Trinity Forks Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas

Plants for water gardens and bogs

Shrubs

Buttonbush - Cephalanthus occidentalis

False Indigo Bush - Amorpha fruticosa

Perennials

American Water Willow - Justicia Americana - 0-12 inches

Arrowhead - Sagittaria lancifolia - 0-12 inches

Cardinal Flower - Lobelia cardinalis - edge

Crinum Lily - Crinum americanum - 0-6 inches

Ferns such as Sensitive, Cinnamon, Royal, Maidenhair

Halberd-leaf Hibiscus - Hibiscus laevis (militaris) - edge

Horsetail - Equisetum hyemale - 0-6 inches

Lizardtail - Saurusrus cernuus - 0-6 inches

Lotus - Nelumbo lutea - 4-12 inches

Pickerel Weed - Pontederia cordata - 0-12 inches

Powdery Thalia - Thalia dealbata - 0-12 inches

Spider Lily - Hymenocallis caroliniana/liriosme - edge

Swamprose Hibiscus - Hibiscus moscheutos - edge

Water Clover - Marsilea macropoda - 0-3 inches

Various sedges and rushes make interesting foliage - 0-6 inches

Canopy & Understory Trees For Poor Drainage Areas

Bald Cypress - Taxodium distichum

Carolina Buckthorn - Rhamnus caroliniana

Cedar Elm - Ulmus crassifolia

Possumhaw Holly - Ilex decidua

Compiled for the Trinity Forks Chapter of the NPSOT by Kathy Saucier, January 2005