Pond plants & bog gardens
Water brings a tranquillity to the garden like no other feature. Added to which, ponds are brilliant for attracting wildlife to the garden. Some plants grow in water, either floating on the surface or in the bottom of the pond, in the mud or in baskets. Others plants grow in the boggy land that surrounds a natural pool.; Top tip: The water depth is very significant and plants have specific requirements, so be sure to follow the planting guidance for each plant to ensure it thrives. Also, be mindful of invasive species which can grow quickly, covering the water surface and hindering sunlight from reaching submerged plants.
Bog plants
278 plants
Fish pond plants
239 plants
Koi pond plants
66 plants
Water lilies
29 plants
Wildlife pond plants
248 plants
All plants (365)
Phragmites australis
Common reed, Carrizo
Phragmites australis 'Variegatus'
Common reed, Carrizo, Golden rush weed
Phyla nodiflora
Frogfruit
Pilularia globulifera
Common pillwort
Pistia stratiotes
Water lettuce, Shell flower, Water bonnet, Nile cabbage, Lechuga de agua
Pontederia
Pickerel weed, Wampee
Pontederia cordata
Pickerel weed, Wampee
Pontederia cordata var. lancifolia
Pickerel weed, Wampee
Preslia cervina
Blue water spearmint, Hart's pennyroyal, Holt's pennyroyal
Primula japonica 'Alba'
Candelabra primrose, Japanese primrose
Primula rosea
Primrose, Rose primula
Ranunculus flammula
Lesser Spearwort
Ranunculus lingua
Greater Spearwort
Ranunculus lingua 'Grandiflorus'
Greater Spearwort
Ranunculus repens var. pleniflorus
Double flowered creeping buttercup, Creeping buttercup, Creeping crowfoot, Sitfast, Yellow gowan, Rams claws
Rhynchospora colorata
White top sedge
Rodgersia 'Irish Bronze'
Fingerleaf rodgersia
Rotala indica
Indian toothcup
Rotala rotundifolia 'Green'
Roundleaf toothcup
Sagittaria
Arrowhead
Sagittaria sagittifolia
Old World arrowhead, Japanese arrowhead, Common arrowhead
Salix
Willow, Osier, Sallow
Salix acutifolia 'Blue Streak'
Caspian willow
Salix elaeagnos
Willow, Hoary willow, Rosemary willow, Bitter willow
Salvinia
Floating fern, Spangled water fern, Ear-shaped water fern, Water velvet, Cat's tongue
Sanguisorba
Burnet
Sanguisorba tenuifolia
Oriental burnet
Sarracenia flava
Yellow trumpet, Yellow pitcher plant, Pitcher plant, Huntsman's horn, Side saddle flower
Sarracenia leucophylla
White trumpet, Fiddlers trumpet, Lace trumpets, Crimson pitcher plant, Pitcher plant, Huntsman's horn
Sarracenia purpurea
Huntsman's cup, Pitcher plant, Purple pitcher plant, Huntsman's horn, Side saddle flower
Sarracenia x catesbaei Green form
Catesby's pitcher plant
Sarracenia x catesbyi
Catesby's pitcher plant
Saururus cernuus
Lizards tail, American swamp lily, Swamp lily, Water dragon
Schoenoplectus
Bullrush, Clubrush
Schoenoplectus lacustris
Zebra rush, Lake club rush, Great bullrush
Schoenoplectus lacustris 'Zebrinus'
Zebra rush, Lake club rush, Great bullrush
Schoenoplectus lacustris subsp. tabernaemontana 'Albescens'
White rush, Zebra rush
Scirpoides
Round-headed clubrush
Scirpoides holoschoenus
Round-headed clubrush
Scirpus cernuus
Mop sedge, Fibre optics plant, Low bullrush, Slender clubrush, Mini jumping rush
Scutellaria
Skullcap, Helmet flower
Sparganium erectum
Branched bur-reed
Spartina pectinata 'Aureomarginata'
Prairie cord grass, Cord grass
Succisa pratensis
Blue buttons, Devil's bit scabious
Thalia dealbata
Water canna, Powdery alligator flag
Thelypteris palustris
Marsh fern, Eastern marsh fern
Trollius x cultorum Full Moon = 'Mactro010'
Hybrid garden globeflower
Typha
Bullrush, Reedmace, Cat-tail