Pond Plants

Iris sibirica is Siberian iris, a hardy clump-forming iris for damp soil. It produces elegant flowers in late spring and early summer. Appearance I...

Iris ensata 'Laughing Lion' is a Japanese iris with bold patterned flowers. It suits bog gardens with rich, wet soil. Appearance It forms upright f...

Iris louisiana 'Andy Dandy' is a Louisiana iris grown for rich coloured flowers. It thrives in very wet soil and shallow water. Appearance It forms...

Iris ensata 'Dinner Plate Cupcake' is a Japanese iris selected for very large blooms. It suits bog gardens with rich, moisture-retentive soil. Appe...

Iris sibirica (white form) is a hardy Siberian iris for damp soil. It produces clean white flowers in late spring and early summer. Appearance It f...

Caltha palustris var. alba is the white form of marsh marigold. You may see it sold as Caltha palustris 'Alba'. It is a small plant that flowers ea...

Angelica gigas is a tall, moisture-tolerant plant with deep purple stems and rounded flower heads. It is often sold as purple angelica. It brings h...

Primula japonica is the Japanese primrose, a damp-ground plant that flowers in neat tiers. It is a good choice for shadier bog spots where many mar...

Iris louisiana 'Pegaletta' is a Louisiana iris grown for bold early summer flowers and strong, upright leaves. It suits wet ground and shallow pond...

Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria' is grown for two things: dark beetroot-coloured leaves and bright scarlet flowers. It’s often called cardinal f...

Nymphaea 'Rosanna' is a hardy water lily grown for soft pink flowers and a balanced, medium spread. It grows from a rhizome planted in a basket, wh...

Athyrium niponicum 'Ursula's Red' is a painted lady fern picked for coloured fronds. New growth comes up purple-bronze, then shifts towards silvery...

Acorus calamus 'Argenteostriatus' is a variegated sweet flag with narrow leaves striped cream and green. It’s grown for foliage, not flowers, and i...

Mimulus (tigrinus group) is usually sold as tiger monkey flower. It’s grown for bright, spotted blooms and it likes cool, damp conditions. In a bog...

Myosotis scorpioides 'Semperflorens' is water forget-me-not, selected for a long flowering season. It’s a simple plant, but it earns its place by t...

Phragmites australis 'Variegatus' is a variegated common reed with cream-striped leaves. It gives you height and screening fast, and it stays usefu...

Oenanthe fistulosa ‘Flamingo’, commonly known as Variegated Water Dropwort, is a moisture-loving perennial grown for its colourful foliage and soft...

Nymphaea 'Yellow Bangpra' is a hardy water lily selected for reliable flowering and steady growth in outdoor ponds. It develops from a central rhiz...

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

Iris ensata 'Eileen's Dream' is a Japanese iris grown for large early summer flowers and elegant foliage. You may see Japanese iris offered under t...

Arum italicum is Italian arum, grown for patterned leaves and bright berries. It’s often called lords-and-ladies in older garden talk, though that ...

Nymphaea 'Rene Gerard' is a hardy pond water lily grown for its leaf cover and repeat flowering across the summer months. It settles best when left...

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 ...

Nymphaea 'Flammea' is a hardy water lily that grows from a rhizome and produces floating pads and summer flowers in still water. In a basket it kee...