Bog Plants

Asplenium scolopendrium 'Angustatum' is a narrow-leaved form of hart’s tongue fern. It’s useful for damp shade around bog gardens where you want ev...

Anagallis tenella is bog pimpernel, now often listed as Lysimachia tenella. It’s a tiny native creeper for acidic, peaty wet ground. Use it when yo...

Acorus gramineus 'Variegatus' is a variegated sweet flag with cream-striped leaves. It’s a tidy, grassy marginal that brightens pond edges and rais...

Alisma parviflorum is often sold as American plantain in pond plant lists. It’s a water plantain type grown for its airy flower stems and upright l...

Acorus calamus 'Variegatus' is variegated sweet flag, a taller sweet flag with striped leaves. It gives a reed-like look and works well as a mid to...

Iris ensata 'Variegata' is a variegated Japanese iris grown for striped foliage and large summer flowers. It’s useful if you want interest even bef...

Iris ensata 'Electric Rays' is a Japanese iris grown for large early-summer flowers with bold striping. It performs best in rich, wet soil, so it f...

Iris ensata 'Greywoods Catrina' is a Japanese iris cultivar with large early-summer blooms. It suits bog gardens where soil stays wet and rich. App...

Iris ensata 'Gold Bound' is a Japanese iris cultivar with large early-summer blooms and a clear golden signal. It does best in rich, wet soil, so i...

Iris ensata 'Fortune' is a Japanese iris with large early-summer flowers and strong clump growth. It suits bog gardens where the soil stays wet and...

Iris versicolor 'Gerald Darby' is a cultivar of blue flag iris known for purple-flushed foliage in spring. It thrives in wet soil and shallow margi...

Iris pseudacorus 'Berlin Tiger' is a variegated form of yellow flag iris with striped foliage. It grows strongly in wet soil and shallow water. App...

Iris versicolor is blue flag iris, a North American species that thrives in wet soil and shallow water. It flowers in early summer. Appearance It f...

Iris versicolor 'Dark Aura' is a blue flag iris selection for wet soil and shallow margins. It offers strong colour in early summer and copes well ...

Iris louisiana 'Ann Chowning' is a Louisiana iris known for bold flowers and strong garden performance. It handles wetter soils than many irises an...

Iris ensata 'Gracieuse' is a Japanese iris grown for large early summer flowers and clean upright foliage. It suits bog gardens where soil stays we...

Iris ensata 'Crystal Halo' is a Japanese iris grown for large early summer flowers and clean upright foliage. It suits bog gardens where soil stays...

Iris pseudacorus is yellow flag iris, a native marginal known for tall stems and bright yellow flowers in late spring. It thrives in very wet soil ...

Caltha palustris var. alba is the white form of marsh marigold. You may see it sold as Caltha palustris 'Alba'. It is a small plant that flowers ea...

Angelica gigas is a tall, moisture-tolerant plant with deep purple stems and rounded flower heads. It is often sold as purple angelica. It brings h...

Primula japonica is the Japanese primrose, a damp-ground plant that flowers in neat tiers. It is a good choice for shadier bog spots where many mar...

Primula japonica 'Apple Blossom' is a candelabra primrose for damp soil and light shade. It flowers in tidy tiers and fills that gap between spring...

Athyrium niponicum 'Ursula's Red' is a painted lady fern picked for coloured fronds. New growth comes up purple-bronze, then shifts towards silvery...

Acorus calamus 'Argenteostriatus' is a variegated sweet flag with narrow leaves striped cream and green. It’s grown for foliage, not flowers, and i...