Plants That Tolerate Wet Conditions

Wet tolerant plants are plants that once established can survive with excess water than other plants. This is to say that the area in which they are to be planted is low lying and poor draining, or periodically floods, they should do well once the establishment period has passed. (None of these plants can survive submerged for long periods of time.)

Trees
Bald Cypress
Ginkgo
Kentucky Coffee Tree
Red Maple
River Birch
Service Berry
Swamp White Oak

Shrubs
Barberry
Chokeberry
Clethra
Forstythia
Sweetspire
Viburnum var.
Witchhazel

Evergreens
Arborvitae

Perennials
Astilbe
Bee Balm
Daylily
Fern
Lobelia
Loosestrife
Lythrum
Moneywort
Primrose

“var” = only certain varieties are included in this classification