All Aquatic Plants

A tiny, low-growing creeper which is nearly evergreen in sheltered spots. Tiny green leaves are covered in small white flowers in late spring-early summer. Average height 1ft. Full sun partial shade. 

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

Common name: Common bulrush or Greater reedmace This is the common bulrush, it is taller and more vigorous that any other. It has dark chocolate coloured seed heads. Not recommended for garden ponds, it is better in large lakes.  Aspect: Full...

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:...

Common name: Amphibious bistort or Polygonum amphibium Trailing, elongated stems and leaves float on the surface while the bottle brush like, pink flowers rise above the water. Fast growing in bog gardens and can also grow in quite deep water (80cm)...

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...

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...

Common name: Slender-tufted sedge A tall, slender, tufted sedge that grows in rivers, streams and lakes throughout the British Isles.  Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Average height: 60-90cm Planting depth: 0-15cm Growth rate: Moderate

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:...

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:...

Vigorous clumps of bushy leaves and tall stems of dark purple flowers with attractive veining from June to July.  More vigorous than many and best at the water's edge or in moist, sunny borders. Average height 3ft. Full sun.  Hardy.

The prettily ruffled, silver-edged petals combine with slightly blue-tinted foliage in a delightful vertical accent. More vigorous than many and best at the water's edge or in moist, sunny borders. Average height 2.5ft.  Hardy.

Vigorous clumps of bushy leaves and tall stems of sky blue flowers from early to mid-summer. Average height 2-3ft.  Full sun. Hardy.   "Good for planting around edge of pond"

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: 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. Aspect: Full sun/Partial...

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...

Common name: Willow Moss A greyish-green moss with branched stems. It grows all year round in both fast flowing and still water. It is so named because it was used in Sweden to fill up spaces in their chimneys and walls to exclude air and prevent fire...

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 horns...

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...

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...

1 plant in a 3 litre pot Common name: Bulrush, Medium reedmace An attractive plant for medium to large plants adding interst with its narrow green foliage and poker-like rusty brown seed heads from July to September which can be left on for winter...

1 plant in a 3 litre pot Common name: Club rush The native bulrush (ioften misidentified) which has dark green foliage topped with clusters of brown flowers from July to September. Tall and fast-growing, perfect shelter for wildlife in large ponds...

1 plant in a 3 litre 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 are 6"...

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: 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:...

1 plant in a 3 litre pot 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. 'Wizard of Aussie' has showy...

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:...

1 plant in a 3 litre pot Common name: Greater Spearwort, Water Buttercup A British native marginal plant with bright yellow buttercup-like flowers in summer that are attractive to pollinators. The long, narrow foliage provides shelter for A great choice...

1 plant in a 3 litre pot Common name: Variegated Yellow Flag A variation of the native flag which is a common sight along the edges of waterways this native to UK and Europe is thought to have inspred the fleur-de-lis symbol. Forms large, vigorous...

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,...

1 plant in a 3 litre pot 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. 'Dancing Vogue'...

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: Japanese clematis iris or Iris kaempferi Varying coloured clematis type flowers, often boldly marked. The leaves form dense clumps. It prefers moist to boggy soil. As with all iris the tubers are harmful if eaten. Aspect: Full...

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...