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)
Zephyranthes
Rain lily, Zephyr lily
Zephyranthes candida
Zephyr flower, Flower of the western wind, Rain lily, Zephyr lily
Acorus calamus
Sweet flag, Myrtle flag, Flagroot
Lobelia x speciosa 'Butterfly Blue'
Hardy bronze leaf lobelia
Lobelia x speciosa 'Fan Orchidrosa'
Hardy bronze leaf lobelia
Acorus calamus 'Argenteostriatus'
Sweet flag, Myrtle flag, Flagroot
Asplenium scolopendrium 'Angustatum'
Narrow Harts tongue fern
Asplenium scolopendrium 'Undulatum Group'
Wavy Hart's tongue fern
Callitriche palustris
Common water starwort, Water chickweed, Water starwort
Caltha leptosepala
Mountain marigold
Carex muskingumensis 'Little Midge'
Palm branch sedge
Cyperus percamenthus
Dwarf papyrus, Egyptian paper reed
Eleocharis palustris
Creeping spike rush
Hakonechloa macra 'Nicolas'
Hakone grass
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides 'Variegata'
Crystal confetii, Pennywort
Iris ensata 'Asahi no-yuki'
Japanese water iris, Sword leaved iris, Higo iris
Iris ensata 'Blue Peter'
Japanese water iris, Sword leaved iris, Higo iris
Iris ensata 'Magic Opal'
Japanese water iris, Sword leaved iris, Higo iris
Iris ensata 'Nemuri Jishi'
Japanese water iris, Sword leaved iris, Higo iris
Iris ensata 'Shien no Mai'
Japanese water iris, Sword leaved iris, Higo iris
Iris laevigata 'Weymouth Midnight'
Smooth iris, Asiatic swamp iris, Rabbit ear iris
Iris sibirica
Siberian iris, Meadow iris
Iris sibirica 'Dreaming Spires'
Siberian iris, Meadow iris
Iris sibirica 'Mrs Saunders'
Siberian iris, Meadow iris
Iris sibirica 'Papillon'
Siberian iris, Meadow iris
Iris sibirica 'Perry's Blue'
Siberian iris, Meadow iris
Iris sibirica 'Persimmon'
Siberian iris, Meadow iris
Juncus effusus
Common rush, Soft rush, Japanese mat rush
Juncus effusus
Common rush, Soft rush, Japanese mat rush
Juncus ensifolius
Sword leaf rush
Lobelia x speciosa 'Ruby Slippers'
Hardy bronze leaf lobelia
Lobelia x speciosa 'Will Scarlet'
Hardy bronze leaf lobelia
Nymphaea 'Colorado'
Waterlily, Water lily, Indian lotus
Nymphaea 'Conqueror'
Waterlily, Water lily, Indian lotus
Nymphaea 'Denver'
Waterlily, Water lily, Indian lotus
Nymphaea 'Fire Crest'
Waterlily, Water lily, Indian lotus
Nymphaea 'Laydekeri Lilacea'
Waterlily, Water lily, Indian lotus
Nymphaea 'Laydekeri Rosea Prolifera'
Waterlily, Water lily, Indian lotus
Nymphaea 'Odorata Sulphurea'
Fragrant waterlily, Water lily, Indian lotus
Nymphaea 'Rene Gerard'
Waterlily, Water lily, Indian lotus
Peltandra virginica
Arrowleaf, Tuckahoe, Green arrow arum, Bog arum, Arrow arum
Potamogeton natans
Broad leaved pondweed
Potentilla palustris
Marsh cinquefoil
Preslia cervina alba
Blue water spearmint, Hart's pennyroyal, Holt's pennyroyal
Ranunculus repens
Creeping buttercup, Creeping crowfoot, Sitfast, Yellow gowan, Rams claws
Salvinia auriculata
Floating fern, Spangled water fern, Ear-shaped water fern
Sarracenia flava
Yellow trumpet, Yellow pitcher plant, Pitcher plant, Huntsman's horn, Side saddle flower
Scutellaria lateriflora
Mad dog skullcap, Madweed, Virginian skullcap