Emergent Plants
Emergent plants grow on the shoreline and can withstand fluctuations in water level.
Acmella oppositifolia
oppositeleaf spotflower
Flower Color: yellow
Bloom Time: May-Aug
Plant Height: 6-12"
Water Depth: wet soil-3”
Light: full sun/shade
Benefits: erosion control, flowers
Bacopa monnieri
water hyssop
Flower Color: white
Bloom Time: May-September
Plant Height: 6"
Water Depth: wet soil-6”
Light: full sun/part shade
Benefits: ground cover
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Equisetum hyemale
scouringrush horsetail
Plant Height: 3’
Water Depth: wet soil-6”
Light: full sun/part shade
Benefits: ornamental evergreen
Hydrolea ovata
blue waterleaf
Flower Color: blue
Bloom Time: Jun - Sep
Plant Height: 1'-2'
Water Depth: moist soil - 6"
Light: full sun, part shade
Benefits: showy flowers, erosion control
Iris fulva
copper iris
Flower Color: yellow
Bloom Time: May-Aug
Plant Height: 6-12"
Water Depth: wet soil-3”
Light: full sun/shade
Benefits: erosion control, flowers
Justicia americana
American water-willow
Flower Color: yellow
Bloom Time: May-Aug
Plant Height: 6-12"
Water Depth: wet soil-3”
Light: full sun/shade
Benefits: erosion control, flowers
Panicum hemitomon
maidencane
Flower Color: yellow
Bloom Time: May-Aug
Plant Height: 6-12"
Water Depth: wet soil-3”
Light: full sun/shade
Benefits: erosion control, flowers
Sagittaria lancifolia
bulltongue arrowhead
Flower Color: yellow
Bloom Time: May-Aug
Plant Height: 6-12"
Water Depth: wet soil-3”
Light: full sun/shade
Benefits: erosion control, flowers
Saururus cernuus
lizard's tail
Flower Color: yellow
Bloom Time: May-Aug
Plant Height: 6-12"
Water Depth: wet soil-3”
Light: full sun/shade
Benefits: erosion control, flowers
Tripsicum dactyloides
Eastern gamagrass
Flower Color: yellow
Bloom Time: May-Aug
Plant Height: 6-12"
Water Depth: wet soil-3”
Light: full sun/shade
Benefits: erosion control, flowers
Asclepias incarnata
swamp milkweed
Flower Color: pink-purple
Bloom Time: Jun-Oct
Plant Height: 2’-4.5’
Water Depth: wet soil-6”
Light: full sun/part shade
Benefits: attracts butterflies, host plant for Danaus plexippus and Danaus gilippus caterpillars
Chasmanthium latifolium
inland sea oats
Flower Color: green
Bloom Time: Jun-Oct
Plant Height: 2’-4’
Water Depth: wet soil-6”
Light: part shade/shade
Benefits: erosion control, seeds are food for wildlife
​Helianthus angustifolius
swamp sunflower
Flower Color: yellow
Bloom Time: Aug - Oct
Plant Height: 2' - 4'
Water Depth: moist soil-6"
Light: full sun, part shade
Benefits: showy flowers, attracts birds
Hymenocallis occidentalis
Northern spiderlily
Flower Color: white
Bloom Time: Mar-Sep
Plant Height: 1.5’-2.5’
Water Depth: wet soil-6”
Light: full sun/part shade
Benefits: showy and fragrant flower
Iris virginica
Virginia iris
Flower Color: yellow
Bloom Time: May-Aug
Plant Height: 6-12"
Water Depth: wet soil-3”
Light: full sun/shade
Benefits: erosion control, flowers
Kosteletzkya virginica
Virginia saltmarsh mallow
Flower Color: yellow
Bloom Time: May-Aug
Plant Height: 6-12"
Water Depth: wet soil-3”
Light: full sun/shade
Benefits: erosion control, flowers
Pontederia cordata
pickerelweed
Flower Color: yellow
Bloom Time: May-Aug
Plant Height: 6-12"
Water Depth: wet soil-3”
Light: full sun/shade
Benefits: erosion control, flowers
Sagittaria latifolia
broadleaf arrowhead
Flower Color: yellow
Bloom Time: May-Aug
Plant Height: 6-12"
Water Depth: wet soil-3”
Light: full sun/shade
Benefits: erosion control, flowers
Scirpus tabernaemontani
softstem bulrush
Flower Color: yellow
Bloom Time: May-Aug
Plant Height: 6-12"
Water Depth: wet soil-3”
Light: full sun/shade
Benefits: erosion control, flowers
Asclepias p
a milkweed
Flower Color: pink-purple
Bloom Time: Jun-Oct
Plant Height: 2’-4.5’
Water Depth: wet soil-6”
Light: full sun/part shade
Benefits: attracts butterflies, host plant for Danaus plexippus and Danaus gilippus caterpillars
Crinum americanum
seven sisters
Flower Color: white, blush
Bloom Time: Jun-Nov
Plant Height: 2’-3’
Water Depth: wet soil-6”
Light: full sun/part shade
Benefits: showy and fragrant flower
Hibiscus moscheutos
crimsoneyed rosemallow
Flower Color: white
Bloom Time: Jul - Sep
Plant Height: 3’-7’
Water Depth: moist soil- 6”
Light: full sun, part shade
Benefits: attracts hummingbirds
Hymenocallis i
Tex spiderlily
Flower Color: yellow
Bloom Time: May-Aug
Plant Height: 6-12"
Water Depth: wet soil-3”
Light: full sun/shade
Benefits: erosion control, flowers
Juncus effusus
common rush
Flower Color: yellow
Bloom Time: May-Aug
Plant Height: 6-12"
Water Depth: wet soil-3”
Light: full sun/shade
Benefits: erosion control, flowers
Lobelia cardinalis
cardinal flower
Flower Color: yellow
Bloom Time: May-Aug
Plant Height: 6-12"
Water Depth: wet soil-3”
Light: full sun/shade
Benefits: erosion control, flowers
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Sagittaria graminae
grassy arrowhead
Flower Color: yellow
Bloom Time: May-Aug
Plant Height: 6-12"
Water Depth: wet soil-3”
Light: full sun/shade
Benefits: erosion control, flowers
Sagittaria platyphylla
delta arrowhead
Flower Color: yellow
Bloom Time: May-Aug
Plant Height: 6-12"
Water Depth: wet soil-3”
Light: full sun/shade
Benefits: erosion control, flowers
Thalia dealbata
powdery alligator-flag
Flower Color: yellow
Bloom Time: May-Aug
Plant Height: 6-12"
Water Depth: wet soil-3”
Light: full sun/shade
Benefits: erosion control, flowers