Trinity Forks Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas

Plants for water gardens and bogs

Shrubs

Buttonbush &endash; Cephalanthus occidentalis

False Indigo Bush - Amorpha fruticosa

Perennials

American Water Willow &endash; Justicia Americana &endash; 0-12 inches

Arrowhead &endash; Sagittaria lancifolia &endash; 0-12 inches

Cardinal Flower - Lobelia cardinalis - edge

Crinum Lily - Crinum americanum &endash; 0-6 inches

Ferns such as Sensitive, Cinnamon, Royal, Maidenhair

Halberd-leaf Hibiscus - Hibiscus laevis (militaris) &endash; edge

Horsetail &endash; Equisetum hyemale - 0-6 inches

Lizardtail &endash; Saurusrus cernuus &endash; 0-6 inches

Lotus &endash; Nelumbo lutea &endash; 4-12 inches

Pickerel Weed &endash; Pontederia cordata &endash; 0-12 inches

Powdery Thalia &endash; Thalia dealbata &endash; 0-12 inches

Spider Lily - Hymenocallis caroliniana/liriosme - edge

Swamprose Hibiscus - Hibiscus moscheutos - edge

Water Clover - Marsilea macropoda &endash; 0-3 inches

Various sedges and rushes make interesting foliage &endash; 0-6 inches

Canopy & Understory Trees For Poor Drainage Areas

Bald Cypress &endash; Taxodium distichum

Carolina Buckthorn &endash; Rhamnus caroliniana

Cedar Elm &endash; Ulmus crassifolia

Possumhaw Holly &endash; Ilex decidua

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