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Plants for wet soil

Tolerate boggy or pond-edge conditions. We've filtered our catalogue down to 50 matchs.

Hololeion maximowiczii
Hololeion maximowiczii
Hololeion maximowiczii
ediblemedicinal
Holy Grass
Holy Grass
Hierochloe odorata
edible
Hooker's willow
Hooker's willow
Salix hookeriana
ediblemedicinal
Hornwort
Hornwort
Ceratophyllum demersum
edible
Hui Hui Suan
Hui Hui Suan
Ranunculus chinensis
ediblemedicinal
Hungarian Hawthorn
Hungarian Hawthorn
Crataegus nigra
ediblemedicinal
Hybrid cattail
Typha glauca
Cyperaceaeedible
Ice Cream Bean
Ice Cream Bean
Inga edulis
edible
Impatiens textori
Impatiens textori
Impatiens textori
edible
Interrupted Fern
Interrupted Fern
Osmunda claytoniana
Dryopteridaceaeedible
Ivory Coast Raffia Palm
Ivory Coast Raffia Palm
Raphia hookeri
edible
Ixeris polycephala
Ixeris polycephala
Ixeris polycephala
edible
Jambolan
Jambolan
Syzygium cumini
Myrtaceaeediblemedicinal
Jambos
Jambos
Syzygium jambos
ediblemedicinal
Japanese Buttercup
Japanese Buttercup
Ranunculus nipponicus
Ranunculaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Horseradish
Japanese Horseradish
Wasabia japonica
edible
Japanese Primrose
Japanese Primrose
Primula sieboldii
Primulaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Water Iris
Japanese Water Iris
Iris ensata
Iridaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese burnet
Japanese burnet
Sanguisorba obtusa
edible
Japanese sedge
Japanese sedge
Carex kobomugi
edible
Kansas Hawthorn
Kansas Hawthorn
Crataegus coccinoides
ediblemedicinal
Khai Nam
Khai Nam
Wolffia globosa
edible
Knotweed
Knotweed
Polygonum salicifolium
Polygonaceaeediblemedicinal
Large-Cluster Blueberry
Large-Cluster Blueberry
Vaccinium amoenum
Ericaceaeediblemedicinal
Largehead sedge
Largehead sedge
Carex macrocephala
edible
Lathyrus quinquenervius
Lathyrus quinquenervius
Lathyrus quinquenervius
edible
Lean flatsedge
Lean flatsedge
Cyperus setigerus
Cyperaceaeedible
Lemon-Scented Gum
Lemon-Scented Gum
Eucalyptus citriodora
ediblemedicinal
Lily Of The Valley
Lily Of The Valley
Convallaria keiskei
ediblemedicinal
Limnocharis flava
Limnocharis flava
Limnocharis flava
edible
Lobelia sessilifolia
Lobelia sessilifolia
Lobelia sessilifolia
ediblemedicinal
Long Leaved Scurvy Grass
Long Leaved Scurvy Grass
Cochlearia anglica
Brassicaceaeedible
Lycopus maackianus
Lycopus maackianus
Lycopus maackianus
Lamiaceaeedible
Lysichiton camtschatcense
Lysichiton camtschatcense
Lysichiton camtschatcense
edible
Lysimachia fortunei
Lysimachia fortunei
Lysimachia fortunei
edible
Manna Gum
Manna Gum
Eucalyptus viminalis
ediblemedicinal
Manzanilla
Manzanilla
Crataegus pubescens
ediblemedicinal
Marimari
Marimari
Cassia leiandra
ediblemedicinal
Marsh Andromeda
Marsh Andromeda
Andromeda polifolia
edible
Marsh Arrow Grass
Marsh Arrow Grass
Triglochin palustris
edible
Marsh Blue Violet
Viola cucullata
Violaceaeediblemedicinal
Marsh Fern
Marsh Fern
Thelypteris palustris
Polypodiaceaeedible
Marsh Fleawort
Marsh Fleawort
Tephroseris palustris
edible
Marsh Marigold
Marsh Marigold
Caltha palustris
edible
Marsh Orchis
Marsh Orchis
Orchis laxiflora
Orchidaceaeedible
Marsh Speedwell
Veronica scutellata
Lamiaceaeediblemedicinal
Marsh Thistle
Marsh Thistle
Cirsium palustre
Asteroideaeedible
Marsh Valerian
Marsh Valerian
Valeriana dioica
ediblemedicinal
Marsh Woundwort
Marsh Woundwort
Stachys palustris
ediblemedicinal
Matara Tea Tanner's cassia
Matara Tea Tanner's cassia
Senna auriculata
ediblemedicinal
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Frequently asked

What are good plants for wet soil?

We catalogue 50 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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