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Janet Baraclough wrote:
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Friends have just moved into a house (12 miles W. of London) where the front
garden which is actually across on the other side of the road is liable to
flooding from a small stream that runs past it at the end(offshoot of the
R.Thames). Indeed, this winter it was under up to 4ft of water for a couple
of weeks. A real bog garden.

Whilst I can think of a few plants that may survive and flourish, Iris
siberica, I.laevigata, Zantedeshia atheopica, and some other "marginals"
have you any other plant suggestions.

I'm not sure if any land plants will survive being totally underwater
for a couple of weeks :-(

Lots will, especially in the winter, though it isn't always easy to
find out which ones will. The classic, decorative British native is
Caltha palustris, the marsh marigold! Two weeks is no problem; two
months is a bit more of one.

The key here is to look for plants that grow naturally in water
meadows and similar habitats. Lysichitum is another arum-lookalike,
and few dogwoods or willows mind flooding, plus Taxodium distichum,
and so on.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren