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forested wetland

Forested wetlands are found in predominantly wooded areas with filtered or partial sun and poorly drained soils or groundwater tables close to the surface. These habitats support a unique set of water-tolerant perennials, grasses, and sedges.  When recreating this habitat in a home garden, focus on areas that receive some shade from your home or adjacent trees and tend to hold water for an extended period after rain.

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Purple

Allegheny monkeyflower

Mimulus ringens

Bloom Time

July, August

Purple

American germander

Teucrium canadense

Bloom Time

July, August

Purple

Blue skullcap

Scutellaria lateriflora

Bloom Time

August, Sept

White

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Bloom Time

June, July, August

Red

Cardinal flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Bloom Time

July, August, September

Lavender

Crooked stem aster

Symphyotrichum prenanthoides

Bloom Time

August, September, October

Purple

Downy wood mint

Blephilia ciliata

Bloom Time

June, July

Yellow

Fringed loosestrife

Lysimachia ciliata

Bloom Time

July, August

Yellow

Golden alexanders

Zizia aurea

Bloom Time

April, May, June

Green, Brown

Sedges

Cyperaceae

Bloom Time

May, June

Green, Yellow

Spicebush

Lindera benzoin

Bloom Time

May, June, July

White

Turtlehead

Chelone glabra

Bloom Time

July, August

Red, Yellow

Wild columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Bloom Time

April, May, June

Yellow

Zigzag goldenrod

Solidago flexicaulis

Bloom Time

August, September

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