High Moisture Perennials
High Moisture Perennials
Perfect for rain gardens, low-lying areas and regions with over 40 inches of natural rainfall. These plants are good choices for the entire East Coast & Pacific Northwest. The plants on this page are all high-moisture perennials, and prefer regularly moist soils such as those found at the edge of a pond, marsh or stream. Each of our plants has a symbol showing its water needs. When planning and planting your garden, group plants together with similar water needs for best success.
To choose the best plants for your garden, use our filters at left.
To choose the best plants for your garden, use our filters below.
High Moisture Perennials
Perfect for rain gardens, low-lying areas and regions with over 40 inches of natural rainfall. These plants are good choices for the entire East Coast & Pacific Northwest. The plants on this page are all high-moisture perennials, and prefer regularly moist soils such as those found at the edge of a pond, marsh or stream. Each of our plants has a symbol showing its water needs. When planning and planting your garden, group plants together with similar water needs for best success.
To choose the best plants for your garden, use our filters at left.
To choose the best plants for your garden, use our filters below.
![Common Milkweed, Asclepias Syriaca, with pollinators]()
Asclepias syriaca ‚Common Milkweed‚ is a gorgeous plant that produces purple/pink flower clusters that wildflower gardeners love and spreads quickly. This native perennia...
Learn MoreCommon Milkweed Common Milkweed Asclepias syriacaAs low as $13.99 Sale $12.59Per Plant - 5" Deep PotAsclepias syriaca 'Common Milkweed' is a gorgeous plant that produces purple/pink flower clusters that wildflower gardeners love and spreads quickly. This native perennial is a primary food source for the Monarch butterfly providing large leaves for caterpillars and big pink globe-like flowers that provide nectar for the adult butterflies. Planting it will help to support Monarch populations. Perennial.![Rose Swamp Milkweed]()
Asclepias incarnata ‚Rose‚ (Swamp Milkweed) is a showy pink blooming Asclepias species that is a food plant for Monarch butterfly caterpillars and a nectar source for ad...
Learn MoreRose Swamp Milkweed Rose Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnataAs low as $13.99 Sale $12.59Per Plant - 5" Deep PotAsclepias incarnata 'Rose' (Swamp Milkweed) is a showy pink blooming Asclepias species that is a food plant for Monarch butterfly caterpillars and a nectar source for adult butterflies. Also known as Swamp Milkweed, it grows best in moist or wet soils.![Hoary Vervain, Verbena stricta]()
Verbena stricta (Hoary Vervain) is a beautiful native wildflower, with blue-violet flowers blooming from the bottom up on tall flower spikes in mid-summer that attract bees and butte...
Learn MoreHoary Vervain Hoary Vervain Verbena stricta$12.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotVerbena stricta (Hoary Vervain) is a beautiful native wildflower, with blue-violet flowers blooming from the bottom up on tall flower spikes in mid-summer that attract bees and butterflies. Ovate leaves are covered with whitish hairs, giving the foliage a silvery color and soft texture. Will naturalize and spread easily by reseeding. The seeds are a favorite food for seed-eating songbirds.![Bella Blue Prunella, Prunella grandiflora Bella Blue]()
Bella Blue Self-Heal (Prunella grandiflora Bella Blue) is a vigorous, long-blooming groundcover with short spikes of violet-blue flowers that attract butterflies....
Learn MoreBella Blue Prunella Bella Blue Self-Heal Prunella grandiflora Bella BlueAs low as $9.99 Sale $8.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotBella Blue Self-Heal (Prunella grandiflora Bella Blue) is a vigorous, long-blooming groundcover with short spikes of violet-blue flowers that attract butterflies.![White Bellium minutum, Bellium minutum, Miniature Mat Daisy]()
Bellium is a vigorous grower, covering itself with a multitude of 1/2„ white daisies from late spring through the summer....
Learn MoreMiniature Mat Daisy (Bellium) Miniature Mat Daisy Bellium minutumAs low as $10.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotBellium is a vigorous grower, covering itself with a multitude of 1/2" white daisies from late spring through the summer.![Soulmate Swamp Milkweed with clusters of pink petals, Asclepias incarnata 'Soulmate']()
Asclepias incarnata ‚Soulmate‚ (Swamp Milkweed) lights up the mid-to-late summer garden with clusters of pink petals surrounding a white heart. This native star attracts ...
Learn MoreSoulmate Swamp Milkweed Soulmate Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata Soulmate$13.99 Sale $11.19Sale Price I Save 20%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotAsclepias incarnata 'Soulmate' (Swamp Milkweed) lights up the mid-to-late summer garden with clusters of pink petals surrounding a white heart. This native star attracts and nourishes hummingbirds, butterflies, bees, and pollinators of many shapes and sizes – especially Monarch butterflies. With a sweet vanilla scent, it’s deer and rabbit resistant. This easy-care plant brings as much pleasure to the gardener as it does to the pollinators in sunny borders and meadows with average-to-moist soil.
![Carex appalachica, Appalachian Sedge, Photo Courtesy Of Hoffman Nursery]()
Carex appalachica (Appalachian Sedge Grass) is a native grass-like plant with thin, fine-textured leaf blades. Appalachian Sedge is an outstanding choice for use as an attractive gra...
Learn MoreAppalachian Sedge Grass Appalachian Sedge Carex appalachicaAs low as $11.99 Sale $10.19Per Plant - 5" Deep PotCarex appalachica (Appalachian Sedge Grass) is a native grass-like plant with thin, fine-textured leaf blades. Appalachian Sedge is an outstanding choice for use as an attractive grassy groundcover for shade and heavy shade areas.![Asclepias tuberosa 'Hello Yellow' with butter-yellow flower clusters, Hello Yellow Butterfly Milkweed]()
Asclepias tuberosa ‚Hello Yellow‚ (Butterfly Weed) is a native, pollinator-friendly knock-out with cheerful butter-yellow flower clusters. Flowers will bloom in summer, a...
Learn MoreHello Yellow Butterfly Weed Hello Yellow Butterfly Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa Hello Yellow$11.99 Sale $9.59Sale Price I Save 20%Per Plant - 2.5" PotAsclepias tuberosa 'Hello Yellow' (Butterfly Weed) is a native, pollinator-friendly knock-out with cheerful butter-yellow flower clusters. Flowers will bloom in summer, and the rich green foliage is the perfect complement to the flowers. This low-maintenance perennial is drought tolerant once established, making it the perfect waterwise addition to a perennial garden border, meadow, or pollinator garden. Butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds all love butterfly weed, but deer stay away. Make your butterfly garden a destination with ‘Hello Yellow’!!['Ice Ballet' Swamp Milkweed with snow-white clusters of flowers, Asclepias incarnata 'Ice Ballet']()
Asclepias incarnata ‚Ice Ballet‚ (Swamp Milkweed) lights up the mid-summer garden with vanilla scented, pillowy clusters of snow-white flowers. Deep green foliage and whi...
Learn MoreIce Ballet Swamp Milkweed Ice Ballet Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata Ice Ballet$13.99 Sale $11.89Sale Price I Save 15%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotAsclepias incarnata 'Ice Ballet' (Swamp Milkweed) lights up the mid-summer garden with vanilla scented, pillowy clusters of snow-white flowers. Deep green foliage and white flowers that bloom from mid-summer to fall are the perfect backdrop for brightly colored butterflies that visit each summer. A pollinator-favorite, especially for Monarch butterflies, this easy-care milkweed is happy in a sunny spot with moist soil.![Mellow Yellows Coneflower, Echinacea 'Mellow Yellows']()
Mellow Yellows Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is a study in harmony with beautiful blossoms ranging from cream to gold. Blooming from early summer to first frost, Mellow Yellows has...
Learn MoreMellow Yellows Echinacea Mellow Yellows Coneflower Echinacea purpurea Mellow YellowsAs low as $13.99 Sale $11.19Per Plant - 5" Deep PotMellow Yellows Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is a study in harmony with beautiful blossoms ranging from cream to gold. Blooming from early summer to first frost, Mellow Yellows has a long-lasting steady supply of blooms, making it an essential garden workhorse. Butterflies, bees, and birds are frequent visitors to Echinacea, and you can leave tall, sturdy flowers up over the winter for visual interest and food supplies. Beautiful for cut flowers on long, sturdy stems.![Mars Midget Pincushion Flower with crimson petals, Knautia macedonica]()
Red is an arresting color in the garden, and with its airy, relaxed habit, ‘Mars Midget’ Pincushion Flower (Knautia macedonica) is irresistible to gardeners and pollinato...
Learn MoreMars Midget Pincushion Flower Mars Midget Pincushion Flower Knautia macedonica Mars Midget$12.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotRed is an arresting color in the garden, and with its airy, relaxed habit, ‘Mars Midget’ Pincushion Flower (Knautia macedonica) is irresistible to gardeners and pollinators alike. In early summer, blooms on carefree stems will dance with the wind, but do not flop. Each blossom is made up of crimson petals arranged in bristly bracts, above foliage that forms a tight clump. ‘Mars Midget’ is very striking when planted en masse, and as a cut flower. Plant several to create a large colorful splash – they look beautiful paired with silvery leaved companions. This plant is a favorite for gardens or meadows with damp soil.![Blackjack Gold Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba)]()
Blackjack Gold Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba) is a German-bred cultivar of the ever-popular Black-Eyed Susan is that is both reliably perennial and longer blooming than the uni...
Learn MoreBlackjack Gold Black Eyed Susan Blackjack Gold Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia triloba Blackjack Gold$11.99 Sale $10.79Sale Price I Save 10%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotBlackjack Gold Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba) is a German-bred cultivar of the ever-popular Black-Eyed Susan is that is both reliably perennial and longer blooming than the unimproved species. It adds cheerful yellow flowers to the late summer garden.![Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldtau’, Gold Dew Tufted Hair Grass, Photo Courtesy Of Hoffman Nursery]()
Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldtau’ (Gold Dew Tufted Hair Grass) is a colorful, fine textured native grass loved for its profuse display of misty, golden flowers and attracti...
Learn MoreGold Dew Tufted Hair Grass Gold Dew Tufted Hair Grass Deschampsia cespitosa GoldtauAs low as $11.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotDeschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldtau’ (Gold Dew Tufted Hair Grass) is a colorful, fine textured native grass loved for its profuse display of misty, golden flowers and attractive seed heads that hold through winter.![Viking Black Chokeberry, Aronia melanocarpa]()
Viking Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) is an attractive medium-sized shrub with prolific spring flowers, attractive edible purple fruit and outstanding red fall foliage....
Learn MoreViking Black Chokeberry (Aronia) Viking Black Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa Viking$12.99Per Plant - 5" Deep PotViking Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) is an attractive medium-sized shrub with prolific spring flowers, attractive edible purple fruit and outstanding red fall foliage.![Salvia uliginosa, Blue Spike Sage or Bog Sage, Blue blooms]()
Blue Spike Sage or Bog Sage (Salvia uliginosa) is a tough, long blooming sage that flowers for months with compact spikes of rich sky-blue flowers. This perennial is exceptionally ea...
Learn MoreBlue Spike Salvia Blue Spike Sage (Bog Sage) Salvia uligiyessa$12.49Per Plant - 5" Deep PotBlue Spike Sage or Bog Sage (Salvia uliginosa) is a tough, long blooming sage that flowers for months with compact spikes of rich sky-blue flowers. This perennial is exceptionally easy-to-grow, and tolerates a wide range of growing conditions.
