Wetland and raingarden landscaping helps control erosion, prevents flooding, and improves water quality. Each planting area is unique, so it is always best to do research or hire a consultant if you aren’t sure how to design your wetland or raingarden.
We have listed our favorite water loving plants for you to pick from.
Acer circinatum / Vine Maple
Adiantum aleuticum / Western Maidenhair Fern
Amelanchier alnifolia / Serviceberry
Aronia melanocarpa / Chokeberry
Aruncus dioicus / Goatsbeard
Athyrium felix-femina / Lady Fern
Betula papyrifera / Paper Birch
Blechnum spicant / Deer Fern
Carex lyngbyei / Lyngbyei Sedge
Carex obnupta / Slough Sedge
Cornus sericea / Red Osier Dogwood
Cornus sericea ‘Baileyi’ / Bailey Dogwood
Cornus sericea ‘Flaviramea’ / Yellow Twig Dogwood
Dicentra formosa / Western Bleeding Heart
Hosta ‘Earth’s Angel’ / Earth’s Angel Hosta
Hosta ‘Fragrant Blue’ / Fragrant Blue Hosta’
Hosta ‘Lets Twist Again’ / Twist Again Hosta
Hosta ‘Queen of the Seas’ / Queen of the Seas Hosta
Iris douglasiana / Douglas Iris
Iris sibirica ‘Caesar’s Brother’ / Caesar’s Brother Iris
Iris tenax / Oregon Iris
Iris versicolor / Blue Flag Iris
Juncus effusus / Common Rush
Juncus ensifolius / Dagger-Leaf Rush
Lonicera involucrata / Twinberry
Lysichiton americanus / Skunk Cabbage
Nyssa sylvatica / Black Tupelo
Oemleria cerasiformis / Indian Plum
Picea sitchensis / Sitka Spruce
Rubus spectabilis / Salmonberry
Salix hookeriana / Hooker Willow
Salix lasiandra / Pacific Willow
Salix purprea ‘Nana’ / Dwarf Arctic Willow
Salix scouleriana / Scouler Willow
Salix sitchensis / Sitka Willow
Sambucus caerulea / Blue Elberberry
Sambucus racemosa / Red Elderberry
Symphoricarpos albus / Snowberry
Thuja plicata ‘Excelsa’ / Excelsa Cedar
Thuja plicata ‘Hogan’ / Hogan Cedar
Thuja plicata / Western Red Cedar
Thuja plicata x standishii ‘Green Giant’ / Green Giant Arborvitae
Live Stakes & Cuttings: Harvested to Order
