Bog Plants

Matteuccia struthiopteris is shuttlecock fern, also called ostrich fern. It likes damp shade and it gives you a big, fresh look without needing flo...

Lysimachia nummularia is creeping jenny, a fast ground cover for wet soil and pond edges. It’s perfect for trailing over rocks and basket rims, and...

Achillea ptarmica 'The Pearl' is a reliable, long-flowering yarrow with small, double white flowerheads. Many gardeners know it as sneezewort 'The ...

Lobelia siphilitica is a moisture-loving perennial with tall spikes of blue flowers. You will also see it listed as blue lobelia or blue cardinal f...

Hosta 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd' is a big-leaved hosta with deep, cupped foliage that holds rainwater. You may see it called plantain lily 'Abiqua Dri...

Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon' is a low, spreading marginal that brings colour even when nothing else is flowering. You might hear it called chamel...

Juncus inflexus is a UK native rush with upright, blue-green stems. It is usually sold as hard rush or blue-green rush. It is one of those plants t...

Lythrum salicaria 'Rosey Gem' is a compact purple loosestrife for pond edges and wet borders. It brings a long run of pink flowers in summer and it...

Pontederia cordata 'Pink' is a pickerel weed with pink flower spikes in mid to late summer. It’s a proper pond-margin plant and it gives you flower...

Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria' is grown for two things: dark beetroot-coloured leaves and bright scarlet flowers. It’s often called cardinal f...

Isolepis cernua is the plant most people know as fibre optic plant. You may still see the old name Scirpus cernuus on labels. It’s a small marginal...

Osmunda regalis is royal fern, a big UK native fern for reliably damp ground. It’s one of the best plants for giving a bog garden height without fl...

Iris ensata 'Angel Mountain' is a Japanese water iris with large summer flowers. It’s a good pick when you want pale blooms that still read well fr...

Iris louisiana 'Heather Stream' is a Louisiana iris bred for wet ground and bold flowers. It suits pond edges, bog gardens, and any spot with relia...

Myosotis scorpioides 'Semperflorens' is water forget-me-not, selected for a long flowering season. It’s a simple plant, but it earns its place by t...

Iris laevigata 'Mottled Blue' is a Japanese water iris for wet soil and pond margins. It’s a good choice if you want a true marginal iris that cope...

Persicaria amphibia is amphibious bistort. You may also see it listed under the older name Polygonum amphibium. It’s a flexible plant that grows in...

Petasites japonicus var. giganteus is giant Japanese butterbur. It’s grown for huge leaves that give instant cover in damp ground. It’s ideal when ...

Lobelia cardinalis is cardinal flower, known for tall spikes of scarlet blooms in late summer. It likes wet ground and brings colour when many bog ...

Ophiopogon japonicus is mondo grass, a low evergreen with narrow leaves. It’s not a true marginal, but it works well on the drier top edge of a bog...

Hypericum grandiflorum is a large-flowered St John’s wort grown for yellow blooms and tidy foliage. It’s a useful plant for damp ground that is not...

Iris ensata 'Eileen's Dream' is a Japanese iris grown for large early summer flowers and elegant foliage. You may see Japanese iris offered under t...

Mazus reptans 'Albus' is white Chinese marshflower, a low creeper that likes damp ground. It’s a handy ground cover for the front edge of a bog gar...

Petasites albus is white butterbur, a moisture-loving plant grown for big leaves and early spring flowers. It’s useful in damp shade and it can cov...