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Water Mint (Mentha Aquatica) Marginal Pond Plant - Native to UK

UK Native Marginal Plants

UK native marginal plants are perfect for creating a natural and thriving pond ecosystem. Designed to grow on your pond's marginal shelf, these plants provide essential cover for emerging wildlife like frogs, newts, and dragonflies. Their blooms attract pollinators, while their foliage offers shade and protection for pond inhabitants.   

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Water Forget Me Not | Myosotis scorpioides

UK Native • Newt Friendly
Blue
Semi-evergreen. Narrow, oblong mid-green leaves
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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Marsh Marigold | Caltha palustris

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
Bright yellow, cup-shaped flowers
Rich green, rounded, heart-shaped leaves
Full Sun
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Flowering Rush | Butomus umbellatus

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
Pale pink to rose-pink
Long, narrow, grass-like green leaves
Full sun
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Creeping Jenny | Lysimachia nummularia

UK Native • Newt Friendly
Bright golden-yellow
Rounded, vibrant green
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Bog Pimpernel - Carpet Forming Bog Plant with Pretty Pink Flowers
 
Bog Pimpernel - Carpet Forming Bog Plant with Pretty Pink Flowers
Bog Pimpernel - A Pond Plant, great for boggy areas, produces lots of pink flowers and low growing.
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Bog pimpernel | Anagallis Tenella

UK Native • Amphibian Friendly
Pale Pink
Small, elliptic to rounded bright green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Water Mint | Mentha Aquatica

UK Native • Newt Friendly
Lilac, globular clusters
Oval, toothed green leaves, strong minty aroma
Full sun to partial shade
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Dutch rush | Equisetum hyemale

UK Native • Dragonfly Friendly
Non-flowering; produces cone-like spore structures
Hollow, jointed green stems with black banding (evergreen)
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Brooklime | Veronica beccabunga

UK Native • Newt Friendly
Blue
Broad, glossy, oval green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Yellow flag | Iris pseudacorus

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
Golden-yellow
Tall, sword-like green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Watercress | Rorippa nasturtium aquaticum

UK Native • Newt Friendly
Small, white, four-petaled
Oval, bright green leaves
Full sun to partial shade
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Amphibious Bistort | Persicaria amphibia

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
Pink
Deciduous; glossy green, lance-shaped leaves
Full Sun or Partial Shade
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Lesser Spearwort | Ranunculus flammula

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
Bright yellow, buttercup-like blooms
Narrow, lance-shaped green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Cuckoo Flower | Cardamine pratensis

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
Pale lilac to white
Delicate, light green divided leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Arrowhead | Sagittaria sagittifolia

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
White with dark purple centres
Deciduous; emergent leaves are arrow-shaped, submerged leaves are long and narrow.
Full Sun or Partial Shade
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Silene_flos-cuculi_ragged_robin (Lychnis) _ Pink Flower - Plants for Ponds
 
Silene_flos-cuculi_ragged_robin (Lychnis) _ Pink Flower - Plants for Ponds
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Ragged Robin | Silene flos-cuculi 'Jenny'

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
Soft pink
Narrow, lance-shaped green leaves
Full sun to partial shade
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Purple loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
Purpleish-pink flowers
Lance-shaped green leaves
Full sun
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Bog Bean | Menyanthes trifoliata

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
White with pink tinges
Trifoliate, olive-green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Iris pseudacorus var. bastardii

Pollinator & Amphibian Friendly
Pale yellow
Tall, sword-like green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Cotton Grass | Eriphorum angustifolium

UK Native
Inconspicuous brown flowers, followed by fluffy white seed heads
Narrow, grass-like green leaves with triangular stems
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Water Avens | Geum rivale

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
Dusky pink to dark orange-red
Scalloped, fresh green leaves
Partial shade
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Cyperus Sedge | Carex pseudocyperus

UK Native • Wildfowl Friendly
Pale green, maturing to brownish-green
Bright green, narrow, arching leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Lesser Water Plantain | Baldellia ranunculoides

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
Pale pink to lilac
Narrow, lance-shaped green leaves
Full Sun
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Soft Rush | Juncus effusus

UK Native • Wildfowl Friendly
Pale brown seed heads
Cylindrical, bright green stems
Full sun to partial shade
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Floating water plantain | Luronium natans

UK Native • Amphibian Friendly
Small white flowers with yellow centres
Oval floating green leaves and narrow submerged leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Essential for wildlife ponds, native marginals bring beauty, biodiversity and balance to your pond environment. With plants suitable for any size pond - from small garden wildlife ponds to lakes and natural swimming ponds - they enhance ecosystems of all scales.

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