Pond Plants

Lysimachia vulgaris is yellow loosestrife, a tall, clump-forming wetland plant with bright yellow flowers in summer. It’s a good option when you wa...

Nymphaea 'Conqueror' is a hardy water lily with a distinctive two-tone flower that changes as it opens. It grows from a rhizome, forms rounded pads...

Hottonia palustris, commonly known as Water Violet, is a native aquatic perennial valued for both oxygenation and spring flowers. It grows naturall...

Nymphaea 'Solfatare' is a hardy water lily often sold for small ponds and tubs because it stays relatively compact while still flowering freely. It...

Geum 'Lemon Drop' is a geum with soft lemon-yellow flowers and a long season if you keep it tidy. It’s not a true marginal, but it works on the dam...

Lythrum salicaria 'Robert' is a purple loosestrife cultivar chosen for its flower colour and garden habit. It gives you tall summer flower spikes a...

Mimulus ringens is lavender musk, a wetland plant with purple flowers in summer. It’s a good option if you want a native-style marginal that fits i...

Hypericum perforatum is perforate St John's-wort. You’ll also see it called common St John’s-wort. It’s not a true bog plant, but it can work on th...

Monarda didyma 'Bee-Lieve' is a bee balm with bright summer flowers and scented leaves. It suits moist soil and brings a lot of pollinator activity...

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...

Nymphaea 'Sultan' is a hardy water lily introduced by Latour-Marliac in the early 1900s and still grown because the flower colour changes as it age...

Nymphaea 'Lily Pons' is a hardy water lily grown for very double, sugar-pink flowers and a steady, clumping habit in baskets. It grows from a rhizo...

Your row reads Nymphaea 'Virgania', but this is almost certainly the hardy cultivar Nymphaea 'Virginia'. It is a free-flowering lily that grows fro...

Hottonia palustris is water violet, a UK native oxygenator with pretty lilac flowers. It grows in shallow water and slow ditches, and it is useful ...

Iris louisiana 'Marie Gallais' is a Louisiana iris bred for wet ground and bold early summer flowers. It’s a good pick for bog gardens because it e...

Equisetum robustum is a tall horsetail with bold banded stems. It’s often sold as black-banded horsetail and used for strong vertical structure at ...

Nymphaea 'Tina' is a tropical water lily grown for deep violet-blue flowers and strong fragrance. It is a day-blooming variety, which means the flo...

Cyperus papyrus is Egyptian papyrus, a bold marginal grown for tall stems topped with umbrella heads. It gives a strong exotic look on pond shelves...

Myosotis scorpioides 'Alba' is white water forget-me-not. It has the same easy, spreading habit as the blue form but with small white flowers that ...

Dactylorhiza praetermissa is southern marsh orchid, a UK native orchid for wet meadows and fens. It’s a special plant for bog gardens if you can gi...

Astilbe 'Red Baron' is grown for deep red flower plumes and ferny foliage. It’s a great moisture lover for damp shade and works well on the upper e...

Monarda didyma 'Bee-Bright' is a bee balm with summer flowers and scented leaves. It is grown for colour and pollinator value, and it fits best on ...

Myosotis scorpioides var. variegata is variegated water forget-me-not. It gives you the same reliable bog-edge habit as standard water forget-me-no...

Mimulus cupreus 'Red Emperor' is a monkey flower grown for copper-red blooms and a long flowering run in damp soil. It’s great for bog edges, strea...