Plants for Very Wet Soil and Full Sun
E = evergreen; N = native to Maine
| Trees: | |
|---|---|
| Acer rubrum N; Acer saccharinum N | Red Maple ; Silver Maple |
| Amelanchier canadensis N | Shadblow Serviceberry |
| Betula alleghaniensis N | Yellow Birch |
| Betula nigra | River Birch |
| Chamaecyparis thyoides E, N | Whitecedar Falsecypress |
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica N | Green Ash |
| Larix decidua | European Larch |
| Larix laricina N | Tamarack |
| Picea mariana E, N | Black Spruce |
| Picea rubens E, N | Red Spruce |
| Populus deltoides | Eastern Cottonwood |
| Populus grandidentata N | Bigtooth Aspen |
| Quercus bicolor N | Swamp White Oak |
| Quercus palustris | Pin Oak |
| Salix alba ‘Tristis’ | Golden Weeping Willow |
| Salix nigra N | Black Willow |
| Thuja occidentalis E, N | Arborvitae; White Cedar |
| Tsuga canadensis E, N | Canada Hemlock |
| Shrubs: | |
| Alnus incana N | Gray Alder |
| Andromeda polifolia N | Bog Rosemary |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis N | Buttonbush |
| Chionanthus virginicus | Fringetree |
| Clethra alnifolia N | Summersweet |
| Cornus amomum N | Silky Dogwood |
| Cornus racemosa N | Gray Dogwood |
| Cornus sericea N | Redosier Dogwood |
| Ilex glabra N | Inkberry |
| Ilex verticillata N | Winterberry |
| Kalmia latifolia N | Mountain-laurel |
| Kalmia angustifolia N | Lambkill |
| Photinia (Aronia) arbutifolia | Red Chokeberry |
| Photinia (Aronia) melanocarpa N | Black Chokeberry |
| Rhododendron canadense N | Rhodora |
| Rhododendron (Ledum) groenlandicum N | Labrador Tea |
| Salix caprea | Goat Willow |
| Salix discolor N | Pussy Willow |
| Salix sachalinensis ‘Sekka’ | Fantail Willow |
| Sambucus nigra N | Elderberry |
| Spiraea tomentosa, N | Steeplebush |
| Viburnum nudum (cassinoides) N | Witherod Viburnum |
| Viburnum dentatum N | Arrowwood Viburnum |
| Groundcover: | |
| Vaccinium macrocarpon N | American Cranberry |
| Vine: | |
| Clematis virginiana N | Virgin’s Bower |
| Herbaceous Perennials: | |
| Aconitum carmichaelii | Azure Monkshood |
| Anemone hupehensis | Japanese Anemone |
| Astilbe arendsii | False Spirea |
| Chelone lyonii | Pink Turtlehead |
| Eutrochium (Eupatorium) purpureum N | Joe Pye Weed |
| Filipendula rubra | Queen of the Prairie |
| Hibiscus moscheutos | Rose Mallow |
| Iris ensata | Japanese Iris |
| Iris versicolor N | Blue Flag Iris |
| Ligularia stenocephala | Narrow-Spiked Ligularia |
| Lilium canadense N | Canada Lily |
| Lobelia cardinalis N | Cardinal Flower |
| Monarda didyma | Beebalm |
| Onoclea sensibilis N | Sensitive Fern |
| Physostegia virginiana N | Obedient Plant |
| Ranunculus species some N | Buttercup |
| Tradescantia virginiana | Spiderwort |
| Trollius species | Globeflower |
| Annuals: | |
| Anchusa capensis | Summer Forget-me-not |
| Iberis umbellata | Annual Candytuft |
| Lathyrus odoratus | Sweet Pea |
| Nicotiana alata | Flowering Tobacco |
| Perilla frutescens | Shrubby Perilla |
| Torenia fournieri | Wishbone Flower |
From the GardenPro Answer Book; revised and updated by Lois Berg Stack, Ornamental Horticulture Specialist, University of Maine Cooperative Extension.