What types of plants/flowers can survive a yard with heavy moisture?

My yard, particularly my backyard, is always moist. Even if there has been no rain for months. If there's a heavy rain, I have muddy marshy puddles everywhere. Step in the wrong spot and you're likely to end up with your entire leg in the ground. (That happened to me twice) I'd like to begin lanscaping, but what types of flowers and plants can I use that will survive?

What types of plants/flowers can survive a yard with heavy moisture?
I know exactly the soil saturation you speak of. Mine was so wet my kids could fish for craw fish in back yard with string and hook. Found 3 plants/trees that worked for me and good luck.

1.Vinca minor as a ground cover, loves wet roots and is a strong perennial.



2.Weeping Willow trees, they love wet feet but stay away from water and septic tanks. Their roots can be evasive near water lines. They are beautiful trees that grow fast in wet areas.



3.Old fashioned Rose of Sharon bushes planted in areas you mow around. Don't plant in fence rows as they reseed. Try these and after a few years you may be able to do some landscaping and get rid of the swamp. Good Luck!
Reply:Raised beds to keep the plants feet dryer, except for water lilly type things almost nothing likes ground that does not drain. Use raised beds and plant most anything you want.
Reply:you don't say where you live, but willow is a good choice, also umbrella plant, and mesquite
Reply:Eucaliptus trees are a good choice for drying up wet areas. I read that in a landscape book! This is a beautiful tree and you can have the smell of eucaliptus in your house by takeing off a few stems when ever you want them, this tree grows extremly fast and stays a pretty silver color all year and has really cool bark, it is resistant to disease and bugs. Call around to find this tree, but please give it a chance, you want regret it. It will help to dry up your soil so you can put anything in this space and have it do well. If you buy more than one tree, be sure to plant them at least ten feet apart, because they grow to be a giant beautiful tree.
Reply:i think water lillies would be good, you don't have to do much all you do is get a bucket or pot of water and make the flowers sit on the water, thats it
Reply:Buttonbush, Swamp Milkweed, Cardinal Flowers, and Ironweed are good native perennials that thrive in wet habitats.
Reply:You have to check with your local nursery on the plant available in your zone. You need bog plants. Grasses, irises, bamboo, ferns, asparagus, and weeping willows are a good start. -Willow really drink up the water so one of them might really help your yard if you have the space for it.
Reply:Hostas grow quite large in wet soil. Just be sure to set the crown of the plant an 1" or 2" above the ground level when planting. This is done so the crown doesn't rot.
Reply:Weeping Willow trees need alot of moisture to grow, that's why they say "never put them by the well".

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