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plants for soggy/wet area

Posted by tesa001 z8 plantersville tx (My Page) on
Thu, Feb 4, 10 at 17:24

greetings, did some searching around for past posts that
might help prior to my posts, but didn't find any, so here
goes

i also posted this on the texas forum

i'd like to plant a wet area with dietes bicolor, underplanted with creeping jenny

i can't seem to find any info that dietes can take the
wet

they (the dietes) were given to me as a going away gift
prior to our move, and i'm not sure where would be the
best place for them, my sun is limited and the area i
think will get enough sun is wet/soggy after rains

i have another area, more like a bog which i do plan to
use yellow and blue flags, and marsh marigolds, along with
cardinal flower

i have read that the flags can be invasive, but i have
a rather large boggy area, and i'd like nothing better
than to have them go to town

thanks in advance for any help

tesa


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RE: plants for soggy/wet area

  • Posted by rbrady 5/Eastern Ia (My Page) on
    Tue, Feb 23, 10 at 21:13

From what I've read Dietes bicolor prefers wet conditions in part shade to full sun. It will also become drought tolerant once established. On another note, they might be marginally hardy for you.

Hope this helps! Rhonda


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RE: plants for soggy/wet area

Flags...Iris's ? Anyway, I have a bunch of them going on the banks of a grey water bog I'm doing in East TN

I'm new at this forum...are we allowed to ship bulbs to each other ? I could send you some different colors....I wouldn't know what color they are as I don't pay attention...there's just a bunch of color out there.


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  • Posted by tesa001 z8 plantersville tx (My Page) on
    Sun, Mar 14, 10 at 9:47

oh, if its at all possible, i'd love some bulbs.

the area is just a low area on the property, but when
we build the house, we intend to do a wetlands for grey
water also. i've already changed all the soap/cleaners we
use so i know whats going into the wetlands area.

last week, i bought some horsetails, but they don't seem
too happy out there, i think snails are munching on them,
i can't get too close to them without mud boots, but i think i saw snails

my cousin has a ton of spider lillies growing in the ditch
next to her house, and she's gonna watch for when they
bloom so i can dig them up too

tesa


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RE: plants for soggy/wet area

  • Posted by tesa001 z8 plantersville tx (My Page) on
    Fri, Apr 2, 10 at 10:07

somebody kick that crazy person off this list!!!!

what in hell does your religious propaganda have to do
with my bog????

tesa


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RE: plants for soggy/wet area

LOL. I second that. Sheeesh some people.
http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/gardenplants.html
this page os a great help in wet foot plants.


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Love the site you posted. Do you have any fav places or nursery from where I can buy these?


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No! But I keep a list with me or on hand when I go shopping so I always know what they are. If I happen across some of them I buy them then and there. I have memorized most of them now so if I misplace my list I still recognize the names of the plants when I see them.


 
 

 

 


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