All Aquatic Plants

Common name: Spiked water milfoil A true oxygenator, this plant remains under the water. It has reddish foilage in wholes of four.  It can grow in very deep but is best established in shallower water...

Common name: Needle Spikerush or Dwarf Hairgrass An evergreen, spreading, perennial sedge growing as a marginal water plant or submerged in up to 1.5ft  of water. Very narrow, grass-like leaves grow...

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...

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:...

Common name: Red stemmed parrot's feather Bright green feathery foliage with red stems.  Average height 0.5-1ft  Full sun partial shade. 

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:...

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: 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...

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:...

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,...

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. 

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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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 shad

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...

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 f

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 the

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 l

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...