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Wetland Plants
The following is a list of wetland plants that we offer. Please inquire if a plant is not on the list because we
may be growing it or can get it for you. We grow a full line of ornamental aquatics and pond plants which
can be viewed on our other website at www.Aqua-Link.com. We offer contract grow for any kind of job
and can also grow out floating wetland sanctuaries and wetland carpets for your specific needs.
Sizes offered: plugs (72s, 50s & 38s), quarts, 6", & 1 gallon
Plant Name
Acorus americana
sweet flag
Wetland
Indicator
Status
OBL
2' to 3' - Flowers April, May - inconspicuous, green spathe forms clumps with leaves similar to Iris.
Alisma subcordatum
water plantain
OBL
2' - Flowers July, August - small white blooms atop
attractive foliage.
Asclepias incarnata
swamp milkweed
OBL
6' - Flowers June to August - pale pink flowers attract
butterflies.
Aster novi-angliae
New England aster
Borrichia frutescens
sea ox-eye
Canna flaccida
yellow water canna
3' to 4' - A vigorous native canna that displays yellow flower
spikes.
OBL
Wetland Plants
Carex stricta
Carex vulpinoidea
fox sedge
OBL
3.5' - Provides food for many bird species and some
mammals.
Cephalanthus occidentalis
button bush
OBL
4' to 6' - A woody shrub that produces button-like flowers
Decodon verticillatus
water willow
OBL
Very showy plant with lanced shape leaves and purplishpink blooms.
Dichromena colorata
star grass
FACW
1' to 2' - Flowers June to September - white star shaped
blooms with narrow leaves
Dulichium arundinaceum
dwarf bamboo
OBL
18" - Flowers July, August with compact bamboo like
foliage - flowers are unusual.
Eleocharis palustris
Equisetum hyemale
horsetail
3' - Very distinct jointed stems - prefers very shallow water
to moist soil.
FACW
Wetland Plants
Eupatorium fistulosum
Helianthus angustifolia
Hibiscus coccineus
Hibiscus moschuetos
Iris pseudacorous
yellow flag Iris
OBL
3' to 4' - Flowers April, May - brilliant yellow blossoms that
stand well above the tall, erect foliage.
Iris virginica
southern blue flag Iris
OBL
A southern Iris species with weeping, graceful foliage deep purple blooms in Spring.
Juncus effusus
soft rush
FACW+
3' to 4' - Often grows in tussocks or hummocks - clumping
habit
Juncus roemerianus
Justicia americana
water willow
OBL
2' - Flowers August - White flowers decorated with purple
that resemble orchid flowers - narrow leaves like the willow.
Kosteletzkya virginica
seashore mallow
6' to 9' - Flowers July to September - soft pink flowers with
velvety leaves - can handle brackish water.
OBL
Wetland Plants
Lobelia cardinalis
cardinal flower
FACW+
2' - Flowers August, September - tall spikes of red flowers striking summer color for a long period.
Lobelia siphilitica
great blue Lobelia
FACW+
3' - Flowers August to October - bright blue blooms
Mimulus ringens
lavender musk
OBL
2' - Flowers July, August - lavender flowers among soft
green foliage - will grow in or out of a pond.
Orontium aquaticum
golden club
OBL
1' to 2' - Flowers April, May with unique white and gold
flowers.
Panicum virgatum
switch grass
FAC
2' to 4' - Flowers July to September - ornamental,
particularly in winter.
Peltandra virginica
arrow arum
2' to 3' - Glossy dark green arrow shaped foliage - easy to
grow, consistent and uniform - tolerates some shade.
FAC
Wetland Plants
Pontederia cordata
pickerel rush
OBL
2' to 3' - Flowers June to September - Bright lavender
flowers - easy to grow and long blooming.
Sagittaria lancifolia
bulltongue arrowhead
OBL
3' to 5' - Large lance shaped leaves that arch outward single white flowers are attached to long arching stems.
Sagittaria latifolia
broadleaf arrowhead
OBL
2' - Flowers July, August - delicate white flowers with bright
yellow centers - strong, wide arrow shaped foliage.
Salidag sempervirens
seaside goldenrod
Saururus cernuus
lizard's tail
OBL
1' to 3' - Flowers July - delicate cream colored blossoms triangular green foliage - easy to grow
Scirpus americanus
three square rush
OBL
Flowers June to September - erect triangular stems - birds
eat seed.
Scirpus cyperinus
wool grass
4' to 5' - Flowers August, September - dense clumps persistent seed clusters.
FACW+
Wetland Plants
Scirpus validus
Spartina alternifolia
Spartina patens
salt meadow hay
FACW+
1' to 3' - Good cover - shore erosion control - tolerates
drought once established.
Thalia dealbata
water canna
OBL
6' - Flowers July to September - rich purple flowers atop
narrow spikes above the foliage that sway gracefully in the
breeze.
Typha angustifolia
narrow leafed cattail
OBL
6' - Flowers May, June - narrow dark blue-green leaves tolerates brackish water.
Typha latifolia
broad leaved cattail
6' - Flowers May, June.
Plants for Deep Water
Lemna species
Duckweed
Nuphar lutea
spatterdock
Nymphaea odorata
American white water lily
Potamogeton ssp.
pondweed
OBL
Wetland Plants
Wetland Indicator Status: that, as designated in the National List of Plant Species That Occur in
Wetlands: Northeast (region 1) (Reed 1988); is given in this catalog.
Obligate Wetland: occur almost always (estimated probability 99%) under natural conditions in wetlands.
Facultative Wetland: usually occur in wetlands (estimated probability 67% - 99%), but occasionally
found in non-wetlands. (FACW)
Facultative: equally likely occur in wetlands or non-wetlands (estimated probability 34% - 66%). (FAC)
Facultative Upland: usually occur in non-wetlands (estimated probability 67% - 99%), but occasionally
found in wetland (estimated probability 1% - 33%).
Any status above with a (+) or (-) sign after the abbreviation: the species is more frequently (+) or
less ofter(-) found in wetlands. (FACW+, FACW-, etc.)