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These are great plants for sunny bog gardens. 

The table below has both the botanical names and common names, as well as the hardiness zone for each of these popular plants.

For shaded areas, see the Plants for Shady Bog Gardens page

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Botanical Name

Common Name

Zone

Acorus calamus

COMMON SWEETFLAG

3

Acorus calamus variegata

VARIGATED SWEETFLAG

3

Acorus gramineus 'Ogon'

DWARF VARIEGATED GOLDEN SWEETFLAG

5

Acorus gramineus 'Variegata'

DWARF VARIEGATED SWEETFLAG

3

Alisma subcordata 'aquatica'

BABY'S BREATH (Water Plantain)

5

Arundo donax albo striata

VARIEGATED GIANT REED

4

Baumea rubiginosa 'Variegata'

VARIEGATED STRIPED RUSH

7

Caltha palustris

YELLOW MARSH MARIGOLD

5

Caltha palustris 'Flora plena'

DOUBLE YELLOW MARSH MARIGOLD

5

Camassia leichtlinii

GREAT CAMAS

5

Camassia quamash

COMMON CAMAS

5

Canna

WATER CANNA

7-8

Canna 'Black Knight'

BLACK KNIGHT CANNA

7-8

Canna longwood hydrids

LONGWOOD CANNA

7-8

Canna x pretoria

VARIEGATED CANNA

7-8

Carex nigra

BLACK FLOWERING SEDGE

5

Carex obnupta

SLOUGH SEDGE

4

Carex stipata

AWL-FRUITED (SAW-BEAKED) SEDGE

4

Colocasia affinis (A)

BLACK MAGIC TARO

9

Colocasia affinis (B)

BLACK PRINCESS (IMPERIAL) TARO

9

Colocasia esculenta

GREEN TARO

8

Colocasia esculenta fortanesii

VIOLET STEMMED TARO

8

Cotula coronopifolia

BRASS BUTTONS

7

Cyperus alterinfolius 'Gracillis'

DWARF UMBRELLA PALM

7

Cyperus alternifolius

UMBRELLA PALM

6

Dichromena colorata

STAR GRASS, WHITE TOP SEDGE

7

Dulichium arundinaceum

HORSETAIL SEDGE

6

Eleocharis jovata

OVATE SPIKE RUSH

8

Eleocharis palustris

COMMON SPIKE RUSH

3

Eleocharis quadrangulata

SQUARE RUSH

11

Eleocharis tuberosa

CHINESE WATER CHESTNUT

6

Equisetum scirpoides

DWARF HORSETAIL

3

Eriophorum augustifolia

COTTONGRASS

6

Hibiscus moscheutos

HIBISCUS

3

Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon'

CHAMELEON PLANT

4

Juncus bolanderi

BOLANDER'S RUSH

6

Juncus effusus

SOFT RUSH

5

Juncus effusus 'Spiralis'

CORKSCREW RUSH

5

Juncus ensifolius

DAGGER-LEAF RUSH

3

Juncus patens

BLUE SPREADING RUSH

3

Lobelia fulgens

CARDINAL FLOWER

4

Lobelia siphilitica 'Blue Lobelia'

BLUE LOBELIA

3

Lobelia siphilitica 'Pink Lobelia'

PINK LOBELIA

3

Lobelia siphilitica 'White Lobelia'

WHITE LOBELIA

3

Lysimachia nummularia

CREEPING JENNY

4

Marsilea drummondi

FOUR LEAF WATER CLOVER

6

Marsilea mutica

VARIEGATED WATER CLOVER

6

Marsilea shelpiana

CUT LEAF WATER CLOVER

6

Mentha aquatica

WATER MINT

5

Mimulus guttatus

YELLOW MONKEY FLOWER

4

Myosotis palustris

WATER FORGET-ME-NOT

6

Phragmites australis 'Aurea'

GOLD VARIEGATED REED

6

Phragmites australis 'Candy stripe'

CANDY STRIPE

5

Physostegia leptophylla

LAVENDER BELLS

6

Plantago major 'Rudrifolia'

PURPLE WATER PLAINTAIN

5

Regnelidium dephyllum

TWO LEAF WATER CLOVER

6

Ruellia brittoniana

BLUE BELLS

8

Ruellia brittoniana 'Chi Chi'

BLUE BELLS, CHI CHI

8

Sagittaria brevifolia

NEEDLE-LEAF ARROWHEAD

3

Sagittaria gramineus

NARROW-LEAVED ARROWHEAD

3

Sagittaria latifolia

GIANT ARROWHEAD (WAPATO)

5

Schizostylis coccineus

KARRIF LILY

7

Scirpus acutus

HARDSTEM BULRUSH

5

Scirpus americanus

AMERICAN THREE SQUARE BULRUSH

5

Scirpus lacustris 'Albescens'

WHITE BULRUSH

5

Scirpus lacustris 'Zebrinus'

ZEBRA RUSH

5

Scirpus microcarpus

SMALL FRUITED BULRUSH

3

Scirpus tabernaemontani

SOFTSTEM BULRUSH

4

Scirpus validus

SOFTSTEM BULRUSH

4

Sisyrinchium californicum

GOLDEN-EYED GRASS

6

Thalia dealbata

POWDERY THALIA

7

Tradescantia

SPIDERWORT

7

Typha angustifolia

NARROW LEAF CATTAIL

3

Typha latifolia

COMMON CATTAIL

5

Typha latifolia 'variegata'

VARIEGATED CATTAIL

5

Typha laxmanii

DWARF CATTAIL

5

Typha minima

MINIATURE CATTAIL

3

Viola hederacea

AUSTRALIAN JUMPING VIOLET

9

Zantedeschia aethiopica

CALLA LILY

7

Zephyranthes candida

RAIN LILY

6


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