Damp and wet gardens
If your soil is damp most of the time, very wet occasionally or prone to flooding, this selection of plants is ideal for your garden. You may have one particular corner which is damp or if you live in an area with heavy rainfall or poor drainage it might be the whole garden.
Climbers (damp)
215 plants
Containers and pots (damp)
386 plants
Feature plants (damp)
20 plants
Ferns, grasses, hostas and other foliage plants (damp)
244 plants
Flood resilient plants
258 plants
Flowers every year (damp)
834 plants
Ground cover plants (damp)
151 plants
Large trees, 10m+ (damp)
65 plants
Plants for shade (damp)
386 plants
Roses (damp)
130 plants
Structural, trees, hedging and shrubs (damp)
378 plants
All plants (1907)
Acorus gramineus
Dwarf sweetflag, Grassy sweetflag
Acorus gramineus 'Hakuro-nishiki'
Dwarf sweetflag, Grassy sweetflag
Actaea japonica
Japanese bugbane, Chinese bugbane
Actaea matsumurae 'Elstead Variety'
Matsumuras bugbane
Actaea matsumurae 'White Pearl'
Matsumuras bugbane
Actaea racemosa
Black snakeroot, Black cohosh, Fairy candles, Rattletop
Actaea rubra
Red baneberry, Snakeberry, coralberry, European red baneberry
Actaea simplex
Autumn snakeroot, Kamchatka bugbane, Simple stemmed bugbane
Actaea simplex 'Pink Spike'
Autumn snakeroot, Kamchatka bugbane, Simple stemmed bugbane
Aesculus indica
Indian horse chestnut, Naru, Pangar
Aesculus indica 'Sydney Pearce'
Indian horse chestnut, Naru, Pangar
Ageratina altissima
White snakeroot, Mist flower, Sanicle, Richweed, Snakeroot, Floss flower
Ajuga reptans
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Variegata'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans Party Colours = 'Binparcol'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Alnus glutinosa 'Imperialis'
Royal alder, Common alder, European alder, Black alder
Alnus incana
Grey alder
Alnus incana 'Aurea'
Golden grey alder, Grey alder
Alnus incana 'Laciniata'
Cut leaf grey alder, Grey alder
Alnus incana 'Pendula'
Weeping alder, Grey alder
Amelanchier alnifolia
Alder leaved serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis
Canadian serviceberry, Thicket serviceberry, Shadblow serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis
Allegheny serviceberry, Smooth serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis 'Snowflakes'
Allegheny serviceberry, Smooth serviceberry
Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Ballerina'
Apple serviceberry
Amorphophallus konjac
Umbrella arum, Konjac, Konjac snake palm, Devil's tongue
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
Elephant yam, Telingo potato, Punga pung, Peony leaved snake palm, Voodoo lily
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata var. maximowiczii 'Elegans'
Blueberry climber, Porcelain vine
Amsonia illustris
Willow amsonia
Anagallis tenella
Pink bog pimpernel
Anaphalis margaritacea
Pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea var. angustior
Pearly everlasting
Anemone 'Frilly Knickers'
Hybrid anemone
Anemone 'Praecox'
Japanese anemone
Anemone hupehensis
Japanese anemone, Chinese anemone
Anemone hupehensis 'Bowles's Pink'
Japanese anemone, Chinese anemone
Anemone hupehensis 'Hadspen Abundance'
Japanese anemone, Chinese anemone
Anemone nemerosa
Wood anemone
Anemone nemerosa
Wood anemone
Anemone nemerosa 'Buckland'
Wood anemone
Anemone nemerosa 'Flore Pleno'
Wood anemone
Anemone nemerosa 'Leeds Variety'
Wood anemone
Anemone nemerosa 'Lychette'
Wood anemone
Anemone nemorosa 'Allenii'
Wood anemone
Anemone nemorosa 'Robinsoniana'
Wood anemone
Anemone nemorosa 'Vestal'
Wood anemone
Anemone nemorosa 'Virescens'
Wood anemone
Anemone x hybrida
Japanese anemone, Hybrid anemone