Bog Plants

Caltha leptosepala is white marsh marigold, a relative of the yellow species but with pale flowers. It blooms in spring in wet ground. Appearance I...

Astilbe 'Avalanche' is a white flowering astilbe for damp shade. It produces feathery plumes above fern like foliage in summer. Appearance It forms...

Carex grayi is mace sedge, grown for its spiky seed heads that look like little green clubs. It’s a clump-forming sedge for wet soil that keeps its...

Carex muskingumensis is palm sedge, sometimes sold as musk sedge. It’s grown for its layered leaves that stack along the stems and give a crisp, up...

Athyrium niponicum 'Metallicum' is a Japanese painted fern grown for silvered fronds with darker midribs. It’s a strong choice for damp shade aroun...

Butomus umbellatus is flowering rush, a pond-edge favourite with pink starry flowers in summer. It’s easy to place and gives height without looking...

Caltha palustris 'Plena' is double marsh marigold. It keeps the same love of wet soil, but the flowers are fuller and more ruffled in early spring....

Butomus umbellatus 'Schneeweisschen' is a white-flowered form of flowering rush. It keeps the same upright habit, but the flowers come out clean wh...

Carex acuta is slender-tufted sedge, a native sedge for wet ground and shallow margins. It’s a useful plant for adding upright texture and building...

Athyrium niponicum 'Pewter Lace' is a Japanese painted fern with a silvery sheen and darker veins. It’s ideal for damp shade near bog gardens. Appe...

Anemopsis californica is yerba mansa, sometimes sold as Apache beads. It’s a wetland plant from western North America that spreads into a low patch...

Baldellia ranunculoides is lesser water plantain, a small native marginal for shallow water and wet mud. It’s a good plant for natural pond edges w...

Alisma lanceolatum is narrow-leaved water plantain, sometimes called mad-dog weed in older texts. It’s similar to Alisma plantago-aquatica but with...

Carex acutiformis is lesser pond sedge, sometimes sold as slender sedge. It’s a tall native sedge for saturated ground and pond edges, great for ad...

Astilbe 'Straussenfeder' is a plume astilbe with soft salmon-pink flowers. You may also see it listed as ostrich feather astilbe, based on the name...

Carex flacca is glaucous sedge, a UK native with blue-grey foliage. It’s handy for the upper edge of bog gardens where soil stays damp but not floo...

Ajuga reptans 'Variegata' is a variegated bugle with cream and green leaves. It spreads to form a low mat and works well on the damp edge of a bog ...

Ajuga reptans is common bugle, a native ground cover for damp grass and woodland edges. It forms spreading mats and gives blue flower spikes in spr...

Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow' is a colourful bugle with pink, cream, and green leaves. It forms a low spreading mat and adds foliage interest to da...

Acorus gramineus 'Pusillus' is a dwarf sweet flag with fine grassy leaves. It stays small and is ideal for the front of a bog garden or pond shelf....

Allium angulosum is mouse garlic, a clump forming allium for damp meadows and bog edges. It flowers in summer with pink rounded heads. Appearance I...

Acorus calamus is sweet flag, a reed-like marginal with sword-shaped leaves. It grows in wet soil and shallow water and gives height without heavy ...

Allium schoenoprasum is chives, a clump forming herb that also suits damp garden edges. It produces purple flower heads and narrow edible leaves. A...

Acorus gramineus 'Ogon' is a golden sweet flag with bright yellow striped leaves. It brings strong leaf colour to bog gardens and pond edges. Appea...