Wetland
Wetland ecosystems include marshes, swamps, bogs, and wet meadows where soils are saturated or flooded seasonally or year-round. Wetland plants have specialized adaptations—aerenchyma tissue for oxygen transport, shallow roots, and tolerance for anaerobic conditions. These ecosystems are biodiversity hotspots, supporting amphibians, waterfowl, aquatic insects, and countless other species. Wetland plants filter pollutants, slow runoff, prevent erosion, and sequester carbon at exceptional rates. This archetype is essential for rain gardens, bioswales, pond edges, or naturally wet areas. Celebrate the ecological power of wetlands with plants that transform soggy problems into thriving wildlife habitat.
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Leatherwood (Dirca Palustris) -
Many-flowered Woodrush (Luzula Multiflora) -
Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) -
Virginia Wild Rye (Elymus Virginicus) -
Orange Coneflower (Rudbeckia Fulgida) -
Harlequin Blueflag Iris (Iris Versicolor) -
Ninebark (Physocarpus Opulifolius) -
Michigan Lily (Lilium Michiganense) -
Lady Fern (Athyrium Filix-Femina) -
Deflexed Bottle-brush Sedge (Carex Retrorsa) -
Balsam Ragwort (Packera Paupercula) -
Graceful Sedge (Carex Gracillima) -
False Aster (False Aster) -
Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema Triphyllum) -
Crowned Beggarticks (Bidens trichosperma) -
American Bellflower (Campanula americana) -
Pale Corydalis (Corydalis Sempervirens) -
Sweet Grass (Anthoxanthum Hirtum) -
Prairie Brome (Bromus Kalmii) -
Illinois Bundleflower (Desmanthus Illinoensis) -
Hop Sedge (Carex Lupulina) -
Musclewood (Carpinus Caroliniana) -
Swamp White Oak (Quercus Bicolor) -
Greene's Rush (Juncus Greenei)