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Bog, Marginal, Shallow water plants Also for wetlands, low areas

. . . either is correct. This group of plants is basically shallow water plants. Depending on where you live they may or may not be hardy. Most are very easy to grow.

* Does well in wetlands, low-lying areas, bog areas.  Since I have had lots of requests for these plants, I have added notes to indicate that they will do well.
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Horsetail equisetum hyemale grows 3’ tall. The jointed stems are very distinctive.
Tall Horsetail
* Does well in wetlands, low-lying areas, bog areas		 Lavender Musk bog plant
Lavender Musk
* Does well in wetlands, low-lying areas, bog areas		 Lizard’s Tail grows about 3’ tall and is a North American native plant that is hardy to zone 4. The flowers are very unique and cream colored. Tolerates shade. Lizards Tail
* Does well in wetlands, low-lying areas, bog areas
Blue Lobelia also grows 2' tall and blooms in August, September and October
Blue Lobelia
* Does well in wetlands, low-lying areas, bog areas		 The Cardinal flower is by far the most popular of the Lobelias for the pond.
Queen Victoria Lobelia
* Does well in wetlands, low-lying areas, bog areas		 Morden's Gleam loosestrife
Morden's Gleam Loosestrife
* Does well in wetlands, low-lying areas, bog areas
Marsh Betony
Marsh Betony
* Does well in wetlands, low-lying areas, bog areas		 Dwarf Papyrus only grows 1 to 2’ tall. Because of its smaller size it is much more popular. The Dwarf variety does not “weep” while in bloom because the shorter stems are well able to hold the foliage up.
Dwarf Papyrus
* Does well in wetlands, low-lying areas, bog areas		 Cyperus percamenthus Dwarf Giant Papyrus
Dwarf Giant Papyrus
* Does well in wetlands, low-lying areas, bog areas
Egyptian Papyrus grows 8’ tall so it needs a large pond to look like it “belongs”. The stems are stiff and triangular shaped. At the top of these stems grows a “tuft” of needle like foliage that kind of resembles a broom
Egyptian Papyrus
* Does well in wetlands, low-lying areas, bog areas		 No pond is complete with out Parrots Feather in my humble opinion. It helps to soften the edges of the pond. It is great for fish that are spawning, as it is nice and soft. While some fish may eat some pond plants,
Parrots Feather
15-20 stems		 The red is cardinal flower, hardy zone 4 or higher, the white flower is rain lily, hardy zone 7 or higher, and the blue flower is Bluebells compacta, hardy zone 8 or higher. The white flower in the lower left corner is Star Grass hardy zone 8 or higher. BTW, the Rain lily blooms every time it rains.
Patriotic combination
Red, white and blue!
* Does well in wetlands, low-lying areas, bog areas
Pennywort grows 6 inches tall. Full sun to part shade. Light green foliage with cream colored edge. Forms a dense carpet. Good for areas of swift moving water like stream beds
Pennywort
* Does well in wetlands, low-lying areas, bog areas		 Dana's Delight Pitcher Plant Grows 8 to 12 inches tall. Ruffled hood with bright red veins. Picture does not do the plant justice
Pitcher Plant - Dana's Delight
* Does well in wetlands, low-lying areas, bog areas		 Scarlet Belle Pitcher plant. Picture does not do the plant justice.
Pitcher Plant - Scarlet Belle
* Does well in wetlands, low-lying areas, bog areas
The yellow flowers on Primrose Creeper persist most of the summer making this a favorite blooming plant
Primrose Creeper
$8.98		 The Rain lily is sometimes known as just Zephyr Lily. This plant grows only about 1’ tall. It blooms in July, August and September.
Rain Lily
* Does well in wetlands, low-lying areas, bog areas		 One of my favorites is Corkscrew Rush, Juncus effuesus “Spiralis”. It is one of my favorites because I love the way the stems grow in a corkscrew fashion.
Rush-Corkscrew
* Does well in wetlands, low-lying areas, bog areas
Flowering Rush, as it is commonly called, grows up to 3 feet high and has long and narrow, dark green, pointy leaves.
Rush - Flowering
* Does well in wetlands, low-lying areas, bog areas		 Gold Strike Rush
Rush - Gold Strike
* Does well in wetlands, low-lying areas, bog areas		 White Pickerel Rush grows 3 to 4’ tall but has white flowers. It is hardy 6 or higher.
Pickerel Rush - Blue
* Does well in wetlands, low-lying areas, bog areas
pink flowering rush Singapore pink
Pickerel Rush - Pink
* Does well in wetlands, low-lying areas, bog areas		 White Pickerel Rush grows 3 to 4’ tall but has white flowers. It is hardy 6 or higher.
Pickerel Rush White
* Does well in wetlands, low-lying areas, bog areas		 SThe yellow sweet pea-like flowers on the Sensitive Plant appear in August on fern-like foliage that floats on the surface of the water. The plant itself is really cool because the leaves close when touched or disturbed by water movement.
Sensitive Plant
Society Garlic grows 10 to 15 inches tall. Flowers May through September. Foliage is green edged white and flowers are lilac and rise above the foliage.
Society Garlic
* Does well in wetlands, low-lying areas, bog areas		 The Spider Lily grows 3’ tall and flowers during the summer months. The bulb winters easily indoors as a houseplant. Just place water filled saucer under the pot in a sunny window. The flowers are extremely fragrant and the leaves are strap-like.
Spider Lily
* Does well in wetlands, low-lying areas, bog areas		 Star Grass is by far one of my best selling plants. The plant grows 1 -2’ tall and flowers persist from June-September.
Star Grass
* Does well in wetlands, low-lying areas, bog areas
Sweet Flag grow 1 to 2’ tall. The beautiful green and white striped foliage persists all summer long. The name is derived from the sweet scent when the leaves are broken.
Sweet Flag - Dwarf
* Does well in wetlands, low-lying areas, bog areas

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