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 (134)
Scirpoides holoschoenus
Round-headed clubrush
Sparganium erectum
Branched bur-reed
Spartina pectinata 'Aureomarginata'
Prairie cord grass, Cord grass
Thalia dealbata
Water canna, Powdery alligator flag
Typha angustifolia
Narrow leafed cattail
Typha latifolia
Common Cattail, Bullrush, Cossack asparagus, Nail rod
Typha latifolia 'Variegata'
Common Cattail, Bullrush, Cossack asparagus, Nail rod
Typha laxmannii
Laxmann's bulrush, Small reedmace
Typha minima
Least bullrush, Miniature cat tail, Miniature reedmace, Dwarf cat tail
Veronica beccabunga
Brooklime, European brooklime, Cowcress, Limpwort, Water pimpernell, Stockdale
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
Caltha leptosepala
Mountain marigold
Carex muskingumensis 'Little Midge'
Palm branch sedge
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Honeyballs, Button willow
Cyperus percamenthus
Dwarf papyrus, Egyptian paper reed
Eleocharis palustris
Creeping spike rush
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
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
Peltandra virginica
Arrowleaf, Tuckahoe, Green arrow arum, Bog arum, Arrow arum
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
Sarracenia flava
Yellow trumpet, Yellow pitcher plant, Pitcher plant, Huntsman's horn, Side saddle flower
Scutellaria lateriflora
Mad dog skullcap, Madweed, Virginian skullcap