Plants for Very Wet Soil and Shade
E = evergreen; N = native to Maine
| Trees: | |
|---|---|
| Abies balsamea E, N | Balsam Fir |
| Acer pensylvanicum N | Moosewood |
| Acer rubrum N | Red Maple |
| Amelanchier canadensis N | Shadblow Serviceberry |
| Chamaecyparis thyoides E, N | Whitecedar; Falsecypress |
| Fraxinus nigra N | Black Ash |
| Nyssa sylvatica N | Black Gum |
| Ostrya virginiana N | American Hophornbeam |
| Thuja occidentalis E, N | Arborvitae; White Cedar |
| Tilia americana N | Basswood |
| Tsuga canadensis E, N | Canada Hemlock |
| Shrubs: | |
| Aesculus parviflora | Bottlebrush Buckeye |
| Alnus incana N | Gray Alder |
| Andromeda polifolia E, N | Bog Rosemary |
| Chionanthus virginicus | White Fringe Tree |
| Clethra alnifolia N | Summersweet |
| Cornus alba | Tatarian Dogwood |
| Cornus amomum N | Silky Dogwood |
| Cornus racemosa N | Gray Dogwood |
| Diervilla lonicera N | Dwarf Bushhoneysuckle |
| Dirca palustris N | Leatherwood |
| Hamamelis virginiana N | Common Witchhazel |
| Lonicera canadensis N | Canada Fly Honeysuckle |
| Myrica gale N | Sweetgale |
| Pieris floribunda | Mountain Pieris |
| Rhododendron canadense N | Rhodora |
| Rhododendron(Ledum)groenlandicum E, N | Labrador Tea |
| Rhododendron maximum E, N | Great Rosebay |
| Rhododendron viscosum N | Swamp Azalea |
| Rubus odoratus N | Flowering Raspberry |
| Sambucus racemosa pubens N | Red Elder |
| Taxus canadensis E, N | Canadian Yew |
| Viburnum alnifolium N | Hobblebush |
| Viburnum dentatum N | Arrowwood Viburnum |
| Viburnum opulus trilobum N | American Highbush Cranberry |
| Groundcover: | |
| Cornus canadensis N | Bunchberry |
| Gaultheria procumbens N | Checkerberry |
| Pachysandra terminalis E | Japanese Spurge |
| Paxistima canbyi | Canby pachistima |
| Xanthorhiza simplicissima | Yellowroot |
| Vine: | |
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia N | Woodbine |
| Herbaceous Perennials: | |
| Astilbe species | False Spirea |
| Athyrium filix-femina N | Lady Fern |
| Caltha palustris N | Marsh Marigold |
| Chelone glabra N | White Turtlehead |
| Chelone lyonii | Pink Turtlehead |
| Cimicifuga racemosa | Black Snakeroot |
| Kirengeshoma palmata | Yellow Wax-bells |
| Lilium canadense N | Canada Lily |
| Lobelia cardinalis N | Cardinal Flower |
| Lobelia siphilitica N | Great Blue Lobelia |
| Lysimachia ciliata N | Fringed Loosestrife |
| Osmunda cinnamomea N | Cinnamon Fern |
| Osmunda claytoniana N | Interrupted Fern |
| Osmunda regalis N | Royal Fern |
| Polygonatum biflorum N | Solomon’s Seal |
| Tradescantia virginiana | Virginia Spiderwort |
| Annuals: | |
| Browallia speciosa | Amethyst Flower |
| Myosotis sylvatica | Forget-me-not |
| Nemesia strumosa | Nemesia |
From the GardenPro Answer Book; revised and updated by Lois Berg Stack, Ornamental Horticulture Specialist, University of Maine Cooperative Extension.