A listing of sunny-site perennials that are native to Pennyslvania
Perennials for sunny sites, wet soils, 4.0 - 5.5 pH
Note: all listed species are native to Pennsylvania. Plants listed are commonly available; this is not a comprehensive list of wetland plants. See a full list of wetland perennials native to Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
| Latin | Common | Notes | Indic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acorus americanus | Sweet Flag | Rare in the shallow water of ponds; endangered, NW counties. | NI |
| Acorus calamus | Sweet Flag | Native to Europe; common in wet meadows, stream edges, ditches | OBL |
| Aletris farinosa | Colic Root | Rare in moist clearings, mostly SE, wet sandy soil | FAC |
| Andromeda polifolia var glaucophylla | Bog Rosemary | Dwarf evergreen shrub for acid, wet areas, northern, esp NE counties; moist, peaty grounds | OBL |
| Asclepias incarnata | Swamp Milkweed | Common throughout in floodplains and wet meadows, full sun | OBL |
| Catha palustris | Marsh Marigold | Common, ph 5-7, wet open woods and meadows, bogs, swamps, marshes | OBL |
| Chelone glabra | White Turtlehead | Full sun, ph 5-7, common in wet woods, swamps, stream banks | OBL |
| Drosera rotundifolia | Round Leaved Sundew | Sphagnum bogs and peaty edges | OBL |
| Drosera intermedia | Spatulate-Leaved Sundew | Rare on open peat at the edges of bogs and glacial lakes | OBL |
| Gentiana clausa | Bottle Gentian | Throughout in stream banks, meadows, wet open woods non-calcareous soils | FACW |
| Geum rivale | Water Avens | Northern counties, bogs, calcareous mashes and peaty madows | OBL |
| Helonias bullata | Swamp Pink | Rare in swamps; US threatened, gone in PA | OBL |
| Hibiscus moscheutos. | Rose Mallow | Swamps, marshes, ditches, shallow water | OBL |
| Iris prismatica | Slender Blue Flag Iris | Mostly SE counties, rare, sandy or gravel shores and moist meadows, endangered | OBL |
| Iris sibirica | Siberian Iris | Scattered SW counties; moist rich soils | NI |
| Iris versicolor | Northern Blue Flag | Common in marshes, bogs, wet meadows | OBL |
| Lilium canadensis | Canada Lily | Moist meadows, fairly common | FAC+ |
| Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal Flower | Wet sunny meadows and along brooks | FACW+ |
| Lygodium palmatum | Climbing Fern | Rare, mostly NE; moist thickets, barrens, edges of open swampy woods, acidic peaty soil, endangered | FACW |
| Mimulus ringens | Monkey Flower | Pond edges, swamps, meadows, throughout | OBL |
| Sarracenia purpurea | Pitcher Plant | 4.5 to 5.5 full sun wet (water), mostly N in sphagnum bogs, high elevations | OBL |
| Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks' | Fireworks Goldenrod | 5-7 sun to part sun, fields, meadows, floodplains, roadsides | NI |
| Stenanthium gramineum | Featherbells | Sunny bogs, mostly western counties | FACW |
| Thelypteris palustris | Marsh Fern | Common in marshes and swamps, throughout | FACW+ |
| Thelypteris simulata | Bog Fern | Some eastern counties, marshy areas | FACW |