum Perennial Flax
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas America Astilbe Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas America Hybrid Astilbe
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas American Alumroot Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas American Astilbe
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas American Barrenwort Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas American Cowslip
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas American Trout Lily Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Amethyst Hybrid Astilbe
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Amethystina Formosa Toad-lily Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Angelica
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Ann Folkard Cranesbill Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Ann Folkard Hardy Geranium
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Ann Folkard Scrambling Geranium Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Anna Japanese Iris
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Anne Arundel Common Mallow Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Anne Arundel Swamp Hibiscus
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Anne Arundel Swamp rose-mallow Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Apple Frost Bethlehem Sage
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Apple Frost White Lungwort Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas apricot jacob's ladder
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Archangel Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Arendsii Azure Monkshood
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Arendsii Late Flowering Aconitum Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Arendsii Wolfsbane
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Argentea Bethlehem Sage Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Argentea White Lungwort
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Argentea-variegata Sweet Iris Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Argentine Blue-eyed Grass
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Armenian Geranium Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Asarabacca
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Asia Bell Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Asian Bell Flower
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Atamasco Lily Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Athens Yellow Climbing Bleeding Heart
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Atkinsii Common Snowdrops Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Atropurpureum Columbine Meadow Rue
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Atrosanguineum Mountain Fleeceflower Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas August Light' (Augustleuchten) Astilbe
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas August Light' (Augustleuchten) Hybrid Astilbe Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Aunt May Argentine Blue-eyed Grass
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Aurea Creeping Jenny Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Aurea Nana Joyweed
Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Aurea Nana Shoo-Fly Growing Flowering Perennials in Wet Areas Aurea Tufted Sedge
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