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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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Marsh Woundwort | Stachys palustris

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
Pinkish-purple spiked flowers
Lance-shaped green hairy leaves
Full sun to partial shade
From £15.00
 

Star Grass | Dichromena colorata

Amphibian Friendly
White star-like bracts
Slender grass-like green leaves
Full sun to partial shade
From £15.00
 

Golden Var. Slender Sweet Flag | Acorus gramineus Ogon

Dragonfly & Amphibian Friendly
Grown for foliage interest
Bright yellow-green arching leaves
Full Sun to Partial Shade
From £15.00
 
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Branched Bur-reed | Sparganium erectum

UK Native • Wildfowl Friendly
Greenish‑white spherical flower heads
Tall, linear keeled green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Pendulous Sedge | Carex pendula

UK Native • Wildfowl Friendly
Drooping brown flower spikes
Dark green narrow pleated leaves
Full sun to partial shade
From £15.00
Lobelia_Fulgens_Queen_Victoria - Red Flowers and Deep Purple Stem - Plants for Ponds
 
Lobelia_Fulgens_Queen_Victoria - Red Flowers and Deep Purple Stem - Plants for Ponds

Cardinal Flower 'Queen Victoria' | Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria'

Pollinator Friendly
Tall spikes of red flowers
Deep purplish-red lanceolate leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
From £15.00
 

Water plantain | Alisma plantago aquaticum

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
Pale lilac airy sprays
Grey-green lance-shaped leaves
Full sun to Part shade
From £15.00
 
Hemp or Dutch Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum)

Hemp Agrimony | Eupatorium cannabinum

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
Soft pink-purple flower clusters
Divided lance-shaped green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
From £15.00
 

Var. Slender Sweet Flag | Acorus gramineus variegatus

Dragonfly & Amphibian Friendly
Inconspicuous yellow-green flowers
Arching leaves with cream margins
Full sun or partial shade
From £15.00
 

Pepper Grass | Pilularia globulifera

Amphibian Shelter
Potted, Slow Growth
Slender thread-like cylindrical fronds
Full Sun to Partial Shade
From £15.00
 

Slender Tufted Sedge | Carex acuta

UK Native • Wildfowl Friendly
Brown sedge seed heads
Narrow green strappy leaves
Full sun to partial shade
From £15.00
 

Japanese clematis Iris | Iris ensata 'Kaempferi'

Pollinator & Amphibian Friendly
Purple violet or white blooms
Tall sword-like green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
From £15.00
 

Greater Spearwort | Ranunculus lingua Grandiflorus

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
Bright yellow buttercup flowers
Long lance-shaped green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
From £15.00
 
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Asian Skunk Cabbage | Lysichiton camtschatcensis

Pollinator & Amphibian Friendly
Pure white spathes with green spadix
Large lance-shaped green leaves
Full sun to partial shade
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Bog Arum | Calla palustris

Amphibian Friendly
White spathes with yellow spadix
Broad heart-shaped green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
From £15.00
 

Double Yellow Flag | Iris pseudacorus 'Flore Pleno'

Pollinator & Amphibian Friendly
Golden double iris flowers
Tall sword‑like green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
From £28.00
 

Shoreweed | Littorella uniflora

UK Native | Amphibian Shelter
Potted, Medium Growth
Narrow pale green rosette leaves
Full Sun to Partial Shade
From £15.00
 

Hard Rush | Juncus inflexus

UK Native • Wildfowl Friendly
Small brownish rush flowers
Stiff blue-green cylindrical stems
Full sun to Partial Shade
From £15.00
 

Gardener's garters | Phalaris arundinacea var picta

Dragonfly & Wildfowl Friendly
Greenish brown flower spikes
Arching green‑cream striped leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
From £15.00
 
Iris louisiana 'Her Highness' - Plants for Ponds

Iris Louisiana 'Her Highness'

Pollinator & Amphibian Friendly
Snow-white flowers, yellow centres
Tall sword-like green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
£28.00
 
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Square stalked St John's Wort | Hypericum tetrapterum

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
Bright yellow saucer blooms
Small oval bright green leaves
Full sun to partial shade
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Bloodwort (Rumex sanguineus)

Bloodwort Wood Dock | Rumex sanguineus

UK Native • Amphibian Friendly
Grown for striking foliage
Dark green leaves, red veins
Full Sun or Partial Shade
From £15.00
 

Siberian Flag | Iris sibirica

Dragonfly & Pollinator Friendly
Blue-violet ruffled blooms
Tall sword-like green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
From £15.00
Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)
 
Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)

Great Blue Lobelia | Lobelia siphilitica

Pollinator Friendly
Tall blue flower spikes
Narrow lance-shaped green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
From £15.00
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