Zone 2 - marginal plants
Marginal plants like shallow water, thriving when their roots are permanently submerged. These plants provide many benefits for your pond and the wildlife in it^. You can create great feeding and breeding sites as well as hiding places from predators like herons. Tall stems make good resting places for flying insects and for emerging larvae to climb out. Many provide shade and help to regulate water temperature, particularly from overheating. Plants absorb nutrients, which helps reduce algae and keeps water clean. Some also oxygenate the water. Native species include Marsh marigold, Yellow flag iris, Water forget-me-not and Water mint. Top Tip: Many plants benefit from being planted in a basket with aquatic compost.
Plants (142)
Iris ensata
Japanese water iris, Sword leaved iris, Higo iris
Iris ensata 'Barr Purple East'
Japanese water iris, Sword leaved iris, Higo iris
Iris ensata 'Murasame'
Japanese water iris, Sword leaved iris, Higo iris
Iris ensata 'Ol Man River'
Japanese water iris, Sword leaved iris, Higo iris
Iris ensata 'Pink Frost'
Japanese water iris, Sword leaved iris, Higo iris
Iris ensata 'Returning Tide'
Japanese water iris, Sword leaved iris, Higo iris
Iris ensata 'Rose Queen'
Japanese water iris, Sword leaved iris, Higo iris
Iris laevigata 'Colchesterensis'
Smooth iris, Asiatic swamp iris, Rabbit ear iris
Iris laevigata 'Mottled Beauty'
Smooth iris, Asiatic swamp iris, Rabbit ear iris
Iris laevigata 'Variegata'
Smooth iris, Asiatic swamp iris, Rabbit ear iris
Iris laevigata var. alba
Smooth iris, Asiatic swamp iris, Rabbit ear iris
Iris pseudacorus
Water iris, Yellow iris, Yellow flag, Water flag, False iris
Iris pseudacorus 'Flore Pleno'
Water iris, Yellow iris, Yellow flag, Water flag, False iris
Iris versicolor
Blue flag, Poison flag, Flag lily, Vari-coloured iris
Iris versicolor 'Kermesina'
Blue flag, Poison flag, Flag lily, Vari-coloured iris
Juncus effusus 'Spiralis'
Corkscrew rush, Blue green rush
Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal flower, Indian pink, Red birds, Scarlet lobelia
Lobelia cardinalis 'Bees Flame'
Cardinal flower, Indian pink, Red birds, Scarlet lobelia
Lobelia cardinalis 'Elmfeuer'
Cardinal flower, Indian pink, Red birds, Scarlet lobelia
Lobelia cardinalis 'Russian Princess'
Cardinal flower, Indian pink, Red birds
Lobelia kalmii 'Blue Shadow'
Kalm's lobelia, Brook lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica 'Alba'
Great lobelia
Lobelia x speciosa
Hardy bronze leaf lobelia
Lobelia x speciosa 'Fan Lachs'
Hardy bronze leaf lobelia
Lobelia x speciosa 'Fan Tiefrot'
Hardy bronze leaf lobelia
Lobelia x speciosa 'Kompliment Scharlach'
Hardy bronze leaf lobelia
Lobelia x speciosa 'Kompliment Tiefrot'
Hardy bronze leaf lobelia
Lobelia x speciosa 'Pink Elephant'
Hardy bronze leaf lobelia
Lobelia x speciosa 'Sparkling Ruby'
Hardy bronze leaf lobelia
Lobelia x speciosa 'Tania'
Hardy bronze leaf lobelia
Lobelia x speciosa 'Vedrariensis'
Hardy bronze leaf lobelia
Lysimachia nummularia
Creeping Jenny, Meadow runagates, Herb twopence, String of sovereigns, Moneywort
Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'
Yellow creeping Jenny, Creeping Jenny, Meadow runagates, Herb twopence, String of sovereigns, Moneywort
Marsilea
Water clover fern
Marsilea quadrifolia
Four-leafed water clover fern, Upright water clover, Nardoo, Pepperwort
Mentha aquatica
Water mint, Orange mint
Mentha pulegium
Pennyroyal, Pudding grass
Menyanthes trifoliata
Bog bean, Marsh trefoil, Brook bean, Marsh clover, Water shamrock
Myosotis scorpioides
Water forget-me-not, True forget-me-not
Nymphaea 'Pygmaea Helvola'
Waterlily, Water lily, Indian lotus
Orontium aquaticum
Golden club
Peltandra
Arrow arum
Preslia cervina
Blue water spearmint, Hart's pennyroyal, Holt's pennyroyal
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