Wet shade plants can fill an essential role in your garden or yard by adding color and texture to a low lying, shady area that may not be the best site for other, more sun-loving perennials. We always have a variety of flowers and plants available that thrive in wet soil and shade.
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Hosta 'Sound of Music' PP 35,563
Item #: 18451
Zones: 3a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $28.00Regular priceUnit price per$35.00Sale price $28.00Sale -
Hosta 'Stained Glass'
Item #: 4232
Zones: 3a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price perSale price $29.00 -
Sold outHosta 'Striptease'
Item #: 1560
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 20" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price perSale price $29.00Sold out -
Hosta 'Sum and Substance'
Item #: 1102
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 20" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
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Hosta 'Thumb Bluelina'
Item #: 13365
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 5" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
Regular price $21.60Regular priceUnit price per$27.00Sale price $21.60Sale -
Hosta 'Touch of Class'
Item #: 4625
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
Regular price $25.60Regular priceUnit price per$32.00Sale price $25.60Sale -
Sold outHosta 'Vanilla Bean'
Item #: 10527
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 4" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $32.00Regular priceUnit price perSale price $32.00Next crop available: 10/05/2026Sold out -
Hosta 'Voices in the Wind' PP 33,265
Item #: 16835
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $0.00Regular priceUnit price perSale price $0.00This plant is available for JLBG Members only.
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Hosta 'Waterslide' PP 30,303
Item #: 12697
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 16" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
Regular price $23.20Regular priceUnit price per$29.00Sale price $23.20Sale -
Hosta 'When I Dream' PP 34,285
Item #: 17269
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 28" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $23.20Regular priceUnit price per$29.00Sale price $23.20Sale -
Hosta 'Wu-La-La' PP 31,309
Item #: 14305
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
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Hosta 'You're So Vein'
Item #: 9535
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Hypericum myrtifolium 'Georgia Girl'
Item #: 10641
Zones: 7b to 9b, at least
Dormancy:
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Asia, United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $18.40Regular priceUnit price per$23.00Sale price $18.40Sale -
Impatiens omeiana 'Eco Mount Emei'
Item #: 1556
Zones: 6a to 8a
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $19.20Regular priceUnit price per$24.00Sale price $19.20Sale -
Ligularia japonica 'Chinese Dragon'
Item #: 9018
Zones: 4a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Liriope minor 'Gotemba Gold'
Item #: 18293
Zones: 6a to 10a
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 3" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $18.40Regular priceUnit price per$23.00Sale price $18.40Sale -
Lobelia cardinalis
Item #: 22
Zones: 3a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price perSale price $21.00 -
Lobelia cardinalis 'Black Truffle' PP 25,687
Item #: 6226
Zones: 3a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price perSale price $21.00Sold out -
Lobelia cardinalis 'Towering Inferno'
Item #: 16741
Zones: 3a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 84" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Lobelia x speciosa 'Compliment Deep Red'
Item #: 1578
Zones: 6a to 9b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Lycoris x albiflora 'Yellow Swallowtail'
Item #: 12815
Zones: 6b to 9a
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 22" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.40Regular priceUnit price per$28.00Sale price $22.40Sale -
Lycoris radiata var. pumila 'Red China'
Item #: 9004
Zones: 6a to 10b
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 26" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Lycoris x traubiata 'Buttermint'
Item #: 835
Zones: 6b to 9a
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 20" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.40Regular priceUnit price per$28.00Sale price $22.40Sale -
Sold outMacbridea caroliniana
Item #: 17138
Zones: 6b to 9a, guessing
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $23.00Regular priceUnit price perSale price $23.00Sold out
More Information About Wet Shade Plants
What do you do with a shady moist spot in your yard? Don't drain it! Plant it with great shade plants for wet soil like Acorus, Lobelia and more.
Does your yard have a low spot that happens to be in shade? Perfect! You have a great opportunity to grow some wonderful plants for wet soil that you might not otherwise be able to grow. Certain plants just love to have constant access to moist soil. We have sifted through our enormous on-line perennial catalog to create this mini catalog of shade loving plants for wet soil, just for you.
There is a difference between a moist shade plant and a bog plant. The former prefers moist soil that is not completely water-logged, while the latter can live with its feet continually in wet mud. Wet soils usually show up in a yard that contains heavy clay soils that drain slowly, and an undulating surface with no obvious drainage path into a creek. When it rains, water accumulates in these low spots, and they can take days or weeks to dry out. These moist shady spots are common in forests, clay flatlands and near ponds, and so there are a large number of plants for wet soil that have evolved to fill this niche.
Some of our favorite shade tolerant flowers happen to be wet shade plants.
Best Shade Plants for Wet Soil
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Acorus (Sweet Flag, Calamus)
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Ophiopogon (Mondo Grass)
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Liriope (Monkey Grass, Lilyturf)
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Chasmanthium (Norther Sea Oats)
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Carex (Sedge)
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Lobelia (Cardinal Flower)
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Lychnis (Campion)
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Gentiana (Gentian)
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Anemone (Windflower)
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Myosotis (Forget-Me-Not)
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Angelica (Chinese Angelica)
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Arisaema (Jack in the Pulpit, Cobra Lily)
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Astilbe (False Spiraea)
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Arum (Lords and Ladies, Arum Lily)
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Chrysogonum (Green and Gold)
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Coreopsis (Tickseed)
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Epimedium (Fairy Wings)
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Crinum (Crinum Lily)
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Zantedeschia (Calla Lily)
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Hymenocallis (Spider Lily)
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Elephant Ears (Colocasia, Alocasia, Remusatia)
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Ligularia (Japanese Ligularia)
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Farfugium (Leopard Plant)
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Beesia (False Bugbane)
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Asarum (Wild Ginger Plant)
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Aralia (Spikenard)
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Illicium (Anise Shrub)
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Lysimachia (Loosestrife, Gooseneck, Moneywort)
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Mukdenia (Hand Fan)
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Hosta (Plantain Lily)
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Many ferns are great wet shade plants such as Arachniodes, Adiantum, Asplenium, Athyrium, Blechnum, Coniogramme, Cyrtomium, Dryopteris, Matteuccia, Onoclea and Osmunda
These are just a few of the wonderful wet shade plants available for your garden. So what are you waiting for? Slog out into your wet garden bed and start planting! When you are ready to buy wet shade plants for your garden, check out our online list of wet shade plants for sale.
See all shade tolerant plants or just the dry shade plants.
Check out our article entitled 'Gardening in the Shade' that describes many cool shade plants and flowers.























