This Week’s Best Pond Plants

Lilac to pale purple blooms

Society Garlic | Tulbaghia violacea

Narrow strap-like grey-green leaves

Height 10-50cm

Golden-yellow iris flowers

Var. Yellow Flag | Iris pseudacorus 'Variegata'

Tall sword-like variegated leaves

Height 50-100cm

Pollinator and Amphibian Friendly

From £28.00

Egyptian Paper Rush | Cyperus papyrus

Greenish‑brown cluster flowers

Tall slender green stems

Height 1-2.5m

Dragonfly and Amphibian Friendly

Peach tones rounded bloom

Sioux Waterlily

Flecked green lily leaves

Medium, spread 50-90cm

Depth 30-80cm

Soft pink-white flower clusters

American Water Plantain | Alisma parviflorum

Dark green spoon-shaped leaves

Height 60-90cm

Greenish-yellow spike flowers

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Sweet Flag | Acorus calamus

Sword-shaped aromatic green leaves

Height 60-100cm

Dragonfly and Amphibian Friendly

Narrow lance-shaped green leaves

Summer Snowflake | Gratiola officinalis

White tube-like flowers

Height 25-30cm

Inconspicuous yellow-green flowers

Var. Sweet Flag | Acorus calamus variegatus

Sword-shaped cream-striped leaves

Height 60-80cm

Dragonfly and Amphibian Friendly

Dark green floating leaves

Vesuve Waterlily

Vivid red starry flower

Large, spread 90-120cm

Depth 40-90cm

White blooms with purple hint

Iris louisiana 'Waihi Wedding'

Tall sword-like green leaves

Height 90-120cm

Pollinator and Amphibian Friendly

£28.00

Arum Lily 'Marshmallow' | Zantedeschia aethiopica

Pale pink spathes, darker centres

Deep green arrow-shaped leaves

Height 60-90cm

Narrow cylindrical green stems

£28.00

Sea Rush | Juncus maritimus

Brown seedhead clusters

Height 15-30cm

UK Native | Wildfowl Friendly

Brownish-green floral clusters

Umbrella Palm | Cyperus alternifolius

Slender green umbrella bracts

Height 1-2m

Dragonfly Friendly

Lustrous, dark green, finely divided

Japanese tassel fern (Polystichum polyblepharum)

Japanese Tassel Fern | Polystichum polyblepharum

Grown for foliage

Shade, moist soil

Cover for emerging amphibians

£24.00

Royal fern | Osmunda regalis

Grown for foliage

Bright green, bipinnate, feathery

Shade, wet to boggy soil

UK native, cover for amphibians

£24.00

Japanese Wood Fern (Dryopteris erythrosora)

Japanese Wood Fern | Dryopteris erythrosora

Grown for foliage

Coppery-red young fronds, maturing to green

Shade, moist soil

Cover for emerging amphibians

£24.00

Inner Light - Water lily (Nymphaea Inner Light)

Inner Light Waterlily

Soft yellow, starry flower

Glossy green floating pads

Medium, spread 70-100cm

Depth 30-90cm

Scented white forked flowers

Water Hawthorn | Aponogeton distachyos

Narrow oval floating leaves

Medium, spread 70-90cm

Depth 10-90cm

From £19.00

Iris Louisiana 'Her Highness'

Snow-white flowers, yellow centres

Tall sword-like green leaves

Height 75-90cm

Pollinator and Amphibian Friendly

£28.00

Lesser Spearwort | Ranunculus flammula

Bright yellow buttercup flowers

Narrow lance-shaped green leaves

Height up to 30cm

UK Native | Pollinator Friendly

Grown for foliage interest

Palm Sedge | Carex Muskingumensis

Light green palm-like leaves

Height 40-75cm

Dragonfly and Wildfowl Friendly

UK Native | Amphibian Shelter

Hornwort | Ceratophyllum demersum

Dark green feathery submerged leaves

Depth 30-150cm

Loose, Free-floating

£15.50

Sweet Galingale | Cyperus longus

Olive-green seed clusters

Arching narrow glossy leaves

Height 60-120cm

UK Native | Wildfowl Friendly