Zone one: submergent

Permanently submerged in more than 300mm of water.

  • Ceratophyllum demersum
  • Mentha aquatica
  • Nuphar lutea
  • Nymphaea spp. (water lily)
  • Orontium aquaticum
  • Ranunculus aquatilis

Zone two: emergent

0–300mm of water.

  • Acorus calamus
  • Butomus umbellatus
  • Caltha palustris
  • Geum rivale
  • Glyceria maxima
  • Iris laevigata
  • Lysimachia nummularia
  • Menyanthes trifoliata
  • Myosotis Scorpioides
  • Nasturtium officinale
  • Persicaria amphibia
  • Pontederia cordata
  • Potentilla palustris
  • Sagittaria sagitifolia
  • Scrophularia auriculata
  • Veronica beccabunga
  • Carex acutiformis
  • Carex paniculata
  • Juncus effusus
  • Scirpus species
  • Typha minima

Zone three: wet meadow

Permanent moisture, occasionally flooded in periods of excessive rainfall.

  • Ajuga reptans (Bugle)
  • Angelica archangelica (Angelica)
  • Anthericum liliago var. major (St. Bernard's lily 'Major')
  • Aquilegia vulgaris (Common columbine)
  • Astilboides tabularis (Common astilboides)
  • Camassia leichtlinii
  • Camassia quamash
  • Cardamine pratensis (Cuckoo flower)
  • Cirsium rivulare 'Trevor's Blue Wonder'
  • Darmera peltata
  • Digitalis lutea
  • Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove)
  • Filipendula ulmaria
  • Filipendula vulgaris
  • Fragaria vesca
  • Iris sibirica ‘Tropic Night’
  • Iris sibirica ‘Perrys Blue’
  • Iris chrysographies ‘Black Form’
  • Ligusticum scoticum
  • Lychnis flos-cuculi
  • Lythrum virgatum
  • Myrrhis odorata
  • Persicaria bistorta 'Superba'
  • Primula vialii
  • Ranunculus acris (Meadow buttercup)
  • Rodgersia aesculifolia
  • Rodgersia pinnata 'Superba'
  • Sanguisorba officinalis ‘Lum'
  • Stachys palustris
  • Symphytum officinale
  • Trollius 'Cheddar'
  • Thalictrum dasycarpum
  • Valeriana alliariifolia
  • Valeriana dioica    
  • Valeriana officinalis
  • Carex divulsa
  • Carex pendula
  • Deschampsia cespitosa
  • Luzula nivea
  • Asplenium scolopendrium
  • Blechnum spicant
  • Matteuccia struthiopteris
  • Osmunda regalis
  • Sambucus racemosa var. pubens
  • Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis ‘Maxima’
  • Cornus sanguinea
  • Crataegus monogyna
  • Hippophae rhamnoides
  • Crataegus monogyna
  • Acer campestre
  • Alnus glutinosa ‘Laciniata’
  • Pinus mugo

Zone four: upland

Seldom or never submerged.

  • Agastache foeniculum
  • Armeria maritima
  • Artemisia ludoviciana
  • Asphodeline lutea
  • Baptisia 'Purple Smoke'
  • Calamintha nepeta 'Blue Cloud'
  • Carduus nutans
  • Centaurea nigra
  • Centranthus lecoqii
  • Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens'
  • Daucus carota
  • Dianthus carthusianorum
  • Echium vulgare
  • Euphorbia ceratocarpa
  • Euphorbia myrcinites
  • Glaucium flavum
  • Hesperaloe parviflora
  • Heuchera richardsonii
  • Iris germanica ‘Black Knight’
  • Iris germanica ‘Blue Rhythm’
  • Knautia arvensis
  • Linaria vulgaris
  • Lotus corniculatus
  • Nepeta ‘Walkers Low’
  • Origanum vulgare
  • Origanum vulgare ‘Kent beauty’
  • Orlaya grandiflora
  • Papaver dubium subsp. lecoqii albiflorum
  • Papaver rupifragum
  • Salvia ‘Bee’s Bliss’
  • Salvia indica
  • Salvia pratensis
  • Sempervivum arachnoideum
  • Sempervivum montanum
  • Sempervivum tectorum
  • Silene dioica
  • Silene latifolia
  • Silene vulgaris
  • Sisyrinchium striatum
  • Thymus ser. ‘Elfin'
  • Thymus coccineus 'Porlock'
  • Thymus vulgaris
  • Trifolium ochroleucon
  • Verbascum nigrum
  • Verbascum chaixii 'Sixteen Candles'
  • Verbascum phoeniceum 'violetta'
  • Anemanthele lessoniana
  • Carex testacea
  • Schizachyrium scoparium
  • Sesleria autumnalis
  • Sorghastrum nutans
  • Aloe striatula
  • Teucrium fruticans 'Azureum'