1. Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)
- Benefits: Bright yellow flowers, early bloomer
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, grows in wet meadows and swamps
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 3-7
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, prefers rich, moist soil
2. Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
- Benefits: Attracts hummingbirds, vibrant red flowers
- Description: Perennial herb, grows along streams and in moist meadows
- Ease of Growing: Moderate
- Zones: 3-9
- Tips: Plant in partial shade, ensure consistent moisture
3. Japanese Iris (Iris ensata)
- Benefits: Showy flowers, deer-resistant
- Description: Rhizomatous perennial, prefers wet areas like pond edges
- Ease of Growing: Moderate
- Zones: 4-9
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, keep soil consistently wet
4. Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
- Benefits: Attracts butterflies, fragrant flowers
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, thrives in wetlands and along waterways
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 3-8
- Tips: Plant in full sun, tolerate moist to wet soils
5. Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus)
- Benefits: Aromatic foliage, traditional medicinal uses
- Description: Semi-aquatic perennial, often found in marshes
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 3-11
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, prefers consistently wet soil
6. Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor)
- Benefits: Attracts pollinators, vibrant blue flowers
- Description: Rhizomatous perennial, native to wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 3-9
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, ensure constant moisture
7. Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum)
- Benefits: Attracts bees and butterflies, large clusters of pink flowers
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, common in wet meadows
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 4-9
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, prefers moist soil
8. Turtlehead (Chelone glabra)
- Benefits: Attracts pollinators, unique white flowers
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, found in wetlands and moist woods
- Ease of Growing: Moderate
- Zones: 3-8
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, keep soil consistently moist
9. Siberian Iris (Iris sibirica)
- Benefits: Elegant flowers, deer-resistant
- Description: Rhizomatous perennial, suitable for wet areas
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 3-9
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, prefers moist to wet soil
10. Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris)
- Benefits: Fragrant pink flowers, attracts pollinators
- Description: Deciduous shrub, thrives in wetlands and swamps
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 4-9
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, prefers consistently moist soil
11. Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)
- Benefits: Attracts bees, vibrant purple flowers
- Description: Aquatic perennial, common in ponds and marshes
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 3-10
- Tips: Plant in full sun, keep soil consistently wet or submerged
12. Lizard’s Tail (Saururus cernuus)
- Benefits: Unique foliage, white flower spikes
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, found in wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 4-11
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, prefers moist to wet soil
13. Giant Rhubarb (Gunnera manicata)
- Benefits: Dramatic foliage, large leaves
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, thrives in moist environments
- Ease of Growing: Moderate
- Zones: 7-10
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, ensure consistently wet soil
14. Water Mint (Mentha aquatica)
- Benefits: Fragrant foliage, attracts pollinators
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, common in wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 5-9
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, prefers consistently moist soil
15. Black Snakeroot (Cimicifuga racemosa)
- Benefits: Attractive foliage, white flower spikes
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, thrives in moist woods
- Ease of Growing: Moderate
- Zones: 4-8
- Tips: Plant in partial shade to full shade, keep soil consistently moist
16. Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
- Benefits: Attracts bees and butterflies, unique spherical flowers
- Description: Deciduous shrub, found in wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 5-9
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, prefers consistently moist soil
17. Bog Rosemary (Andromeda polifolia)
- Benefits: Attractive foliage, pink flowers
- Description: Evergreen shrub, thrives in boggy areas
- Ease of Growing: Moderate
- Zones: 2-6
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, prefers acidic, consistently moist soil
18. Water Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis scorpioides)
- Benefits: Bright blue flowers, attracts pollinators
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, common in wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 3-8
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, keep soil consistently moist
19. Cattail (Typha latifolia)
- Benefits: Provides habitat for wildlife, unique flower spikes
- Description: Aquatic perennial, common in marshes and wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 3-10
- Tips: Plant in full sun, keep soil consistently wet or submerged
20. Yellow Flag Iris (Iris pseudacorus)
- Benefits: Showy yellow flowers, attracts pollinators
- Description: Rhizomatous perennial, suitable for wet areas
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 4-9
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, prefers consistently moist soil
21. Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)
- Benefits: Unique foliage, early bloomer
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, common in wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Moderate
- Zones: 4-7
- Tips: Plant in partial shade to full shade, prefers consistently moist soil
22. Soft Rush (Juncus effusus)
- Benefits: Attractive foliage, provides habitat for wildlife
- Description: Perennial grass, found in wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 4-9
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, keep soil consistently moist
23. Arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia)
- Benefits: Attracts pollinators, white flowers
- Description: Aquatic perennial, common in ponds and marshes
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 4-10
- Tips: Plant in full sun, keep soil consistently wet or submerged
24. Marshmallow (Althaea officinalis)
- Benefits: Medicinal uses, attracts pollinators
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, thrives in wet meadows
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 3-9
- Tips: Plant in full sun, prefers consistently moist soil
25. Woolly Sedge (Carex pellita)
- Benefits: Attractive foliage, provides habitat for wildlife
- Description: Perennial grass, common in wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 4-9
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, keep soil consistently moist
26. Bog Laurel (Kalmia polifolia)
- Benefits: Attractive foliage, pink flowers
- Description: Evergreen shrub, thrives in boggy areas
- Ease of Growing: Moderate
- Zones: 2-6
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, prefers acidic, consistently moist soil
27. Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata)
- Benefits: Attracts pollinators, blue flowers
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, common in wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 3-8
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, prefers consistently moist soil
28. Marsh Cinquefoil (Comarum palustre)
- Benefits: Attractive foliage, red flowers
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, found in wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 3-8
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, keep soil consistently moist
29. Common Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
- Benefits: Medicinal uses, attracts pollinators
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, common in wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 3-9
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, prefers consistently moist soil
30. Bog Bean (Menyanthes trifoliata)
- Benefits: Attractive foliage, white flowers
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, thrives in boggy areas
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 3-7
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, keep soil consistently moist
31. Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)
- Benefits: Attractive blue flowers, deer-resistant
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, found in wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 4-9
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, prefers consistently moist soil
32. Meadow Rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum)
- Benefits: Attracts pollinators, white flowers
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, common in wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Moderate
- Zones: 3-8
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, keep soil consistently moist
33. Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana)
- Benefits: Attracts pollinators, pink flowers
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, thrives in wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 3-9
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, prefers consistently moist soil
34. Water Avens (Geum rivale)
- Benefits: Attractive foliage, pink flowers
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, found in wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 3-7
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, keep soil consistently moist
35. Marsh Blazing Star (Liatris spicata)
- Benefits: Attracts pollinators, purple flowers
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, common in wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 3-9
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, prefers consistently moist soil
36. Water Plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica)
- Benefits: Attracts pollinators, white flowers
- Description: Aquatic perennial, common in ponds and marshes
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 4-9
- Tips: Plant in full sun, keep soil consistently wet or submerged
37. Marsh Fern (Thelypteris palustris)
- Benefits: Attractive foliage, provides habitat for wildlife
- Description: Deciduous fern, found in wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 3-8
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, prefers consistently moist soil
38. Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)
- Benefits: Attracts pollinators, yellow flowers
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, common in wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 3-8
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, keep soil consistently moist
39. Water Lily (Nymphaea spp.)
- Benefits: Attractive flowers, provides habitat for wildlife
- Description: Aquatic perennial, thrives in ponds
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 4-10
- Tips: Plant in full sun, keep soil consistently wet or submerged
40. Marsh Marigold (Caltha leptosepala)
- Benefits: Attractive yellow flowers, early bloomer
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, found in wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 3-7
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, keep soil consistently moist
41. Bog Violet (Viola nephrophylla)
- Benefits: Attractive purple flowers, attracts pollinators
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, found in wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 3-8
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, keep soil consistently moist
42. White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra)
- Benefits: Attracts pollinators, white flowers
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, thrives in wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Moderate
- Zones: 3-8
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, keep soil consistently moist
43. Golden Club (Orontium aquaticum)
- Benefits: Attractive foliage, white flowers
- Description: Aquatic perennial, common in ponds and marshes
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 5-9
- Tips: Plant in full sun, keep soil consistently wet or submerged
44. Water Horsetail (Equisetum fluviatile)
- Benefits: Attractive foliage, provides habitat for wildlife
- Description: Aquatic perennial, found in wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 3-11
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, prefers consistently wet soil
45. Swamp Smartweed (Polygonum hydropiperoides)
- Benefits: Attractive flowers, provides habitat for wildlife
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, common in wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 3-9
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, keep soil consistently moist
46. Swamp Sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius)
- Benefits: Attracts pollinators, yellow flowers
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, thrives in wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 6-9
- Tips: Plant in full sun, prefers consistently moist soil
47. Spotted Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium maculatum)
- Benefits: Attracts pollinators, pink flowers
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, common in wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 4-9
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, keep soil consistently moist
48. Water Parsnip (Sium suave)
- Benefits: Attracts pollinators, white flowers
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, found in wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 4-8
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, prefers consistently moist soil
49. Swamp Aster (Symphyotrichum puniceum)
- Benefits: Attracts pollinators, purple flowers
- Description: Herbaceous perennial, common in wetlands
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 3-9
- Tips: Plant in full sun to partial shade, keep soil consistently moist
50. Water Shield (Brasenia schreberi)
- Benefits: Attractive foliage, provides habitat for wildlife
- Description: Aquatic perennial, common in ponds and marshes
- Ease of Growing: Easy
- Zones: 5-9
- Tips: Plant in full sun, keep soil consistently wet or submerged
