Marginal Pond Plants

Potentilla palustris is marsh cinquefoil, also known as Comarum palustre. It’s a proper bog plant with dark, starry flowers and a long season in we...

Petasites japonicus 'Variegatus' is variegated Japanese butterbur, grown for huge leaves with cream markings. It brings instant coverage in damp gr...

Alisma plantago-aquatica is water plantain, a native marginal found around ponds, lakes, and slow streams. It is grown for its airy flower sprays a...

Iris louisiana 'Colorific' is a Louisiana iris grown for strong colour and reliable flowering in wet soil. It thrives in bog gardens and pond margi...

Eupatorium cannabinum is hemp agrimony, a UK native for damp ground and pond edges. It is valued for late summer pink flower heads that attract ins...

Carex panicea is carnation sedge, a UK native sedge for damp meadows and boggy ground. It is useful in bog gardens for its fine texture and low, ti...

Eriophorum angustifolium is common cottongrass, a bog plant known for its fluffy white seed heads. It is a strong feature in wet peaty soils and na...

Eleocharis acicularis is dwarf hairgrass, a fine-textured marginal often used to soften pond edges. It forms low grassy mats in shallow water and w...

Filipendula rubra 'Venusta Magnifica' is a large queen of the prairie with tall pink plumes in summer. It is a bold plant for spacious bog gardens ...

Equisetum hyemale is rough horsetail, also sold as Dutch rush. It’s a tough marginal that gives clean vertical lines and stays interesting for most...

Eleocharis palustris is common spike-rush, a simple, reed-like native for wet soil and shallow water. It’s great for softening pond edges and givin...

Equisetum fluviatile is water horsetail, a native marginal for shallow water and saturated mud. It gives a softer, more open look than Equisetum hy...

Cotula coronopifolia is brass buttons, a low coastal plant that copes well with wet ground and short periods of flooding. It’s a handy filler for b...

Eriophorum russeolum is bronze cotton grass, grown for warm-toned cottony seed heads. It suits acidic bog gardens and looks best where the soil sta...

Glyceria maxima var. variegata is variegated reed sweet-grass. It gives the same tall, arching habit as the green form, but with cream striping tha...

Carex pseudocyperus is cyperus sedge, a tall native sedge for pond margins and wet bog soil. It brings arching foliage and dangling flower spikes. ...

Carex pendula is pendulous sedge, a large native sedge for damp shade and wet soil. It forms bold clumps with long drooping flower spikes. Appearan...

Epipactis palustris is marsh helleborine, a native orchid for damp lime rich soils. It produces elegant flowers in summer. Appearance It forms upri...

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...

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...

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....

Cardamine pratensis is cuckoo flower, also called lady’s smock. It’s a native spring plant for damp meadows and bog edges, and it brings light pink...

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...

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...