This Week’s Best Pond Plants

Vivid pink peony-style bloom

Bold green floating leaves

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly

Pennyroyal_Mentha_pulegium - Lilac Flowers - Plants for Ponds

Pennyroyal | Mentha pulegium

Tiny lilac whorled blooms

Dark green aromatic oval leaves

Joey Tomocik Waterlily

Bright yellow star-shaped flower

Bright green rounded pads

Albatross Waterlily

Classic white cup-shaped flowers

Bright green floating foliage

Pollinator & Amphibian Friendly

Orange Peel Plant | Houttuynia cordata 'Plena'

White double flowers

Heart-shaped blue-green leaves

Full Sun to Partial Shade

Gladstoniana White Waterlily - Plants for Ponds (side)

Gladstoniana Waterlily

White, large starry flowers

Large bright green leaves

Barbara Dobbins Yellow Waterlily - Plants for Ponds (top)

Barbara Dobbins Waterlily

Olive green floating pads

Pale yellow blushed pink

Paul Hariot Waterlily

Changeable pink to yellow

Olive green floating leaves

Creamy white fragrant spikes

Lizards tail | Saururus cernuus

Amphibian Friendly

Heart-shaped aromatic green leaves

Full sun to Partial Shade

Madame Wilfron Gonnere Waterlily

Rosy pink peony-style bloom

Bright green lily leaves

Odorata Sulphurea Waterlily

Green lily pads with sheen

Yellow cup-shaped flower

Pollinator & Amphibian Friendly

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White Chinese Marshflower | Mazus reptans 'Albus'

White tubular trailing flowers

Bright green toothed low leaves

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly

Marsh Woundwort | Stachys palustris

Pinkish-purple spiked flowers

Lance-shaped green hairy leaves

Marliacea Carnea Waterlily

Blush pink star-shaped flower

Rich green floating pads

Dragonfly & Amphibian Friendly

Golden Var. Slender Sweet Flag | Acorus gramineus Ogon

Grown for foliage interest

Bright yellow-green arching leaves

Full Sun to Partial Shade

Slender grass-like green leaves

Star Grass | Dichromena colorata

Amphibian Friendly

White star-like bracts

UK Native • Wildfowl Friendly

Pendulous Sedge | Carex pendula

Drooping brown flower spikes

Dark green narrow pleated leaves

Charles de Meurville Waterlily

Rich red star-shaped flowers

Glossy dark green pads

Odorata Firecrest Waterlily

Coral pink rounded flower

Rich green lily leaves

Alba var. Rubra Waterlily

Dusky rose bowl-shaped flowers

Glossy green floating leaves

UK Native • Pollinator Friendly

Water plantain | Alisma plantago aquaticum

Pale lilac airy sprays

Grey-green lance-shaped leaves

Full sun to Part shade

Dragonfly & Amphibian Friendly

Var. Slender Sweet Flag | Acorus gramineus variegatus

Inconspicuous yellow-green flowers

Arching leaves with cream margins

Full sun or partial shade

UK Native • Wildfowl Friendly

Slender Tufted Sedge | Carex acuta

Brown sedge seed heads

Narrow green strappy leaves

Slender thread-like cylindrical fronds

Pepper Grass | Pilularia globulifera

Amphibian Shelter

Potted, Slow Growth

Full Sun to Partial Shade