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Plants for Shady Ponds

Plants for Shady Ponds

Got a shady pond or low-light garden corner? These plants are perfect. They’re naturally adapted to thrive with less sun, offering texture, flowers and wildlife cover even in tricky spots.

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Water Spearmint | Mentha cervina

Pollinator & Amphibian Friendly
Lilac flower clusters
Fine, green leaves
Full sun or partial shade
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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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Chameleon Plant | Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon'

Pollinator Friendly
Small white flowers with yellow centres
Variegated heart-shaped leaves in shades of green, yellow, and pink
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Golden Club | Orontium aquaticum

Amphibian Friendly
Golden-yellow spikes
Glossy, lance-shaped dark green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
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White Water Forget Me Not-(Myosotis scorpioides 'Snowflake') - Plants for Ponds Ltd
 
White Water Forget Me Not-(Myosotis scorpioides 'Snowflake') - Plants for Ponds Ltd
White Water Forget Me Not-(Myosotis scorpioides 'Snowflake') - Plants for Ponds Ltd.
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White Water Forget Me Not | Myosotis scorpioides 'Snowflake'

UK Native • Newt Friendly
White with yellow centres
Bright green, lance-shaped leaves
Full sun to partial shade
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Spiked Water Milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) - Plants for Ponds
 
Spiked Water Milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) - Plants for Ponds
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Spiked Water Milfoil | Myriophyllum spicatum

Finely divided, soft, whorled leaves
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Cardinal flower | Lobelia cardinalis

Pollinator Friendly
Scarlet-red
Narrow, lance-shaped green leaves
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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Swordleaf Rush | Juncus ensifolius

Dragonfly & Amphibian Friendly
Green-brown seed heads
Narrow, upright, sword-shaped 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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Golden Creeping Jenny | Lysimachia nummularia Aurea

Amphibian Friendly
Bright golden-yellow
Striking golden-yellow 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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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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Scarlet Monkey Flower | Mimulus cardinalis

Pollinator Friendly
Scarlet Red
Downy, light green leaves
Full sun to partial shade
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Brass Buttons | Cotula coronopifolia

Amphibian friendly
Bright yellow
Fine, bright green, fern-like foliage
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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White Ragged Robin | Silene flos-cuculi 'White Robin'

Pollinator Friendly
Pure white, star-shaped
Lance-shaped, mid-green leaves
Full sun to partial shade
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Orange Peel Plant | Houttuynia cordata 'Plena'

Pollinator & Amphibian Friendly
White, double flowers
Heart-shaped, blue-green leaves with an orange scent
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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Var. Water Dropwort | Oenanthe javanica 'Flamingo'

Amphibian Friendly
Small, white, star-shaped clusters
Finely divided tri-coloured leaves with pink and cream margins
Full sun to Part Shade
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Common Bulrush | Typha latifolia

UK Native • Wildfowl Friendly
Brown cylindrical flower spikes
Tall, strap-like green leaves up to 2.5 m tall
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Giant King Cup | Caltha palustris polypetala

Pollinator & Amphibian Friendly
Golden-yellow
Rounded, glossy green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Pennyroyal_Mentha_pulegium - Lilac Flowers - Plants for Ponds
 
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Pennyroyal | Mentha pulegium

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
Tiny, whorled, lilac blooms
Dark green, aromatic, oval leaves. Not to be eaten.
Full sun to partial shade
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Star Grass | Dichromena colorata

Amphibian Friendly
White bracts
Slender, grass-like green leaves
Full sun to partial shade
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