Marsh plants, sometimes called poolside or bog plants, are species that grow in permanently moist soil but cannot tolerate prolonged flooding or having their crown or foliage submerged throughout the year. Many plants sold as 'pond plants' are, in fact, marsh plants.
They are well suited to planting around the edges of a pond, where the soil remains moist but not waterlogged. Marsh plants will also grow happily in an ordinary flowerbed as normal garden plants. While they do not tolerate very dry soils or drought, they do not actually require wet ground to thrive. Like marginal plants, they generally prefer sun to partial shade, but as a rule are slightly more tolerant of shade, reflecting their natural habitats, which often include trees such as willow and alder.
There is an extremely wide range of marsh plants - far wider than that of true pond plants. At Water Garden Plants, we focus on a small selection of native marsh species that are either hard to find elsewhere or that we particularly value. For larger marsh planting schemes, it may also be worth exploring the "moisture-loving" sections of standard nurseries.
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