A Gardeners Forum Forums Gardening Reference Gardening in 2006 Good plant for wet area?

HI, I have an area that is wet most of the time. It sits right under a major drip area for my drain pipe. And the grass grows well there, but it looks bad. So I want to put in some nice plants to make it look organized and neat.

Is it in the sun or shade?

Sun: Cardinal flower (lobelia), Turtle Head (chelone), Goldenstar (chrysogonum), Joe Pye weed (eupatorium), Queen of the Prarie (filipendula), Swamp Mallow (hibiscus), Japanese Iris, Siberian Iris, Knotweed (polygonum)

Shade: Bugbane (cimicifuga), willow Gentian (gentiana), Golden Ray (ligularia), Mazus

If it's mostly shady and big enough of an area how about a hydrangea?

If it's sun - try zebra grass or cannas - mine love the water. My daylilies also do well in my swampy wet areas.

I have hostas that do great in the wet shady parts of my yard as well. We have horrible drainage - so lots of my yard stays wet.

Good luck!