Pond Plants

Anemopsis californica is yerba mansa, sometimes sold as Apache beads. It’s a wetland plant from western North America that spreads into a low patch...

Alisma lanceolatum is narrow-leaved water plantain, sometimes called mad-dog weed in older texts. It’s similar to Alisma plantago-aquatica but with...

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 'Fortune' is a Japanese iris with large early-summer flowers and strong clump growth. It suits bog gardens where the soil stays wet and...

Achillea ptarmica 'The Pearl' is a reliable, long-flowering yarrow with small, double white flowerheads. Many gardeners know it as sneezewort 'The ...

Hosta 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd' is a big-leaved hosta with deep, cupped foliage that holds rainwater. You may see it called plantain lily 'Abiqua Dri...

Nymphaea 'Paul Hariot' is a hardy water lily that grows from a thick rhizome and spreads a tidy raft of pads. You might see it listed as Paul Harri...

Nymphaea 'Andreana' is a hardy water lily grown for bold red flowers and strong leaf cover. It grows from a rhizome that creeps slowly in its baske...

Nymphaea 'Marliacea Rubra Punctata' is a hardy Marliacea-type water lily grown for red and pink blooms with a speckled look. It grows from a rhizom...

Pontederia cordata 'Pink' is a pickerel weed with pink flower spikes in mid to late summer. It’s a proper pond-margin plant and it gives you flower...

Isolepis cernua is the plant most people know as fibre optic plant. You may still see the old name Scirpus cernuus on labels. It’s a small marginal...

Osmunda regalis is royal fern, a big UK native fern for reliably damp ground. It’s one of the best plants for giving a bog garden height without fl...

Iris ensata 'Angel Mountain' is a Japanese water iris with large summer flowers. It’s a good pick when you want pale blooms that still read well fr...

Iris louisiana 'Heather Stream' is a Louisiana iris bred for wet ground and bold flowers. It suits pond edges, bog gardens, and any spot with relia...

Nymphaea 'Mrs CW Thomas' is a hardy water lily selected for reliable flowering and steady growth in outdoor ponds. It develops from a central rhizo...

Nymphaea 'Fire Opal' is a hardy water lily selected for reliable flowering and steady growth in outdoor ponds. It develops from a central rhizome a...

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 ...

Iris 'Kimboshi' is sold as a tough yellow iris for wet ground and pond margins. Many plants in this group are linked with Iris pseudacorus, so you ...

Nymphaea 'Marliacea Carnea' is a hardy water lily selected for reliable flowering and steady growth in outdoor ponds. It develops from a central rh...

Nymphaea 'Mayla' is a hardy water lily selected for reliable flowering and steady growth in outdoor ponds. It develops from a central rhizome and p...

Nymphaea 'Colorado' is a hardy water lily selected for reliable flowering and steady growth in outdoor ponds. It develops from a central rhizome an...

Hypericum grandiflorum is a large-flowered St John’s wort grown for yellow blooms and tidy foliage. It’s a useful plant for damp ground that is not...

Mazus reptans 'Albus' is white Chinese marshflower, a low creeper that likes damp ground. It’s a handy ground cover for the front edge of a bog gar...

Petasites albus is white butterbur, a moisture-loving plant grown for big leaves and early spring flowers. It’s useful in damp shade and it can cov...