Perennials For Damp Soil

The dwarf form of native wild columbine, this plant provides a valuable mid-early season source of hummingbird food. Goldfinches and buntings feed on the seeds. In dry summers it may become dormant,...

This easy-to-grow western native perennial is a relative of Tiarella (foam flower) and Mitella diphylla (Bishop’s Cap), which are native to the eastern USA. One advantage of this modest perennial is...

Rare native wildflower and showy perennial. It is smaller than the other commonly-used species of Amsonia, so it's suitable for smaller gardens and landscaping. It forms upright bushy clumps, bearing...

One of Nature's top food supermarkets for insects! Over 450 insects are known to feed on some portion of this species, including monarchs! This milkweed is the easiest to grow but also the most...

Upright narrower perennial with smaller compound leaves, purple-red stems and clusters of cream white flowers. This meadow rue grows in female and male individuals (with female or male flowers). Male...

If there is a true perennial classic, it has to be Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm‘. This striking cultivar has been popular in horticulture since its introduction in 1949, and its popularity was crow

Quite common perennial plant in the wild, but not so common in our yards. Forms nice bushy clumps of green leaves with thin flowering stalks above the leaves. Flowers are small, green-white, and...

Truly the star spring perennial! Big four-petal yellow flowers (1-2" in diameter) and hairy gray-green lobated leaves, what a great combo! This wildflower blooms alongside Polemonium reptans and...

The name of this gorgeous clump-forming perennial comes from its past use – Native Americans (Creek and Cherokee) used the poisonous root to expel intestinal worms. The flowers are tubular, with an...

Well-known spring flowering perennial with nice mounding habit, delicate fern-like divided leaves and blue bell-shaped flowers. Spreads slowly by short rhizomes, more often it will reproduce by seed...

This ground covering perennial might be common along the river banks, but it is not very common in our gardens, which is a pity. It's not the most showy, but it’s still a wonderful wildflower to have...

More upright cultivar of native wildflower with larger purplish flowers, ornamental dissected leaves and reblooming in late summer. Very adaptable workhorse, that can be tucked into any sunny or half...

Also called Bride's Feather, this is a quite robust, bushy-looking woodland perennial. It has compound green leaves and cream-white plumes that remind one of Astilbe or Spirea (it's relatives with...