All Aquatic Plants

Common name: Curly Pondweed A UK native aquatic plant, suitable for planting in deep water to act as an oxygenator provide shelter for wildlife. Wiry stems and strap-like leaves that remain underwater and are almost see-through with a hint of pink...

Common name: Hornwort A very good oxygenator and can grow to great depths so is ideal to put in lakes and ponds. It is a free floating plant but weighting helps secure the plant in the required location. Hornwort has foliage that resemble small...

Common name: Pepper Grass An unusual fern that is a UK native species with hair-like foliage with a slightly contorted appearance once mature. Oxygenating. Planting depth: 0-30cm Growth rate: Slow Full sun/Part Shade

Common name: Flowering Rush A pretty umbellifer with pink flowers held above triangular foliage that matures from red to green. The roots used to be crushed and used as food in northern Asia. Good for pollinators.  Aspect: Full sun Average height:...

Common name: Sweet flag Dark green iris-like foliage with a small, green, horn-shaped bloom. It grows from a rhizome which runs across the ground out of which the leaves rise up. It has been used in fragrances and medicinal cures since Egyptian times. It...

The long narrow leaves have a creamy white margin. The fragrant, pale purple flowers are held high on stems in umbels. It is free flowering late in the season. Aspect: Full sun Average height: 10-50cm Planting depth: 0-1cm Growth rate: Slow

Common name: Brooklime Very prolific, succulent plant, having smooth, ovate leaves with clusters of blue flowers.  Aspect: Full sun/Partial shadeAverage height: 20-30cmPlanting depth: 0-15cmGrowth rate: Fast

Common name: Obedient plant Sharply toothed leaves are lanceolate and mid-green with pink or mauve flower spikes. Aspect: Full sun/Partial shadeAverage height: 75-90cmPlanting depth: 0-10cmGrowth rate: Slow

Common name: Water forget-me-not or Myosotis palustris This delicate little native plant has numerous clusters of long flowering, small blue flowers which attract abundant pollinators throughout the summer.  Aspect: Full sun/Partial shadeAverage height:...

Common name: Water spearmint or Preslia cervina A delicate aromatic plant covered with lilac flower heads. It has a spearmint smell.  Aspect: Full sun/Partial shadeAverage height: 30-40cmPlanting depth: 0-5cmGrowth rate: Medium

Common name: White Chinese Marshflower The white version of the Chinese Marshflower which is native to the Himalayas. A low, creeping marginal forming a dense mat of foliage and flowers with pretty white flowers appearing throughout summer from May to...

Common name: Purple loosestrife A stunning plant for a medium to large pond or lake. The tall, pink blooms can be seen from some distance, it is free flowering over a long period in summer.  Aspect: Full sun Average height: 120-180cm Planting depth:...

Common name: Blue lobelia This showy perennial has lanceolate, light green leaves. The erect stems produce lavender-blue, tubular flowers crowded together on the upper part. The unfortunate species name is based on the fact that it was a supposed cure...

Common name: Double yellow flag Very striking, bright, deep lemon-yellow, double flowers. As with all iris the tubers are harmful if eaten. Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Average height: 60-100cm Planting depth: 0-20cm Growth rate: Medium

Common name: Heart-leaved houttuynia, Boo Boo Colourful, scented leaves turning bright red in autumn and white flowers from May to September. The foliage have an interestingly crinkled appearance. Suitable for a bog garden or pond margin. Aspect: Full...

Common name: Brass Buttons A pretty, creeping annual plant with numerous, bright yellow flowers like buttons. The seeds can be collected and sown under glass in February/March or sown outside in April/May. Suitable for a bog garden or pond margin...

Common name: Apache beads, Yerba mansa An unusual marginal plant that can be found growing wild in the marshes of North America. Attractive, fragranced white flowers are produced from July to September. Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Average height:...

Common name: Bog pimpernel Forms a dense carpet of tiny leaves, mixed with numerous rosy-pink flowers from June to September. Ideal in a bog garden or very shallow water. Native UK species. Aspect: Full sun Average height: 5-10cm Planting depth:...

Common name: American Water Plantain A compact and attractive form of the native Alisma with more rounded leaves. Mature plants will produce numerous flower heads with delicate white/pink petals. Good for pollinators.   Aspect: Full sun/Partial...

Common name: Purple Loosest strife A clump-forming erect perennial with tall spikes of rose-pink flowers from mid-summer to early autumn.  Average height 2ft, spread 1ft. Flowers July to September. Full sun. Hardy.

1 plant in a 9cm pot Common name: Water shamrock A vigorous oxygenating plant with attractive clover-like leaves that sit slightly proud of the water, will quickly spread so remove any excess growth as necessary. Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Average...

Common name: Water Crowfoot An excellent oxygenator, it has three leaf forms, two above the surface and one below. It can grow in fast-flowing or still water. It can often be seen with its beautiful emerald green foliage in fast flowing rivers around the...

Common name: Whorled water milfoil A native aquatic plant, suitable for planting in deep water that will remain submerged and act as an oxygenator to help keep the water clear and healthy whilst also providing shelter for aquatic creatures. Aspect: Full...

Common name: Common water starwort A native oxygenator with star-like evergreen foliage that forms a mat on the surface providing a place for insects and other aquatic creatures to take cover as well as helping to keep the pond clear and healthy...

Common name: Floating water plantain, Alisma Natans This unusual, rare native plant has oval leaves that float on the water surface when grown in shallow water, but narrow long leaves in deepe areas where it can be grown up to 4m deep.  It flowers...

3 FOR £23 1 plant in a 1 litre pot Common name: Hard Rush A native rush with stiff, upright narrow blue-grey stems that were traditionally used for weaving baskets. Clusters of small cream seed heads appear in spring that darken to brown. An...

Common name: Pendulous Sedge A native sedge found on riverbanks and in ancient boggy woodlands. Dark green, grassy foliage with attractive pendulous flower spikes in July and August. The leaves are evergreen providing year round interest and will...

3 FOR £15 1 plant in a 9cm pot Common name: Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus meaning “little frog” in Latin because they like to grow near water. Lanceolate leaves with branching stems hold a large number of little, yellow, butter-cup type flowers from June...

3 FOR £15 1 plant in a 9cm pot Common name: Variegated Water Dropwort Beautiful tricoloured foliage in shades of pink, white and green when the leaves emerge in spring maturing to darker green and pink in autumn. Tiny creamy white umbels of flowers...

1 plant in a 9cm pot Common name: Scarlet monkey flower Add a burst of summer colour to the pond or bog garden with this short-lived perennial that produces bright orange-red flowers from June to August and its's great for pollinators too. Aspect:...

OFFER 3 for £15 1 plant in a 9cm pot Common name: Water Mint A strong mint-scented herb, covered with lilac-pink flowers from July to October. Good for pollinators. Native UK species. Ideal for damp ground or pond margins. Aspect: Full sun/Partial...

Common name: Frogbit An attractive native plant that floats on the surface of the pond with pretty small green kidney-shaped foliage and tiny white flowers from July to August. Provides shelter for many aquatic creatures. Aspect: Full sun to Full...

3 FOR £23 1 plant in a 1 litre pot Colourful, scented leaves in a mix of red, yellow and green and white flowers from May to September. Grow in full sun for the brightest foliage. Suitable for a bog garden or pond margin. Aspect: Full sun/Partial...

3 FOR £23 1 plant in a 1 litre pot Common name: Bistort A semi-evergreen perennial with handsome mid-green leaves and short spikes of pale pink or white flowers with a long flowering season from June to October. Average height 3ft, spread 3ft. Full...

Upright spikes of brilliant red flowers and beetroot coloured leaves. Blooms from late summer to autumn. Average height: 90cm Full sun - Partial shade Good for around a pond. 

Common name: Umbrella plant A slowly spreading perennial with bold long stalked rounded, veined dark green leaves, turning an attractive red in autumn. Clusters of white to bright pink flowers appear on elegant stems before the leaves in spring. Average...

3 FOR £10 1 plant in a 1 litre pot Common name: Himalayan Meadow Primrose. A small alpine perennial with pink flowers that are produced in spring, often before the leaves. A low-growing plant that loves a cool, damp position at the edge of a pond or...

3 FOR £15 1 plant in a 9cm pot Common name: Pepper Grass An unusual fern that is a UK native species with hair-like foliage with a slightly contorted appearance once mature. Oxygenating. Planting depth: 0-30cm Growth rate: Slow Full sun/Part Shade

Common name: Yellow-eyed grass or Yellow satin flower Miniature, iris-type foliage with masses of star-shaped, yellow flowers. Prefers moist to damp soil. Aspect: Full sun Average height: 15-30cm Planting depth: 0-1cm Growth rate: Slow

Common name: Hemp Agrimony or Dutch agrimony A tall, native marginal plant with bold, dome-shaped clusters of tiny, fluffy, dusty pink flower heads in late summer and early autumn. Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Average height: 60-120cm Planting depth:...

Common name: Lesser Water Plantain A delicate little plant that produces a profusion of small, very pale lilac flowers from May to September amidst dense, lime-green foliage. Suitable for a bog garden or shallow water. Native UK species. Aspect: Full...

Common name: Marsh Marigold Masses of bright yellow flowers in spring that are good for pollinators, will sometimes produce a second flush of flowers later in the year. Native UK species. Aspect: Full sun/Part shade Average height: 30-50cm Planting...

Common name: Flowering Rush A pretty umbellifer with pink flowers held above triangular foliage that matures from red to green. The roots used to be crushed and used as food in northern Asia. Good for pollinators.  Aspect: Full sun Average height:...

Common name: American Water Plantain A compact and attractive form of the native Alisma with more rounded leaves. Mature plants will produce numerous flower heads with delicate white/pink petals. Good for pollinators.   Aspect: Full sun/Partial...

3 FOR £15 1 plant in a 9cm pot Common name: Upright Water Milfoil Has attractive foliage which rises above the water and produces small, reddish flowers from June to July. Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Average height: 15-25cm Planting depth:...

3 FOR £15 1 plant in a 9cm pot Common name: Red Stemmed Parrot's Feather Bright green feathery foliage with attractive red stems that provides good cover and protection for small pond creatures. Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Average height:...

3 FOR £15 1 plant in a 9cm pot Common name: Crystal Confetti An attractive perennial that forms a carpet of miniature round leaves edged in cream. Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Average height: 10-15cm Planting depth: 0-25cm Growth rate: Medium

3 FOR £15 1 plant in a 9cm pot Common name: Brazilian Micro Sword Forms a lawn-like carpet at the bottom of the pond which makes it a good oxygenator. If grown in shallow water the foliage will emerge from below the waterline. Aspect: Full sun/Partial...

3 FOR £15 1 plant in a 9cm pot Common name: Chinese Marshflower Native to the Himalayas, this low creeping marginal forms a dense mat of foliage and flowers prolifically with pretty blue flowers appearing throughout summer from May to August. Suitable...

Common name: Common Mare's Tail Attractive low-growing vertical bottle-brush type stems which rise out of the water. Native UK species. Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Average height: 25-30cm Planting depth: 0-15cm Growth rate: Slow

3 FOR £15 1 plant in a 9cm pot Common name: White Ragged Robin The white-flowered form of Ragged Rabin with star-shaped flowers from May to August. Good for pollinators. Prefers moist soil rather than sitting in water. Aspect: Full sun/Partial...

3 FOR £15 1 plant in a 9cm pot Common name: Bloodwort, Wood Dock Attractive rosettes of green, ovate leaves with bright red veins, this plant is mainly grown for its foliage. Removing the flowerheads will help maintain the red leaf veins. Suitable for...

Common name: Lesser Water Plantain A delicate little plant that produces a profusion of small, very pale lilac flowers from May to September amidst dense, lime-green foliage. Suitable for a bog garden or shallow water. Native UK species. Aspect: Full...

Common name: Bog pimpernel Forms a dense carpet of tiny leaves, mixed with numerous rosy-pink flowers from June to September. Ideal in a bog garden or very shallow water. Native UK species. Aspect: Full sun Average height: 5-10cm Planting depth:...

3 FOR £15 1 plant in a 9cm pot Common name: Dutch Rush, Rough Horsetail A stunning evergreen with hollow, black banded stems adding year round interest. Incredibly hardy, it can even survive inside the Arctic Circle! Cut down in spring when new shoots...

  1 plant in a 9cm pot Common name: Ragged Robin A native UK species with clusters of star-shaped deep rose-pink flowers from May to August. Good for pollinators. Prefers moist soil rather than sitting in water. Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Average...

3 FOR £15 1 plant in a 9cm pot Common name: Water Cress A native UK species with dark green foliage and small white flowers from May to August. Commonly called watercress it is one of the oldest known leaf vegetables but should only be eaten if grown in...

  1 plant in a 9cm pot Common name: Miniature Bulrush A miniature version of the common bulrush with delicate, chocolate coloured round seed heads which is ideal for small ponds or tubs. Suitable for damp soil and pond margins. Aspect: Full sun Average...

  1 plant in a 9cm pot Common name: Fibre Optic Plant An attractive evergreen with foliage that resembles fibre optic cables! The glossy, thread-like leaves, have minute, white flower spikes on the tips of each leaf from July to August. Suitable for damp...

3 FOR £15 1 plant in a 9cm pot Common name: Dwarf Hairgrass, Needle Spike-rush Slender, little tufted plant with needle-like stems, each terminating in a brown spikelet. Native UK species. Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Average height: 15-40cm Planting...

Common name: Heart-leaved houttuynia, Boo Boo Colourful, scented leaves turning bright red in autumn and white flowers from May to September. The foliage have an interestingly crinkled appearance. Suitable for a bog garden or pond margin. Aspect: Full...

Common name: White Chinese Marshflower The white version of the Chinese Marshflower which is native to the Himalayas. A low, creeping marginal forming a dense mat of foliage and flowers with pretty white flowers appearing throughout summer from May to...

Common name: Brass Buttons A pretty, creeping annual plant with numerous, bright yellow flowers like buttons. The seeds can be collected and sown under glass in February/March or sown outside in April/May. Suitable for a bog garden or pond margin...

3 FOR £23 1 plant in a 1 litre pot Common name: Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus meaning “little frog” in Latin because they like to grow near water. Lanceolate leaves with branching stems hold a large number of little, yellow, butter-cup type flowers from...

Common name: Marsh Woundwort, Marsh Hedgenettle This free flowering plant is covered in bumble bee attracting spikes of bright purple flowers all summer. Good for medium or large ponds.  Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Average height:...

3 FOR £23 1 plant in a 1 litre pot Common name: Water Mint A strong mint-scented herb, covered with lilac-pink flowers from July to October. Good for pollinators. Native UK species. Ideal for damp ground or pond margins. Aspect: Full sun/Partial...

3 FOR £23 1 plant in a 1 litre pot Common name: White Skunk Cabbage, Water Banana A striking plant with large, broad foliage and pure white flowers from April to May which resemble the popular Peace Lily houseplant. The common name refers to the smell...

  1 plant in a 1 litre pot Covered in numerous, attractive bright red, trumpet-shaped flowers all summer. It has oval, toothed leaves. Ideal for damp ground or pond margins. Aspect: Full sun Average height: 20-40cm Planting depth: 0-10cm Growth rate:...

Common name: Japanese Water Iris A beautiful iris that flowers from June to July in varying colours with broad, rounded falls. The narrow, upright foliage forms a dense clump. Prefers moist to boggy soils. Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Average...

Common name: Variegated Reed Sweet Grass A relatively vigorous plant but with attractive, pinky-red striped grass foliage in spring maturing to yellow and white later inthe year. Purplish-green flower panicles appear from June to August. Ideal for damp...

3 FOR £23 1 plant in a 1 litre pot Common name: Common Monkey Flower Numerous bright yellow flowers with small, reddish spots throughout summer from June to August make this a popular plant for the bog or water garden. Aspect: Full sun Average height:...

Common name: Yellow-eyed grass or Yellow satin flower Miniature, iris-type foliage with masses of star-shaped, yellow flowers. Prefers moist to damp soil. Aspect: Full sun Average height: 15-30cm Planting depth: 0-1cm Growth rate: Slow

3 FOR £23 1 plant in a 1 litre pot Very free flowering, bright yellow flowers with reddish blotches throughout the summer. A popular plant for the bog or water garden. Aspect: Full sun Average height: 30-50cm Planting depth: 0-1cm Growth rate: Fast

3 FOR £23 1 plant in a 1 litre pot Common name: Cardinal Flower, Scarlet Lobelia Looks great planted at the water's edge to reflect the glorious colour of the brilliant red flowers against the green foliage. Ideal for damp ground or pond margins...

Common name: Louisiana Iris A cultivated variety of the Louisiana iris which are native to the coastal swamps of the US state of Louisiana which makes them ideal for boggy conditions or pond margins. 'Black Gamecock' has large velvety, deep purple,...

Common name: Society Garlic The fragrant, pale purple flowers are held in large terminal umbels. It is free flowering late in the season. Aspect: Full sun Average height: 10-50cm Planting depth: 0-1cm Growth rate: Slow

3 FOR £23 1 plant in a 1 litre pot Striking yellow buds and star shaped blooms with bright red markings. Glossy green foliage with mahogany stems and veins. Excellent for ground cover and blending in the edge of a pond as it will grow on dry ground and...

Common name: Lizard's Tail Green, lance-shaped leaves with slender, nodding, solitary spikes of tiny, white, fragrant flowers from June to August. The common name refers to the drooping shape of the flowers. Ideal for damp ground or pond margins...

Common name: Pickerel Weed Heart-shaped, green leaves with clusters of blue flowers borne on a spike. A tall, late flowering structural plant. It is free flowering and slowly grows into a large clump. Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Average height:...

Common name: Hedge Hyssop, Herb of Grace Pretty spires of white or pink flowers from May to September. Grows abundantly in Switzerland in damp pastures. Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Average height: 25-30cm Planting depth: 0-5cm Growth rate:...

3 FOR £23 1 plant in a 1 litre pot Common name: Gardener's garters An attractive, fast-growing, grass-like aquatic plant with narrow leaves that are boldly striped in green and Ideal for damp ground or pond margins where it can be given room to spread...

1 plant in a 1 litre pot Common name: Siberian flag A pretty iris with narrow, strap-like foliage and delicate purple-blue flowers that have a white and yellow throat from May to June. Ideal for damp soils. Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Average height:...

Common name: Louisiana Iris Velvety, dark cherry-red flowers with a yellow centre, it received the Mary Sword Debaillon Award, the highest given to a Louisiana iris. As with all iris, the tubers are harmful if eaten.  Aspect: Full sun/Partial...

3 FOR £23 1 plant in a 1 litre pot Common name: Variegated Water Dropwort Beautiful tricoloured foliage in shades of pink, white and green when the leaves emerge in spring maturing to darker green and pink in autumn. Tiny creamy white umbels of flowers...

3 FOR £23 1 plant in a 1 litre pot Common name: Arrowhead A UK native plant with long, arrow-shaped leaves and attractive white flowers that have deep purple, almost-black centres from July to September. Good for pollinators. Ideal for pond margins...

Common name: Golden club This unusual plant has attractive, yellow flow spikes on white stems. It has numerous flowers prior to the leaves growing large, ensuring they stand out clearly.  Aspect: Full sun Average height: 20-40cm Planting depth:...

3 FOR £23 1 plant in a 1 litre pot Common name: Star Grass A useful plants for late in the season with its attractive green and white star-like bracts rising above the grassy foliage from July to November. Ideal for damp ground or pond margins...

Common name: White Water Forget-me-not A delicate plant with numerous clusters of long-flowering, small white flowers from May to September which will attract abundant pollinators throughout the summer. Ideal for damp ground or pond margins. Aspect:...

3 FOR £23 1 plant in a 1 litre pot Common name: Lesser Bulrush A UK native species that is smaller than the Common bulrush but still makes an impact with tall upright stems topped by dark chocolate coloured seed heads. Will quickly spread to form a dense...

3 FOR £23 1 plant in a 1 litre pot Common name: White Water Iris Broad, green foliage and large creamy white flowers from June to July. The signal is etched in charcoal grey. Ideal for damp ground or pond margins. Aspect: Full sun/Partial...

3 FOR £23 1 plant in a 1 litre pot Handsome, grey-green foliage sets off rich, claret-purple flowers highlighted with white veining. Flowers June to July. Ideal for damp ground or pond margins. Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Average height:...

3 FOR £23 1 plant in a 1 litre pot Common name: Pennyroyal, Pudding Grass A creeping plant with small, mint-scented leaves and lilac pink flowers from July to October. Good for pollinators. Native UK species. Ideal for damp ground or pond margins...

3 FOR £23 1 plant in a 1 litre pot Common name: Golden Variegated Slender Sweet Flag A variegated evergreen with aromatic, foliage that has striking bright yellow and green stripes along its length. Grows in attractive fans to form low-growing clumps...

Common name: Water Plantain, Mad Dog Weed A tall aquatic plant with thin stems, broad lanceolate leaves and upright upright flower stems bearing delicate lilac-white flowers from June to September. Good for pollinators and offers resting and sheltering...

Common name: Sweet galingale Dark green, grass-like, pendulous foliage with brown flowers. This plant makes good cover for wildlife in large ponds or lakes. Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Average height: 60-120cm Planting depth: 0-25cm Growth rate: Fast

Common name: Variegated Sweet Flag Variegated form of Sweet Flag forming architectural clumps of creamy white and green striped evergreen foliage which has a citrus scent when crushed. Ideal for damp ground or pond margins. Aspect: Full sun/Partial...

3 FOR £23 1 plant in a 1 litre pot Common name: Cuckoo Flower, Lady's Smock Mounds of pale green, ferny foliage with pale lilac blooms. It is one of the main food sources for the Orange Tip Butterfly. Good for pollinators. Native UK species. Ideal for...

3 FOR £23 1 plant in a 1 litre pot Common name: Cyperus Sedge Bright green, grassy foliage with pendulous flower spikelets from May to August. The leaves are evergreen providing year round interest. Native UK species. Ideal for damp ground or pond...