{"id":12412,"date":"2023-03-08T16:26:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T16:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/?p=12412"},"modified":"2023-03-10T14:28:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T14:28:23","slug":"plants-that-thrive-in-soggy-spots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/en\/plants-that-thrive-in-soggy-spots\/","title":{"rendered":"Plants That Thrive in Soggy Spots"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019ve got an area in your garden that\u2019s particularly soggy and you\u2019re not sure quite what to do with it, we\u2019ve got you covered!<\/h2>\n

You\u2019ll find all sorts of creatures will find their way to your yard \u2013 bees and butterflies, frogs and snakes, and dragonflies and hummingbirds too!<\/p>\n

If you visit us at the Canadian Wildlife Federation\u2019s head office in Ottawa, you\u2019d be able to visit our bog bed. Today we\u2019re sharing eight of our favourite plants that can thrive in this moisture-loving spot!<\/p>\n

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\nMarsh Marigold<\/strong> (aka Cowslip)
\nBloom time: Spring
\nHeight: 20-60 centimetres
\nFlower colour: Yellow
\nAttracts: Bees, butterflies and flies. Some water birds and mammals eat the seeds.<\/p>\n

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\nBlue Flag Iris<\/strong> (aka American Fleur-de-lis)
\nBloom time: Spring, summer
\nHeight: 60- 90 centimetres
\nFlower colour: Blue, purple
\nAttracts: Hummingbirds, bees, butterflies and moths<\/p>\n

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\nMeadowsweet<\/strong>
\nBloom time: Spring, summer
\nHeight: 1.2 metres
\nFlower colour: White
\nAttracts: Bees, flies and butterflies<\/p>\n

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\nSwamp Milkweed<\/strong> (aka Red Milkweed)
\nBloom time: Summer
\nHeight: 60-120 centimetres
\nFlower colour: Pink
\nAttracts: Bees, hummingbirds, flies, wasps, beetles, moths and butterflies like the Monarch Butterfly which lays eggs on the plant and also uses the plant\u2019s nectar. The seeds\u2019 silky and fluffy parts are used by birds for nesting and winter roosting spots.<\/p>\n

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\nGreat Blue Lobelia<\/strong>
\nBloom time: Summer, fall
\nHeight: 30-90 centimetres
\nFlower colour: Blue
\nAttracts: Bees, hummingbirds and butterflies<\/p>\n

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\nSpotted Jewelweed<\/strong> (aka Spotted Touch Me Not)
\nBloom time: Summer, fall
\nHeight : 60-150 centimetres
\nFlower colour: Orange
\nAttracts: Hummingbirds, grasshoppers, bees, butterflies, beetles, flies, wasps and a few birds like grouse that eat the seeds<\/p>\n

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\nSpotted Joe-pye Weed<\/strong>
\nBloom time: Summer, fall
\nHeight: 1.2 – 1.8 metres
\nFlower colour: Pink
\nAttracts: Bees, butterflies, moths and some birds that eat the seeds<\/p>\n

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\nCulver\u2019s Root<\/strong> (aka Bowman\u2019s Root)
\nBloom time: Summer, fall
\nHeight: 90-180 centimetres
\nFlower colour: White
\nAttracts: Butterflies, bees, wasps, flies and moths<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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