Marginal Pond Plants

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...