(can grow with roots in water)
Other plant types: Fern/Fern Ally | Grass/Grasslike | Groundcover | Herbaceous | Shrub | Tree | Vine
| Soil Moisture: | Sunlight: | Flower Color (simplified, all shades): | ||
| W = wet | Su = full sun | B = brown | R = red | O = orange |
| M = moist | PS = part shade | W = white | P = pink | G = green |
| D = dry | Sh = full shade | Y = yellow | Pu = purple | Bl = blue |
| * denotes evergreen or semi-evergreen foliage | ||||
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Height | Color | Bloom |
| Acorus calamus | sweet flag |
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2-3 | Y, W | May-Jul | ||
| Hibiscus moscheutos | rose mallow |
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3-6 | W, P | Jul-Sep | ||
| Iris versicolor | blue flag |
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3 | Bl, Pu | May-Jun | ||
| Juncus canadensis | Canada rush |
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1-3 | ||||
| Juncus effusus | soft rush |
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2-3 | Jun-Sep | ||||
| Kosteletskya virginica | seashore mallow |
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1.5-4.5 | P | Jul-Sep | ||||
| Nuphar luteum (Nuphar advena) | spatterdock, yellow water lily |
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1 | Y | May-Oct | |||
| Nymphaea odorata | fragrant water lily |
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<1 | W | Jun-Sep | ||||
| Osmunda regalis | royal fern |
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2-3 | |||
| Peltandra virginica | arrow arum |
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to 2 | G-W | Apr-Jul | |||
| Pontederia cordata | pickerelweed |
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3 | Pu | Jun-Nov | |||
| Sagittaria latifolia | duck potato |
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0.5-2 | W | Jul-Oct | ||||
| Saururus cernuus | lizards tail |
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1.5-4.5 | W | Jun-Aug | |||
| Scirpus cyperinus | woolgrass |
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3-4 | Aug-Sep | |||
| Scirpus pungens (S. americanus) | common three-square |
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4 | Jun-Sep | |||||
| Spartina alterniflora | salt marsh cordgrass or smooth cordgrass |
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2-5 | Jul-Sep | ||||
| Spartina patens | salt meadow hay |
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1-3 | Jul-Sep | ||||
| Typha angustifolia | narrow-leaved cattail |
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10 | Jun-Jul | ||||
| Typha latifolia | broad-leaved cattail |
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5-7 | May-Jun | ||||
| Zizania aquatica | wild rice |
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6-10 | Jun-Sep | ||||
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Last updated: 9/4/01