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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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Lizards tail | Saururus cernuus

Amphibian Friendly
Creamy white, fragrant spikes
Heart-shaped, aromatic green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
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White Chinese Marshflower | Mazus reptans 'Albus'

Pollinator & Amphibian Friendly
White, tubular
Bright green, toothed leaves
Full sun to partial shade
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Branched Bur-reed | Sparganium erectum

UK Native • Wildfowl Friendly
Greenish-white
Linear, keeled leaves up to 1.5 metres long
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Pendulous Sedge | Carex pendula

UK Native • Wildfowl Friendly
Slender, drooping brown flower spikes
Dark green, narrow, pleated leaves
Full sun to partial shade
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Marsh Woundwort | Stachys palustris

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
Pinkish-purple, spiked flowers
Green, lance-shaped leaves with a slightly hairy texture
Full sun to partial shade
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Marsh Cinquefoil (Potentilla palustris)
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Marsh Cinquefoil | Potentilla palustris

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
Crimson
Deciduous, deep green, serrated leaves and sturdy, reddish stems
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Golden Var. Slender Sweet Flag | Acorus gramineus Ogon

Dragonfly & Amphibian Friendly
Insignificant, greenish-yellow flowers
Semi-evergreen, narrow, arching golden-yellow and green variegated leaves
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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Pepper Grass | Pilularia globulifera

UK Native 🇬🇧 | Loved by Amphibians 🐸
Slender, thread-like, cylindrical fronds
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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Hemp or Dutch Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum)
 
Hemp or Dutch Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum)
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Hemp Agrimony | Eupatorium cannabinum

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
Soft pink to purple clusters
Divided, lance-shaped green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
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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
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Cardinal Flower 'Queen Victoria' | Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria'

Pollinator Friendly
Vibrant red
Purplish-red leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Slender Tufted Sedge | Carex acuta

UK Native • Wildfowl Friendly
Brown seed heads
Narrow, green leaves
Full sun to partial shade
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Var. Slender Sweet Flag | Acorus gramineus variegatus

Dragonfly & Amphibian Friendly
Inconspicuous yellow-green
Narrow, arching green leaves with creamy-white margins
Full sun or partial shade
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Asian Skunk Cabbage | Lysichiton camtschatcensis

Pollinator & Amphibian Friendly
Pure white spathes with green spadix
Large, glossy, lance-shaped green leaves
Full sun to partial shade
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Double Yellow Flag | Iris pseudacorus 'Flore Pleno'

Pollinator & Amphibian Friendly
Golden-yellow, double flowers
Tall, sword-like green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Water plantain | Alisma plantago aquaticum

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
Pale lilac
Grey-green, lance-shaped leaves
Full sun to Part shade
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Bog Arum | Calla palustris

Amphibian Friendly
White
Broadly heart-shaped, glossy green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Japanese clematis Iris | Iris ensata 'Kaempferi'

Pollinator & Amphibian Friendly
Purple, violet, or white depending on the cultivar.
Tall, sword-like green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Greater Spearwort | Ranunculus lingua Grandiflorus

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
Bright yellow
Long, Lance-Shaped Green Leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Hard Rush | Juncus inflexus

UK Native • Wildfowl Friendly
Small, brownish flowers
Stiff, blue-green cylindrical stems
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Iris louisiana 'Her Highness' - Plants for Ponds
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Iris Louisiana 'Her Highness'

Pollinator & Amphibian Friendly
very pale pink with soft tones
Tall, sword-like green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Gardener's garters | Phalaris arundinacea var picta

Dragonfly & Wildfowl Friendly
Greenish flower spikes turning pale brown
Arching green leaves with creamy-white vertical stripes
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Var. Yellow Flag | Iris pseudacorus 'Variegata'

Pollinator & Amphibian Friendly
Golden-yellow
Tall, sword-like green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Club Rush | Scirpus lacustris

UK Native • Wildfowl Friendly
Brownish flower spikes
Slender, rush-like green stems
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)
 
Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)
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Great Blue Lobelia | Lobelia siphilitica

Pollinator Friendly
Blue/Purple
Narrow, lance-shaped green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
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