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Aquatic Plants

The selection of plants for your pond includes a large variety of marginal plants that do well in wet, soggy soils as well as in shallow water. Also included are the surface, floating and oxygenators. Protect the tropical plants from freezing by bringing them indoors for the winter. This list is not necessarily what we carry but to be used for reference in building a well balanced water pond garden or stream bed.

HARDY MARGINAL PLANTS - plants for the bog and shallow water:

Botanical Name Common Name Description
Acorus gramineus ' Variegatus' Variegated sweet flag Iris-like leaves; sweetly scented
Alisma plantago-aquatica Water plantain Small white flowers; attractive ovate foliage
Butomus umbellatus Flowering rush Umbels of rose-pink flowers
Caltha palustris Yellow marsh marigold Single yellow flowers in April
          palustris 'Alba' White marsh marigold White flowers in April
          palustris 'Plena' Double marsh marigold Double yellow flowers in April
Carex morrowii Japanese sedge Mounding growth, graceful arching foliage
Dulichium arundinaceum Water bamboo Compact, bamboo-like foliage
Eleocharis montevidensis Spike Rush Dense miniature rush, tiny brown flowers
Iris pseudocarpus, versicolor, variegata Iris Beautiful blue or yellow flowers in June or July
Juncus effusus, patens, 'spiralis', tenuis Rush Spiky, grass-like foliage: evergreen
Liqularia species Ragwort Bright yellow flower spikes in summer
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal flower Red foliage with scarlet flowers
Menyanthes trifoliata Bog Bean Trailing leaves with white flowers
Mimulus guttatus Yellow monkey flower NW native wetland, light green leaves, yellow flowers
          ringens Monkey flower Blooms red or orange July through frost
Myosotis palustris Water forget-me-not Creeping foliage, light blue flowers
Myosotis palustris 'Pinkie' Pink water forget-me-not Spreading foliage, pink flowers
Myosotis palustris 'Snowflake' White water forget-me-not Spreading foliage, white flowers
Peltandra virginica Arrow Arum Dark green, glossy, arrow-shaped leaves
Pontederia species Pickeral rush Spear-shaped leaves; flower spikes
Potentilla pacifica Water potentilla Yellow flowers, 1' tall, spreads quickly
Ranunculus flammula Creeping spearwort Small, delicate groundcover, flowers rich yellow
Saggitaria species Arrowhead Arrow-shaped leaves; spikes of white flowers
Saururus cernuus Lizard's tail Triangular leaves; white 'lizard's tail' flowers
Scirpus species Bulrush Stiff, grassy foliage
          tabernaemontani 'Albescens' White rush Thin green variegation on creamy white stem, 3'
                    'Zebrinus' Zebra rush White horizontal stripes on green stems, 30-36" tall
Scrophalaria aquatica 'Variegated' Water figwort Small brown flowers, variegated foliage
Sparganium emersum Burreed Resilient rush-like plant, handsome foliage
Spartina bakeri Sand cordgrass Grassy foliage, blue gray in color
Thalia dealbata Hardy water canna Large leaves, stout stems, 24-36" tall
Typha species Cattail Velvety cattails in late summer to fall
Umbellifrae oenatne 'Variegata' Variegated water celery Ferny floating foliage; white flowers
Zantedeschia aethiopica Calla lily Large white flowers July to September
Zizania latifolia Wild rice Big, iris-like foliage

FLOATING PLANTS - these float freely, roots trail in the water:

Botanical Name Common Name Description
*Eichhornia crassipes Water hyacinth Tropical-protect from freezing; lavender flower
Lemna minor Duckweed Tiny green leaves
*Pistia stratiotes Water lettuce Tropical - protect from freezing

OXYGENATORS - submerged plants:

Botanical Name Common Name Description
Nasturtium officinale Watercress Small green leaves, small white flowers and edible!

SURFACING PLANTS - These plants are rooted in soil with leaves that float on the surface:

Botanical Name Common Name Description
Aponogeton distachys Water hawthorne Fragrant, waxy white flowers in spring and fall
Hydrocotyle umbellata Pennywort Small, round leaves for water's edge
Marsilea mutica Variegated water clover Bright green, variegated floating leaves
          quadrifolia Four leaf water clover Four leafed clover, prefers 8-15" of water
          schelpiana Ruffled water clover Sscalloped edge, prefers 1-3" of water
Nelumbo species Water lotus Huge white or pink flowers; handsome seed pods
Nymphea species and cultivars Water lily Hardy and tropical varieties; protect from freezing
Nymphoides geminata Yellow snowflake Brown and green leaves; fringed yellow flowers

TROPICAL BOG PLANTS - need winter protection:

Botanical Name Common Name Description
*Colocasia species Water taro Tropical plants noted for large, colored leaves
*Cyperus alternifolius Umbrella palm Tropical - protect from freezing; bring indoors
           *socladus Dwarf papyrus Tropical - tight umbrella-like heads on top of slender stems

*Denotes plants not hardy.

 

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