Wet

All species listed here grow well in wet soil conditions, and all are native to eastern Nebraska. This list is for siting reference; we do not grow all plants listed. Those noted* prefer standing water or riparian edges.

Wildflowers

Common NameLatin Name
Canada anemoneAnemone canadensis
prairie indian plantainArnoglossum plantagineum
jack-in-the-pulpitArisaema triphyllum
sullivant’s milkweedAsclepias sullivantii
swamp milkweedAsclepias incarnata
white indigoBaptisia alba
rattlesnake masterEryngium yuccifolium
common bonesetEupatorium perfoliatum
wild strawberryFragaria virginiana
*halberdleaf rosemallowHibiscus laevis
prairie blazing starLiatris pycnostachya
cardinal flowerLobelia cardinalis
fringed loostrifeLysimachia ciliata
beebalmMonarda fistulosa
prairie phlox, eczema weedPhlox pilosa
heal-allPrunella vulgaris
sochan, cutleaf coneflowerRudbeckia laciniata
*short-beak arrowheadSagittaria breviostra
*broadleaf arrowheadSagittaria latifolia
Maryland sennaSenna marilandica
cup plantSilphium perfoliatum
American germanderTeucrium canadensis
blue vervainVerbena hastata
culvers rootVeronicastrum virginicum
downy yellow violetViola pubescens
golden alexandersZizia aurea

Sedges, Rushes, & Shrubs

Common NameLatin Name
false indigobushAmorpha fruticosa
common woodsedgeCarex blanda
emory’s sedgeCarex emoryi
bottle-brush sedgeCarex hystericina
*buttonbushCephalanthus occidentalis
elderberrySambucus canadensis
peach-leaf willowSalix amygdaloides
black willowSalix nigra
*dark green bulrushScirpus atrovirens
*pale green bulrushScirpus pallidus