Pond Plants

Nymphaea 'Phoebus' is a hardy lily grown for bright flowers and dependable growth. Appearance The plant produces decorative blooms and rounded pads...

Nymphaea 'Liou' is a hardy dwarf water lily suited to small ponds and containers. Appearance It produces compact foliage and small flowers. Care Gu...

Nymphaea 'Lucida' is a hardy water lily grown for reliable flowering and balanced growth in garden ponds. It develops from a rhizome and forms floa...

Alisma plantago-aquatica is water plantain, a native marginal found around ponds, lakes, and slow streams. It is grown for its airy flower sprays a...

Cyperus alternifolius 'Involucratus' is umbrella papyrus, grown for tall stems topped with umbrella-like heads. It gives a strong vertical accent i...

Iris louisiana 'Colorific' is a Louisiana iris grown for strong colour and reliable flowering in wet soil. It thrives in bog gardens and pond margi...

Carex panicea is carnation sedge, a UK native sedge for damp meadows and boggy ground. It is useful in bog gardens for its fine texture and low, ti...

Eriophorum angustifolium is common cottongrass, a bog plant known for its fluffy white seed heads. It is a strong feature in wet peaty soils and na...

Filipendula rubra 'Venusta Magnifica' is a large queen of the prairie with tall pink plumes in summer. It is a bold plant for spacious bog gardens ...

Eleocharis palustris is common spike-rush, a simple, reed-like native for wet soil and shallow water. It’s great for softening pond edges and givin...

Equisetum fluviatile is water horsetail, a native marginal for shallow water and saturated mud. It gives a softer, more open look than Equisetum hy...

Cotula coronopifolia is brass buttons, a low coastal plant that copes well with wet ground and short periods of flooding. It’s a handy filler for b...

Carex pseudocyperus is cyperus sedge, a tall native sedge for pond margins and wet bog soil. It brings arching foliage and dangling flower spikes. ...

Hippuris vulgaris is mare’s tail, a native aquatic that grows in shallow water and wet mud. It forms upright stems with neat whorls of leaves. Appe...

Geum rivale is water avens, a native perennial for damp meadows and bog edges. It flowers in late spring with nodding dusky pink blooms. Appearance...

Carex pendula is pendulous sedge, a large native sedge for damp shade and wet soil. It forms bold clumps with long drooping flower spikes. Appearan...

Epipactis palustris is marsh helleborine, a native orchid for damp lime rich soils. It produces elegant flowers in summer. Appearance It forms upri...

Astilbe 'Avalanche' is a white flowering astilbe for damp shade. It produces feathery plumes above fern like foliage in summer. Appearance It forms...

Carex grayi is mace sedge, grown for its spiky seed heads that look like little green clubs. It’s a clump-forming sedge for wet soil that keeps its...

Athyrium niponicum 'Metallicum' is a Japanese painted fern grown for silvered fronds with darker midribs. It’s a strong choice for damp shade aroun...

Carex acuta is slender-tufted sedge, a native sedge for wet ground and shallow margins. It’s a useful plant for adding upright texture and building...

Baldellia ranunculoides is lesser water plantain, a small native marginal for shallow water and wet mud. It’s a good plant for natural pond edges w...

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...

Astilbe 'Straussenfeder' is a plume astilbe with soft salmon-pink flowers. You may also see it listed as ostrich feather astilbe, based on the name...