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Plants for wet soil

Tolerate boggy or pond-edge conditions. We've filtered our catalogue down to 44 matchs.

Water Bulrush
Water Bulrush
Scirpus subterminalis
edible
Water Chickweed
Water Chickweed
Myosoton aquaticum
edible
Water Clover
Water Clover
Marsilea quadrifolia
edible
Water Crowfoot
Water Crowfoot
Ranunculus aquatilis
ediblemedicinal
Water Dropwort
Water Dropwort
Oenanthe javanica
edible
Water Dropwort
Water Dropwort
Oenanthe sarmentosa
Apiaceaeedible
Water Hawthorn
Water Hawthorn
Aponogeton distachyos
edible
Water Horehound
Water Horehound
Lycopus americanus
edible
Water Mallee
Water Mallee
Eucalyptus dumosa
Myrtaceaeediblemedicinal
Water Pennywort
Water Pennywort
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
edible
Water Purslane
Water Purslane
Lythrum portula
edible
Water Ribbons
Water Ribbons
Triglochin procera
Juncaceaeedible
Water Smartweed
Water Smartweed
Polygonum coccineum
ediblemedicinal
Water Speedwell
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Lamiaceaeediblemedicinal
Water Tupelo
Water Tupelo
Nyssa aquatica
edible
Watercress
Watercress
Nasturtium microphyllum
Brassicaceaeedible
Watercress
Watercress
Nasturtium officinale
ediblemedicinal
Waterleaf
Waterleaf
Decemium appendiculatum
edible
Wavy Bittercress
Wavy Bittercress
Cardamine flexuosa
edible
Weeping Willow
Weeping Willow
Salix babylonica
ediblemedicinal
Western Marsh Marigold
Western Marsh Marigold
Caltha leptosepala
edible
Western Mayhaw
Western Mayhaw
Crataegus opaca
ediblemedicinal
Wharariki
Wharariki
Phormium cookianum
edible
White Arrow Arum
White Arrow Arum
Peltandra sagittifolia
edible
White Birch
White Birch
Betula pubescens
edible
White Bog-Orchid
White Bog-Orchid
Platanthera dilatata
Orchidaceaeedible
White Willow
White Willow
Salix alba
Salicaceaeediblemedicinal
Wild Sage
Wild Sage
Lantana camara
edible
Wild rice Uri Tropical wild rice
Wild rice Uri Tropical wild rice
Porteresia coarctata
edible
Willow Grass
Willow Grass
Polygonum amphibium
ediblemedicinal
Willow-Leaved Sea Buckthorn
Willow-Leaved Sea Buckthorn
Hippophae salicifolia
edible
Wood saxifrage
Wood saxifrage
Saxifraga mertensiana
edible
Woolly Grass Bulrush
Woolly Grass Bulrush
Scirpus cyperinus
edible
Yampa
Yampa
Perideridia gairdneri
edible
Yellow Loosestrife
Yellow Loosestrife
Lysimachia vulgaris
edible
Yellow Marsh Cress
Yellow Marsh Cress
Rorippa palustris
edible
Yellow Monkey Flower
Yellow Monkey Flower
Mimulus guttatus
edible
Yellow Skunk Cabbage
Yellow Skunk Cabbage
Lysichiton americanus
edible
Yerba Mansa
Yerba Mansa
Anemopsis californica
edible
Zamia cycads Pine cone cycad
Zamia cycads Pine cone cycad
Zamia spp
edible
Zantedeschia aethiopica
Zantedeschia aethiopica
Zantedeschia aethiopica
edible
Zenmai
Zenmai
Osmunda japonica
Dryopteridaceaeedible
shortfruit willow
shortfruit willow
Salix brachycarpa
ediblemedicinal
sour dock
sour dock
Rumex daiwoo
Polygonaceaeediblemedicinal
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Frequently asked

What are good plants for wet soil?

We catalogue 44 matching species. See the list above. Each links to its full profile with cultivation, dosage, and companion notes.

How do I pick from this list?

Filter further by your other constraints — edible vs medicinal, mature size, USDA zone. Each plant profile has the full attribute table.

Are these plants verified?

Each plant entry is sourced from Permapeople + Trefle databases and reviewed before publication. Cultivation data marked 'high confidence' comes from horticultural references; lower confidence flags less-certain attributions.

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