Pond Plants

Lysichiton camtschatcensis is Asian skunk cabbage, grown for huge leaves and early spring white spathes. It’s a plant for people who want bold foli...

Lycopus europaeus is gypsywort, a UK native for wet ground. It’s a quiet plant that does a good job in wildlife bog gardens, especially where you w...

Peltandra undulata is green arrow arum, a North American marginal with glossy arrow-shaped leaves. It’s grown mainly for foliage, and it gives you ...

Hydrocotyle novae-zeelandiae is New Zealand pennywort, used as a low ground cover in damp conditions. It’s a great plant for the front edge of bog ...

Mentha cervina is Hart’s pennyroyal, sometimes sold as Preslia cervina. It’s a mint for wet ground with a finer, neater habit than water mint, and ...

Mazus reptans is Chinese marshflower, a low creeper for damp ground. It’s handy for the front edge of bog gardens because it stays short, fills gap...

Pontederia lanceolata is giant pickerel weed, a taller, chunkier cousin of standard pickerel weed. It’s grown for upright leaf clumps and long blue...

Littorella uniflora is shoreweed, a low plant for shallow water and wet sandy margins. It’s used in natural ponds and wildlife setups where you wan...

Petasites hybridus is common butterbur, also called umbrella plant in garden talk. It’s a UK native that loves wet ground and makes very large leav...

Mimulus guttatus is common monkey flower, a moisture-loving plant with bright yellow, spotted blooms. It’s a strong choice for bog edges and stream...

Ranunculus acris is meadow buttercup, sometimes sold as batchelor buttons in older mixes. It’s a UK native that likes grassland and damp meadows. I...

Hosta 'Patriot' is a reliable hosta with green leaves and a crisp white margin. It’s a good plant for damp shade and works well on the upper edge o...

Primula japonica 'Millers Crimson' is a candelabra primrose with deep crimson flowers in spring and early summer. It’s made for damp shade and it b...

Lysimachia thyrsiflora is tufted loosestrife, a wetland plant with yellow flower clusters that sit along upright stems. It’s a good summer bloomer ...

Houttuynia cordata 'Flore Pleno' is a vigorous ground cover for wet soil, grown for heart-shaped leaves and double white flowers. It’s sometimes so...

Pontederia cordata 'Alba' is white pickerel weed, a marginal plant with the same sturdy leaves as standard pickerel weed but with white flower spik...

Iris ensata 'Emotion' is a Japanese iris grown for large early summer flowers and neat fans of leaves. You may also see Japanese iris listed as Iri...

Iris laevigata 'Snowdrift' is a Japanese water iris with white flowers for pond margins and wet bog soil. It’s a good pick when you want a lighter ...

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 ...

Oenanthe javanica 'Flamingo' is variegated water celery with pink-tinted new growth. It’s a bright foliage plant for the pond edge and bog gardens,...

Potentilla hippiana is Colorado silvery cinquefoil, a low plant with silver-green leaves and small yellow flowers. It’s not a true marginal, but it...

Mimulus cardinalis is scarlet monkey flower, a moisture-loving plant with bright tubular blooms. It’s a good pick for bog edges where soil stays da...

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...

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...