Do you ever worry that your flowers and plants are being over watered or there's too much rainfall? There are plenty of flowers that love the rain and plants that need wet soil or marsh land to grow.
We have compiled a list of our favourite 5 flowers that love the rain and need lots of water to grow. This is useful for your garden if you live in a rainy city or town.
Forget-Me-Not
Forget-me-not forms a delicate-looking cloud of colour in early spring, especially if grown at water's edge. This short-lived perennial typically self-seeds in the garden, delightfully popping up here and there. They grow well in the wild with a large amount of rainfall.
Japanese Primrose
Japanese primrose is a charming spring-blooming perennial that offers 18-inch-tall clusters of pink, white, magenta or red blooms on long flower stalks. It does best in cool-summer areas.
Swamp Milkweed
With a name like swamp milkweed, you know this plant loves wet soil. Happily, it will also grow in drier sites. Like its close cousin, orange butterfly weed, swamp milkweed attracts monarch and other butterflies.
Calla Lilies
Graceful calla lilies come in a dizzying array of colors from pink to white to orange, red, bronze, yellow, or maroon. The long-lasting flowers are excellent for cutting, and they add elegance to any bouquet. They often grow close to the ocean and love their surroundings to be damp.
Hydrangea
One of the all-time favourite plants in the garden, hydrangeas love moisture. In fact, its name comes from the Greek words 'hydor' and 'angos', which mean water vessel. Whether you grow a mophead, lacecap, peegee, or oakleaf type, give your hydrangea plenty of moisture to keep it happy and blooming well.
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