Iris and what else?

Another question...I finally have a place to plant my irises,which have been living in buckets for several years. It's the corner of the house that often gets a bit over-watered with rain, so it's nicely damp enough...

What else could I plant in such a spot? Searching for plants that like the damp brings up plants that like water/wet/flooding, and this spot isn't *that* wet except immediately after a heavy rain, and the soil drains well enough that it won't stay wet long

Dicentra? Oxalis? Some other medium height plants?

I have Asclepias incarnata(milkweed) with my Iris surrounded my down spout, it loves it there and good to attract some Monarchs to your yard


but also Astilbe, Dicentra would work if you don't get full sun there, Digitalis, Lobelia, Ligularia

IF this area don't dry out for long periods then how about some Hostas, they come in lot's of lovely sized leaf with coloured marginals on the leaf, later you can enjoy there delicate flowers BUT it's mainly for the foliage they are grown.
Also good for same type of area is Mimulus, lovely bright flowers and low growing, flowers pink, yellow, orange all with spot markings.
Astilbe, these are a bot taller and colours of Cream, Pink, Red, Pail lilac, with nice lace cut foliage.
Ranunculus, various colours, bright and deep purple, Dark pinks, blue / purple and pretty flowers.
Primula, there are many of this type and can grow in damp soil, tall with flowers like pom pom's, some have sprigs of looser type flowers in Pink, Yellow, White, all have nice foliage and some are low growing, different types flower from spring right through to Autumn.
There are several Iris that thrive in really wet soil, others need less damp but many grow well in the area you describe.
All these are Perennials that come back year after year but there will be Annuals too IF you want a mix of both, Annuals are in flower same year as planted and never come back unless self seeded.

To get the best from the area you need to add plenty of Humus to the soil as this will help keep the soil fed, aired and enriched with nutrients, remember to read how deep to plant you flowers as Iris like to sit with tubers on top of soil and roots under the soil, Most others like normal treatment as regards depth in the soil and just plant to the depth they were growing in pots, the soil mark is normally seen as you look at the plant before planting.

Hope this gives you a few ideas but remember there are more than I have mentioned and others could give names for your Zone.

Best of luck. WeeNel.

This sounds like a wrong spot for Iris, if you are talking about bearded Iris? For the sake of your house, I might use one of those ground-gutter things, to direct the water farther away from that corner. If you don't have a basement, it may not be that much of an issue.