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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 :-(

I think some of the boggy ones might - I'm basing this on some of the
plants that are used for fish tanks, which are actually bog plants but
which are grown totally underwater permanently.

The two I can think of which might be worth trying are mimulus and the
marsh geum - mine has certainly flourished with being under 18inches of
water for several days at a time - not the same as 4 ft for weeks,
though!


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Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm