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Landscaping With Wetland Plants
Planting for Beauty, Biodiversity, Wildlife Habitat Improvement and Conservation of Natural
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Jay Archer
Where, When and Why You Should Plant Wetland, Native and Moisture Loving Plants
Regulated Wetlands providing Valuable purpose, reason or design can be proposed Permits are obtainable through local or state agencies Expectations of success are possible
Disturbed wetlands (providing jurisdiction is determined), I.E Mitigation, Restoration, Enhancement and/or Improvement (may
or may not be regulated) Poor drainage areas ( isolated and undisturbed ) ex. Low
lying,poorly drained areas with heavy clay soil Disturbed Sites ex. New construction or steam bank restoration Constructed wetlands ( may include rain gardens/bioretention for
stormwater management ) as an alternative to conventional drainage methods
Where, When and Why You Should Plant Wetland, Native and Moisture Loving Plants
Mitigation is required due to legislation or violation thereof
Restoration to a natural condition is desiredAesthetic enhancement to improve
environmental conditions and protect property values
Wildlife habitat improvement is desiredReduce or eliminate pesticides
Opportunities for Wetland Planting include:
Water GardensContainer GardensBog GardensRain GardensStreamside Planting and/or RestorationDemonstration Gardens
Types of Plants Determined by Soil/Moisture Gradient and Indicator Status:
Aquatic plantsMarginal Plants (emergent)Moisture Loving Plants
Wetland Cross SectionSoil Moisture Gradient
Indicator Status: Obligate Wetland: Occur almost always (estimated probability
> 99%) under natural conditions in wetlands Facultative Wetland: Usually occur in wetlands (estimated
probability 67%-99%) , but occasionally found in nonwetlands Facultative: Equally likely to occur in wetlands or nonwetlands
(estimated probability 34%-66%) Facultative Upland: Usually occur in nonwetlands (estimated
probability 67%-99%), but occasionally found in wetlands (estimated probability 1%-33%).
Upland
Marshes
Lakes and Ponds
Container Plants
Rain Gardens
Rain Gardens
Rain Gardens
Rain Gardens
Rain Gardens
Rain Gardens
Nymphaea odorata sulphurea grandiflora Water Lily
*Flowers open Late *Morning to Early Afternoon*Native
Iris versicolor Wild Iris, Blue Flag
Moist to wet soil- Native
Carex elataMoist to wetMarginalNative
Bowles golden sedge
Carex pendula Pendulous Sedge
Graceful PlantWet to shallow waterMarginalIdeal for wildlife
Bowles golden sedge
Aruncus dioicus Goat’s Beard
Moisture loving
Bowles golden sedge
Cimicifuga simplex Bugbane
Light shadeLate flowering Possibly to fall
Bowles golden sedge
Chelone obliqua Turtlehead
Part sunBlooms late summer and fallNative
Bowles golden sedge
Lysmachia nummularia Moneywort, Pennywort
Summer bloom-YellowNative
Osmunda regalis Royal fern
Part Shade- Native
Parnassia palustris Grass of Parnassus
Flowers late in spring and summerSeed in fall
Phalaris arundinacea var.Picta Ribbon Grass
Bright and cheerful,Invasive
Primula proliferaPart shade (dry) Plant by streams in masses
Primula bulleyanaGood ground cover in moist shade
Rodgersia podophyllaMoist Shade
Shelter from wind
Veratrum album White False Helleborine
Moist Shade
Woodland
Mertensia virginica Bluebells
Woodland Native
Bergenia cordifolia Pigsqueak
Early spring flowers
Ligularia The Rocket Mid to late summer
Good rain garden plant
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower
Good luck
NativeMoist well drained soilTolerates wet
Myosotis scorpioides Forget Me Not
Moist and boggy soil by stream
Osmunda clayoniana Interrupted Fern
Deep shadeGround coverAcid soil
Trillium grandiflorum Wake Robin
Native woodlandMoist, part shade
Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn Redwood
Tolerates wet soilGrows fast
Pulmonaria longifolia Lungwort
Good for moist shade
Adiantum pedatum Maidenhair Fern
Likes to be damp Native Good for waterfalls
Acorus calamus Sweet Flag
MarginalPart shadeWater FowlNative
Houttuynia cordata plena
Moist soilCreeping plant for shallows of pool
Eupatorium purpureum Joe Pye Weed
Good Bog Plant
Eupatorium maculatum Bartered Bride
Butterflies July to Sept.
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset
Moist meadows.
Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern
Ground coverStreamsideNative
Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed
Butterflies
Agrostis stolinifera alba Redtop Grass Seed 5lbs per acre- Nurse cropDrought tolerantNative
Arisacma triphyllum Small Jack in the
Pulpit
Full ShadeBogs, Forested Seasonal WetlandsWildlife (Wood Thrush & Turkey)Native
Calamagrostis canadensis Reed Grass. Blue Joint Grass
Good for flood plainsFood cover for nesting water fowlNative
Carex comosa Bottle Brush Sedge Good for Wet Meadows,Swamps, Pond Edges
Wildlife-Lincoln Sparrows, Grouse, Snipe, Seed Eating Songbirds, Larkspurs, Redpoll,and Ruffled Grouse
Native
Hibiscus moscheutos Marsh Hibiscus
Part ShadeGood for MarshesHummingbirdsNative
Aster novae-angliae New England Aster
Moist soilForested Wetlands and ShoresNative Small Game
Caltha palustris Marsh Marigold StreamsideUpland Game BirdsNative
Carex muskingumenis Palm Sedge
Sun or ShadePin Wheel Shape2’ Tall Ground CoverNative
Carex platyphylla Silver Blue Sedge Deep ShadeNative
Carex stricta Sedge
Plant Near WaterlineNative
Carex vulpinoidea Sedge GroundcoverNative
Chasmanthium latifolia River Oats
Beautiful Seed HeadsBamboo LikeSun or ShadeWet or DryNative
Chelone glabra Turtle Head ButterfliesWet to Moist Soil
Iris pseudacorus Yellow Flag
Iris virginiana
Juncus effuses “Frenzy” Variegated Corkscrew Rush
Osmunda cinnamonea Cinnamon Fern
Thelypteris palustris Marsh Fern
FAC WetFull Shade
Solidago graminifolia (Eothamia) Grass Leafed Goldenrod
Butterflies
Shrubs
White FlowersRed Berries Cedar WaxwingBrown Thrasher
Aronia arbutifolia Red Chokeberry
Full ShadeSalt Tolerant SongbirdsUpland Game Birds
Clethra alnifolia Summersweet
Full ShadeObligateWet Stream SideHummingbirdsRedwing Blackbird
Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush
Cul. “Red Spirte”WildlifeFAC wet
Ilex verticillata Winterberry, Sparkleberry
Full ShadeWildlifeWide Range of ConditionsFac wet
Sambuccus canadensis Elderberry
Part ShadeWildlifeFac wet
Viburnum dentatum Arrowwood
Ilex glabra Inkberry
Itea virginica Virginia Sweetspire
Larix laricina Tamarack
Lindera benzoin Spicebush
Salix purpurea Purpleosier Willow
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