Plants for Wet and Boggy Areas - Revision history

Potassium at 07:27, 15 February 2010

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Potassium at 07:15, 15 February 2010

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Potassium: Rearranged all the plants by botanical name, also added more names and information on dealing with wet and boggy soils.

2010-02-15T07:13:15Z

Rearranged all the plants by botanical name, also added more names and information on dealing with wet and boggy soils.

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Potassium at 04:40, 15 February 2010

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Potassium at 03:37, 15 February 2010

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Created page with 'Some gardens are in situations where they have bedrock not far underneath the topsoil, or have heavy clay, or some other reason for poor drainage, this means that, especially aft…'

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Some gardens are in situations where they have bedrock not far underneath the topsoil, or have heavy clay, or some other reason for poor drainage, this means that, especially after rain, the soil is very wet. Many plants will simply not tolerate these conditions, their roots rot, and they die. If you're wondering what to do, adding something like [[gypsum]] to the soil will help break down the clay and improve drainage.

However, if you don't want to be adding vast quantities of gypsum to your soil, as it does cost money, then here is a list of plants that will tolerate those conditions. Obviously many of them will only grow in certain zones, which can be found by clicking on the plant name.

Feel free to add to this list.

*Australian native violet ([[Viola banksii]])
*Australian violet ([[Viola hederacea]])
*Acantus ([[Acanthus mollis]])
*Blueberry ash ([[Elaeocarpus reticulatus]])
*Bottlebrushes ([[Callistermon]] sp.)
*Calla lily ([[Zantedeschia]] sp.)
*Canna lily ([[Canna x generalis]])
*[[Sophora]] sp.
*Evergreen alder ([[Alnus acuminata]])
*Lilly Pilly ([[Syzgium australe]])
*New Zealand flax ([[Phorium tenax]])
*Norfolk Island tree fern ([[Cyathea brownii]])
*Paperbarks ([[Melaleuca]] sp.)
*Papyrus ([[Cyperus papyrus]])
*Pohutukawa ([[Metrosideros Excelsa]])
*Rushes ([[Junucus]] sp.)
*Sedges ([[Carex]] sp.)
*Swamp banksia ([[Banksi robur]])
*Swamp lily ([[Crinum pedunculatum]])
*Tree ferns ([[Cyathea australis]], [[Cyathea cooperi]], [[Cyathea dealbata]], [[Dicksonia antarctica]]
*Venus fly-trap ([[Dionaea muscipula]])

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−	Some gardens are in situations where they have bedrock not far underneath the topsoil, or have heavy clay, or some other reason for poor drainage, this means that, especially after rain, the soil is very wet. Many plants will simply not tolerate these conditions, their roots rot, and they die. If you're wondering what to do, adding something like [[gypsum]] to the soil will help break down the clay and improve drainage.	+	Some gardens are in situations where they have bedrock not far underneath the topsoil, or have heavy clay, or some other reason for poor drainage, this means that, especially after rain, the soil is very wet. Many plants will simply not tolerate these conditions, their roots rot, and they die. If you're wondering what to do, adding something like [[gypsum]] to the soil will help break down the clay and improve drainage. Regular applications of well-decayed compost and/or animal manure can also help to improve heavy clay soils.

	However, if you don't want to be adding vast quantities of gypsum to your soil, as it does cost money, then here is a list of plants that will tolerate those conditions. Obviously many of them will only be able to be found in certain parts of the world or only grow in certain zones, which can be found by clicking on the plant name.		However, if you don't want to be adding vast quantities of gypsum to your soil, as it does cost money, then here is a list of plants that will tolerate those conditions. Obviously many of them will only be able to be found in certain parts of the world or only grow in certain zones, which can be found by clicking on the plant name.

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 *''[[Viola banksii]]'' : Australian Native Violet
 *''[[Viola hederacea]]'' : Australian Violet
-*''[[Virburnum]]'' sp.
+*''[[Viburnum]]'' sp.
 *''[[Waldsteinia fragariodes]]'' : Barren Strawberry
 *''[[Zantedeschia]]'' sp. : Calla Lily, Arum Lily

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 *''[[Melaleuca]]'' sp. : Paperbark
 *''[[Mentha]]'' sp. : Mint
-*''[[Metrosideros Excelsa]]'' : Pohutukawa
+*''[[Metrosideros excelsa]]'' : Pohutukawa
 *''[[Mitchella repens]]'' : Patridgeberry
 *''[[Monardra didyma]]'' : Bee Balm

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 However, if you don't want to be adding vast quantities of gypsum to your soil, as it does cost money, then here is a list of plants that will tolerate those conditions. Obviously many of them will only be able to be found in certain parts of the world or only grow in certain zones, which can be found by clicking on the plant name.
-Feel free to add to this list.
+Feel free to add to this list. This is not a definitive guide, as much as we'd like it to be, there may very well be plants in here that can't cope with these conditions, if so, feel free to remove them, but please provide a reason in the summary for doing so!
 *Australian native violet (''[[Viola banksii]]'')

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 Some gardens are in situations where they have bedrock not far underneath the topsoil, or have heavy clay, or some other reason for poor drainage, this means that, especially after rain, the soil is very wet. Many plants will simply not tolerate these conditions, their roots rot, and they die. If you're wondering what to do, adding something like [[gypsum]] to the soil will help break down the clay and improve drainage.
-However, if you don't want to be adding vast quantities of gypsum to your soil, as it does cost money, then here is a list of plants that will tolerate those conditions. Obviously many of them will only grow in certain zones, which can be found by clicking on the plant name.
+However, if you don't want to be adding vast quantities of gypsum to your soil, as it does cost money, then here is a list of plants that will tolerate those conditions. Obviously many of them will only be able to be found in certain parts of the world or only grow in certain zones, which can be found by clicking on the plant name.
 Feel free to add to this list.
-*Australian native violet ([[Viola banksii]])
+*Australian native violet (''[[Viola banksii]]'')
-*Australian violet ([[Viola hederacea]])
+*Australian violet (''[[Viola hederacea]]'')
-*Acantus ([[Acanthus mollis]])
+*Acantus (''[[Acanthus mollis]]'')
-*Blueberry ash ([[Elaeocarpus reticulatus]])
+*''[[Azalea]]'' sp.
-*Bottlebrushes ([[Callistermon]] sp.)
+*Barren strawberry (''[[Waldsteinia fragariodes]]'')
-*Calla lily ([[Zantedeschia]] sp.)
+*Bayberry (''[[Morella pensylvanica]]'')
-*Canna lily ([[Canna x generalis]])
+*Bee balm (''[[Monardra didyma]]'')
-*[[Sophora]] sp.
+*Blueberry ash (''[[Elaeocarpus reticulatus]]'')
-*Evergreen alder ([[Alnus acuminata]])
+*Blue flag (''[[Iris versicolor]]'')
-*Lilly Pilly ([[Syzgium australe]])
+*Bog-rosemary (''[[Andromeda polifolia]]'')
-*New Zealand flax ([[Phorium tenax]])
+*Bottlebrushes (''[[Callistermon]]'' sp.)
-*Norfolk Island tree fern ([[Cyathea brownii]])
+*Broadleaf arrowhead (''[[Sagittaria latifolia]]'')
-*Paperbarks ([[Melaleuca]] sp.)
+*Bunchberry dogwood (''[[Cornus canadensis]]'')
-*Papyrus ([[Cyperus papyrus]])
+*Buttonbush (''[[Cephalanthus occidentalis]]'')
-*Pohutukawa ([[Metrosideros Excelsa]])
+*Calla lily (''[[Zantedeschia]]'' sp.)
-*Rushes ([[Junucus]] sp.)
+*Canadian wild ginger (''[[Asarum canadense]]'')
-*Sedges ([[Carex]] sp.)
+*Canna lily (''[[Canna x generalis]]'')
-*Swamp banksia ([[Banksi robur]])
+*Cardinal flower (''[[Lobelia cardinalis]]'')
-*Swamp lily ([[Crinum pedunculatum]])
+*Christmas fern (''[[Polystichum arcostichoides]]'')
-*Tree ferns ([[Cyathea australis]], [[Cyathea cooperi]], [[Cyathea dealbata]], [[Dicksonia antarctica]]
+*Cinnamon fern (''[[Osmunda cinnamomea]]'')
-*Venus fly-trap ([[Dionaea muscipula]])
+*Creeping phlox (''[[Phlox stolonifera]]'')