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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 St John's Wort | Hypericum elodes

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
Bright yellow, saucer-shaped flowers
Soft, densely woolly grey-green leaves
Partial Shade
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Siberian Flag | Iris sibirica

Dragonfly & Pollinator Friendly
Shades of blue-violet
Tall, sword-like green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Bloodwort (Rumex sanguineus)
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Bloodwort Wood Dock | Rumex sanguineus

UK Native • Amphibian Friendly
Green
Mid to dark green oblong leaves with prominent dark red veins
Full Sun or Partial Shade
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White Pickerel Weed | Pontederia cordata 'Alba'

Dragonfly & Pollinator Friendly
White, star-shaped
Glossy, heart-shaped green leaves
Full sun to partial shade
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Square stalked St John's Wort | Hypericum tetrapterum

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
Yellow
Small, oval, bright green leaves
Full sun to partial shade
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Elephant Ear | Colocasia rubra Black Magic

Rarely flowers; pale yellow-green spathes if produced
Large, heart-shaped purple-black leaves
Full sun to partial shade
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Chives, pink/purple flowers that bees love!
 
Chives, pink/purple flowers that bees love!
Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)
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Chives | Allium schoenoprasum

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly
Purple-pink
Soft, grass-like green leaves
Full sun to Partial Shade
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Sweet Galingale | Cyperus longus

UK Native • Wildfowl Friendly
Olive-green to brown seed clusters
Arching, narrow, glossy leaves
Full sun or partial shade
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American Water Plantain | Alisma parviflorum

Pollinator Friendly
Pink/White
Deciduous; dark green, spoon-shaped leaves
Full Sun or Partial Shade
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Musk Sedge (Carex Muskingumensis)
 
Musk Sedge (Carex Muskingumensis)
Musk Sedge (Carex Muskingumensis)
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Palm Sedge | Carex Muskingumensis

Dragonfly & Wildfowl Friendly
Brown, inconspicuous
Light green, palm-like leaves
Full sun to partial shade
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Primula beesiana
 
Primula beesiana
Primula beesiana
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Bee's Primrose | Primula beesiana

Supports Pollinators 🐝
Magenta flowers
Bright green foliage
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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False Goats Beard | Astilbe Red

Supports Pollinators 🐝
Bold red feathery plumes
Fern-like, lush green leaves.
Partial Shade
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Summer Snowflake | Gratiola officinalis

Pollinator Friendly
White
Narrow, lance-shaped, bright green leaves
Full sun to partial shade
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Var. Sweet Flag | Acorus calamus variegatus

Dragonfly & Amphibian Friendly
Inconspicuous yellow-green
Sword-shaped leaves striped with creamy-white
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus)
 
Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus)
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Sweet Flag | Acorus calamus

Dragonfly & Amphibian Friendly
Greenish-yellow spikes
Sword-shaped aromatic leaves
Full sun or partial shade
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White Marsh Marigold | Caltha leptosepala

Pollinator & Amphibian Friendly
White with yellow centres
Glossy, heart-shaped, dark green leaves
Full sun to partial shade
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Purple Lobelia (Lobelia verdrariensis)
 
Purple Lobelia (Lobelia verdrariensis)
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Purple Lobelia | Lobelia verdrariensis

Dragonfly & Pollinator Friendly
Deep violet-purple
Narrow, dark green leaves tinged with red
Narrow, dark green leaves tinged with red
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Primula veris
 
Primula veris
Primula veris
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Cowslip | Primula veris

UK Native 🇬🇧 | Supports Pollinators 🐝
Pale Yellow flowers
Wrinkled green foliage
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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Athyrium filix femina (Lady fern)
 
Athyrium filix femina (Lady fern)
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Lady fern | Athyrium filix femina

UK Native 🇬🇧 | Cover for Amphibians 🐸
Lacy, light green, finely divided
Partial to Full Shade
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Snakes Head Fritillary | Fritillaria meleagris

UK Native 🇬🇧 | Supports Pollinators 🐝
Chequered, bell-shaped, purple and white.
Slender, narrow, grass-like
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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Variegated Reed Sweet Grass (Glyceria maxima variegata)
 
Variegated Reed Sweet Grass (Glyceria maxima variegata)
Variegated Reed Sweet Grass (Glyceria maxima variegata)
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Var. Reed Sweet Grass | Glyceria maxima variegata

Wildfowl & Dragonfly Friendly
Purplish-green panicles
Narrow, strap-shaped green leaves with cream stripes
Full sun to partial shade
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Plants loved by pollinators, geum with bee, foxgloveswith bird, lavender with bee, daisy
 
Plants loved by pollinators, geum with bee, foxgloveswith bird, lavender with bee, daisy
Bee Foxglove (Digitalis) - Plants for Ponds
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Pollinator Haven Collection

Attracts Vital Pollinators 🐝 | Shelters Small Wildlife 🦔
A vibrant mix
Textured and vibrant leaves
Full Sun or Partial Shade
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Shoreweed | Littorella uniflora

Loved by Amphibians 🐸
Narrow, pale green leaves forming rosettes; semi-evergreen.
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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Physostegia_virginiana_obedient_plant - Pink Plant - Plants for Ponds
 
Physostegia_virginiana_obedient_plant - Pink Plant - Plants for Ponds
Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana)
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Obedient Plant | Physostegia virginiana

Pollinator Friendly
Pink-purple, tubular flowers
Lance-shaped, toothed green leaves
Full sun to partial shade
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