Bog Plants

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...

Iris louisiana 'Pegaletta' is a Louisiana iris grown for bold early summer flowers and strong, upright leaves. It suits wet ground and shallow pond...

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

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...

Mimulus (tigrinus group) is usually sold as tiger monkey flower. It’s grown for bright, spotted blooms and it likes cool, damp conditions. In a bog...

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...

Phragmites australis 'Variegatus' is a variegated common reed with cream-striped leaves. It gives you height and screening fast, and it stays usefu...

Oenanthe fistulosa ‘Flamingo’, commonly known as Variegated Water Dropwort, is a moisture-loving perennial grown for its colourful foliage and soft...

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...

Arum italicum is Italian arum, grown for patterned leaves and bright berries. It’s often called lords-and-ladies in older garden talk, though that ...

Ranunculus flammula is lesser spearwort, a UK native buttercup for wet ground and shallow margins. It’s a simple plant that looks right in natural ...

Carex muskingumensis 'Oehme' is a palm sedge with variegated leaves. It’s grown for its tidy, upright look and it copes well with damp soil. In bog...

Cyperus fuscus is brown galingale, a small sedge-like plant for wet mud and shallow margins. It’s usually used in natural ponds and wildlife margin...

Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire' is grown for winter stem colour, not flowers. It’s a dogwood that lights up dull months with red, orange and yell...

Cyperus papyrus 'Nanus' is a dwarf papyrus, a compact version of the classic papyrus look. It gives you umbrella heads on upright stems and works w...

Camassia quamash is common camas, a bulb that likes spring-wet soil and flowers with blue starry blooms. It’s a good fit near bog gardens because i...

Monarda didyma 'Bee-Happy' is a compact bee balm for damp soil and summer colour. It’s grown for red flowers and aromatic leaves, and it’s often ch...

Orontium aquaticum is golden club, a North American marginal with unusual yellow flower spikes. It’s a great choice if you want something different...

Camassia leichtlinii is great camas, a spring-flowering bulb that likes moisture while it grows. It’s a strong choice near bog gardens because it e...

Nasturtium officinale is watercress, a fast-growing edible that likes cool, clean water. In garden ponds it’s best treated as a contained marginal ...

Monarda 'Scorpion' is a bee balm grown for deep purple flowers and scented leaves. It’s a good summer plant for moist soil, and it works best on th...