Perennials For Damp Soil

Very late bloomer, usually one of the last flowers in the garden in cooler zones! Large 2.5-3" golden flowers, fuzzy narrow dark green leaves, somewhat shiny. Upright growth. Blooming Time: September to OctoberSize: 3-4' tall x 2-3' wide clumpsUSDA...

True dense ground cover with evergreen/semi evergreen leaves. Easy to grow, tough, adaptable, quite drought tolerant perennial. Fuller round golden flowers in the spring. In cooler areas, the leaves gain some bronze-red color in the winter. Not suitable...

Native Swamp Iris, moisture loving, but fairly drought tolerant and adaptable to average garden conditions. Reminds of small brother of Siberian Iris (slender leaves, smaller delicate white flowers). Our plants origin at Plant Delights Nursery in...

Vigorous grower with pure white self with light lemon yellow. Slightly curly flowers. Reblooms in late summer. Good to divide after several years of growing. Blooming Time: April/May with reblooming in late summer/early fallSize: 2.25-2.5' tall x 1-2'...

Easy to grow pure white summer blooming aster. Tolerant to heat, humidity and drought. Blooming Time: summer-late summerSize: clumps 24' tall x 24" wideUSDA Zones: 5 to 9 Culture: average soil, medium to dry soil in full sun or half shade. Some drainage...

Monarch favorite perennial. Large button-shaped flowers arranged in spikes in late summer and early fall.   Blooming Time: August - SeptemberSize: 3' tall x  0.25-0.5' wideUSDA Zones: 3 to 8 Culture: average soil, medium to dry soil in full sun...

Little known and used mountain mint. Glossy leaves in early season, but later the top ones with powdery silver-reddish hue. Small white flowers arranged in clusters - these form ornamental seedheads (similar to Monarda bradburiana). Attracts wide amount...

Tough, adaptable and spreading wildflower with deep brown-red colored foliage. Spreads wide to form colonies in time. Blooming Time: June/JulySize: 2' tall x 2' wide, spreads wide with underground rhizomes to form large coloniesUSDA Zones: 4 to...

Shorter, late blooming, with excellent wildlife support. For average to moist soils. Blooming Time: July, August, SeptemberSize: usually 3-4' tall x 2-3' wide, in time will form wide clumpsUSDA Zones: 4 to 8Culture: full sun, half sun, half...

Cultivar with white flowers and china-blue freckles. Blooming Time: April, with ocassional rebloom in late summer Size: 4-6" tall x 6" wide, forms small clumps/rosettes of partially evergreen leaves, flowers are big, about 1" wide.USDA Zones: Culture:...

Aromatic sage with hot red tubular flowers. 'Tangerine' is much shorter - only 2' tall. Attracts hummingbirds and other pollinators. Often grown as annual. Blooming Time: early summer (late spring in warmer zones) to frosts/fallSize: 24" tall x 24 " wide...

Late spring candelabra primrose with white flowers with yellow centers. Blooming Time: April/MaySize: up to 24" tall x 12-15" wideUSDA Zones : 4 to 8Culture: Can be planted in half shade, dappled shade or full shade. Tolerant of heat and humidity (these...

Exotic, native perennial with unusual fragrant flowers in the shape of a spider. Long-lived bulbous perennial (bulbs multiply in time). Loves moisture, but will grow well in average soil with average moisture. Blooming Time: late summer to early...