Wildlife pond plants
Wildlife ponds will attract and become a home for amphibians, insects (including pollinators) and birds. Choose the right plants to provide food and shelter, as well as managing water temperature and purity^. Frogs will earn their keep by eating slugs for you, while newts, dragonflies, hoverflies, beetles and insects will provide interest and contribute to the ecosystem of your garden.
Zone 1 - pond edge plants
56 plants
Zone 2 - marginal plants
147 plants
Zone 3A - deep water plants
35 plants
Zone 3B - floating plants
6 plants
Zone 3C - oxygenating plants
15 plants
All plants (240)
Acorus gramineus
Dwarf sweetflag, Grassy sweetflag
Acorus gramineus 'Ogon'
Dwarf sweetflag, Grassy sweetflag
Acorus gramineus 'Variegatus'
Dwarf sweetflag, Grassy sweetflag
Asplenium scolopendrium 'Cristatum Group'
Harts tongue fern, Crested Harts tongue fern
Caltha palustris 'Flore Pleno'
Marsh marigold, Mayflower, Molly blobs, Water cowslip
Carex elata 'Aurea'
Bowles's golden sedge, Tufted sedge, Stiff sedge, European tussock sedge
Hakonechloa macra
Hakone grass, Urahagusa, Japanese reed grass
Hakonechloa macra 'Alboaurea'
Hakone grass, Urahagusa, Japanese reed grass
Hosta
Plantain lily, Funkia
Iris laevigata
Smooth iris, Asiatic swamp iris, Rabbit ear iris
Iris pseudacorus 'Variegata'
Water iris, Yellow iris, Yellow flag, Water flag, False iris
Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal flower, Indian pink, Red birds, Scarlet lobelia
Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria'
Cardinal flower, Indian pink, Red birds, Scarlet lobelia
Lobelia x speciosa 'Fan Blau'
Hardy bronze leaf lobelia
Lobelia x speciosa 'Fan Scharlach'
Hardy bronze leaf lobelia
Lysimachia ciliata 'Firecracker'
Yellow loosestrife, Fringed loosestrife, Hairy loosestrife
Vinca minor
Lesser periwinkle, Lesser creeping myrtle, Common perwinkle
Vinca minor 'Atropurpurea'
Lesser periwinkle, Lesser creeping myrtle, Common perwinkle
Vinca minor 'Gertrude Jekyll'
Lesser periwinkle, Lesser creeping myrtle, Common perwinkle
Vinca minor 'Illumination'
Lesser periwinkle, Lesser creeping myrtle, Common perwinkle
Vinca minor 'Ralph Shugert'
Lesser periwinkle, Common periwinkle
Vinca minor f. alba
Lesser periwinkle, Lesser creeping myrtle, Common perwinkle
Acorus gramineus
Dwarf sweetflag, Grassy sweetflag
Acorus gramineus 'Hakuro-nishiki'
Dwarf sweetflag, Grassy sweetflag
Alisma plantago-aquatica
Water plantain, Mad dog weed
Anagallis tenella
Pink bog pimpernel
Anemonopsis californica
Yerba Mansa, Apache Beads
Aponogeton distachyos
Cape pondweed, Water hawthorn, Edible pond blossom
Arundo donax
Giant reed, Carrizo, Cana bravo
Arundo donax var. versicolor
Giant reed, Carrizo, Cana bravo
Asclepias curassavica
Blood flower milkweed, Indian root, Swallow-wort, Batal, Bastard pecacuanha, Flor de seda
Asclepias curassavica 'Red Butterfly'
Blood flower milkweed, Indian root, Swallow-wort, Batal, Bastard pecacuanha, Flor de seda
Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's tongue fern
Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's tongue fern
Asplenium scolopendrium 'Angustifolia'
Hart's tongue fern
Asplenium scolopendrium Crispum Group
Hart's tongue fern
Astilbe 'Avalanche'
False goats beard
Bacopa caroliniana
Water hyssop
Baldellia ranunculoides
Lesser plantain
Bolboschoenus maritimus
Sea club rush
Butomus umbellatus
Flowering rush, Water gladiolus, Grassy rush
Calla palustris
Water arum, Bog arum, Wild calla, Water dragon, Marsh calla
Calopsis paniculata
Paniculate restio, Besemgoed
Caltha palustris
Marsh marigold, Mayflower, Molly blobs, Water cowslip
Caltha palustris var. alba
Marsh marigold, Mayflower, Molly blobs, Water cowslip
Caltha polypetala
Kingcup, Marsh marigold, Himalayan marsh marigold
Canna 'Erebus'
Canna lily, Water canna
Canna 'Ra'
Canna lily, Water canna