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Sat, Aug 18, 12 at 8:31
| I have wetlands behind my house that normal would flood several weeks to a month or two a year, but only a few inches deep. It was treed until the beaver built a dam and it had a 1-1.5 feet of standing water for a year or two. Now the trees have died. The town is removing the beaver so I'll soon have a wet area, flooded a few inches a month or two a year that will get almost full sun. I want to plant some NATIVE plants that are attractive. I'm in Massachusetts just barely into zone 6. The plants have to survive a few inches of flooding part of the year and will always be wet and will get 3/4 sun, maybe more in some spots, maybe less in some spots.
Suggestions? I already have tons of Lobelia cardinalis. I already ordered some Hibiscus moscheutos. Some ideas I have are-- Swamp Milkweed
There is some arrow arum and skunk cabbage already in the area to give you and idea how wet it is. |
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| New York Ironweed, Helenium autumnale, Amelanchior (sp?). These might be more for the edge, a little drier... Monkeyflower (mimulus), chelone glabra,chelone lyonii, maybe Turks cap lily? |
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- Posted by greyandamy (My Page) on Fri, Sep 21, 12 at 20:49
| I'm interested in this, I'm afraid to try anything else but I heard that plants meant for wet, boggy areas still can die at first as they need "Acclimated" to the conditions.. which confuses me to no end... I was focused more on trees or something for privacy, but I lost them due to rot?? The ones meant for swamps... Let me know how it goes.. amy |
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| learn; Do you have any interest in trees and shrubs? |
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- Posted by learn2turn 6 (My Page) on Tue, Feb 26, 13 at 7:08
| Interested in herbaceous flowering plants. I ended up buying some seed and started some flats, they are out side getting their few months of cold time. Swamp Milkweed |
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