On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 15:07:19 -0500, in rec.gardens Stephen Henning wrote:

Darren Garrison wrote:

What are some shrubs/bushes that are tolerant to short periods of flooding?
Zone 7, full sun, red clay soil.

Acer rubrum, (Red Maple, Swamp Maple) - Zone 3b-9. 40-60'H x 35-40'W
rounded native tree. Medium-fast growing. Scarlet, sometimes yellow leaf
fall color. Full sun-part shade, prefers slightly acid, moist
conditions, but is very tolerant of soils.

Thanks for all of the suggestions, but I need to add that these plantings would be not far from
power lines, so it needs to be plants that top out at (or can be kept trimmed to) around 10ish feet
high.