Marginal Pond Plants

Petasites japonicus var. giganteus is giant Japanese butterbur. It’s grown for huge leaves that give instant cover in damp ground. It’s ideal when ...

Lobelia cardinalis is cardinal flower, known for tall spikes of scarlet blooms in late summer. It likes wet ground and brings colour when many bog ...

Mimulus cardinalis is scarlet monkey flower, a moisture-loving plant with bright tubular blooms. It’s a good pick for bog edges where soil stays da...

Oenanthe javanica 'Flamingo' is variegated water celery with pink-tinted new growth. It’s a bright foliage plant for the pond edge and bog gardens,...

Lobelia vedrariensis is a bog-loving lobelia grown for purple flowers and a long season in damp soil. It’s a good choice when you want a slimmer, n...

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 ...

Pontederia cordata is pickerel weed, a classic pond-margin plant with upright blue-purple flower spikes in summer. It’s a solid choice when you wan...

Iris laevigata 'Snowdrift' is a Japanese water iris with white flowers for pond margins and wet bog soil. It’s a good pick when you want a lighter ...

Pontederia cordata 'Alba' is white pickerel weed, a marginal plant with the same sturdy leaves as standard pickerel weed but with white flower spik...

Persicaria bistorta is common bistort, also known as adderwort. It’s a clump-forming perennial for damp soils with pink flower spikes in early summ...

Houttuynia cordata 'Flore Pleno' is a vigorous ground cover for wet soil, grown for heart-shaped leaves and double white flowers. It’s sometimes so...

Lysimachia thyrsiflora is tufted loosestrife, a wetland plant with yellow flower clusters that sit along upright stems. It’s a good summer bloomer ...

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...

Mimulus guttatus is common monkey flower, a moisture-loving plant with bright yellow, spotted blooms. It’s a strong choice for bog edges and stream...

Petasites hybridus is common butterbur, also called umbrella plant in garden talk. It’s a UK native that loves wet ground and makes very large leav...

Littorella uniflora is shoreweed, a low plant for shallow water and wet sandy margins. It’s used in natural ponds and wildlife setups where you wan...

Pontederia lanceolata is giant pickerel weed, a taller, chunkier cousin of standard pickerel weed. It’s grown for upright leaf clumps and long blue...

Peltandra undulata is green arrow arum, a North American marginal with glossy arrow-shaped leaves. It’s grown mainly for foliage, and it gives you ...

Lycopus europaeus is gypsywort, a UK native for wet ground. It’s a quiet plant that does a good job in wildlife bog gardens, especially where you w...

Lysichiton camtschatcensis is Asian skunk cabbage, grown for huge leaves and early spring white spathes. It’s a plant for people who want bold foli...

Iris ensata 'Harlequinesque' is a Japanese iris grown for large early summer flowers. You may also see Japanese iris sold under the older name Iris...

Iris ensata 'Activity' is a Japanese iris for bog gardens and pond margins. It’s grown for large early summer flowers and upright foliage. Japanese...

Iris versicolor 'Kermesina' is a cultivar of blue flag iris, a wetland iris that suits bog gardens and pond edges. It is a tough iris that copes we...

Ligularia przewalskii is Przewalski's golden ray, grown for tall flower spikes and bold foliage. It likes moisture and it works well on the damp ed...