Pond Plants

Lychnis flos-cuculi 'Alba' is white ragged robin, a damp meadow plant with airy, fringed flowers. It’s a great choice for the upper edge of a bog g...

Hosta 'First Frost' is a tidy, medium hosta with blue-green leaves and a yellow to cream margin. It’s a great plant for damp shade and works well o...

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...

Nymphaea 'Arethusa' is a hardy water lily often listed as a medium-sized plant with relatively small pads and flowers compared with the big pond cu...

Lysimachia punctata is dotted loosestrife, a tough perennial with yellow flowers along upright stems. It is not a true marginal, but it likes moist...

Phragmites australis is common reed, a tall UK native grass for wetlands and pond margins. It is useful for screening and wildlife cover, but it ne...

Nymphaea 'Newton' is a hardy water lily with an unusual red flower shape and distinctive blotched foliage. It grows from a rhizome and forms floati...

Mentha pulegium is pennyroyal, a low mint that likes damp soil and pond edges. It’s often used as a scented ground cover in wet spots, and it can f...

Juncus ensifolius is swordleaf rush, and 'Flying Hedgehogs' is a named form sold for its quirky flower heads. It’s a neat rush for wet soil and pon...

Lysimachia punctata 'Alexander' is a variegated dotted loosestrife with yellow flowers and cream-edged leaves. It’s a useful plant when you want su...

Cyperus 'King Tut' is an umbrella sedge grown for tall stems topped with big green umbrella heads. It’s often sold as a patio marginal for tubs and...

Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides 'Crystal Confetti' is a variegated pennywort used as low ground cover in damp conditions. It’s a good plant for the fron...

Nymphaea 'Mangkala Ubol' is a hardy water lily bred for large, warm-toned flowers and a strong garden-pond presence. It grows from a rhizome and fo...

Physostegia virginiana is obedient plant, a late summer bloomer for damp soil. It gets its name because you can gently move the flowers on the spik...

Nymphaea 'W.B. Shaw' is a hardy water lily grown for pale shell-pink flowers that deepen towards the centre and a generous, pond-friendly habit. So...

Nymphaea 'Magnificent' is a hardy lily grown for large, showy blooms and bold pond presence. It forms a clump from a rhizome and produces flowers t...

Nymphaea 'Gloriosa' is a hardy water lily grown for bold colour and a reliable flowering season. It forms a clump of floating pads and produces blo...

Lychnis flos-cuculi is ragged robin, a classic damp meadow plant with airy pink flowers. It is ideal for natural bog gardens and damp meadow edges ...

Phalaris arundinacea var. picta is ribbon grass, also called gardener’s garters. It’s a wetland grass with striped leaves and a strong spreading ha...

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...

Nymphaea 'Gloire du Temple-sur-Lot' is a hardy lily from the historic French breeding tradition. It is grown for strong flowering and a refined app...

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

Marsilea quadrifolia, commonly known as European Water Clover, is a spreading aquatic perennial valued for its distinctive foliage and wildlife ben...