This Week’s Best Pond Plants

Dragonfly & Pollinator Friendly

Purple Lobelia | Lobelia verdrariensis

Tall deep violet-purple flowers

Narrow dark green-red tinged leaves

Narrow, dark green leaves tinged with red

Dragonfly & Amphibian Friendly

Var. Sweet Flag | Acorus calamus variegatus

Inconspicuous yellow-green flowers

Sword-shaped cream-striped leaves

UK Native 🇬🇧 | Cover for Amphibians 🐸

Lady fern | Athyrium filix femina

Lacy, light green, finely divided

Pollinator & amphibian friendly

Vesuve Waterlily

Vivid red starry flower

Dark green floating leaves

Full Sun. Still Water

£38.00

Cowslip | Primula veris

UK Native 🇬🇧 | Supports Pollinators 🐝

Pale Yellow flowers

Wrinkled green foliage

Pollinator & Amphibian Friendly

Iris louisiana 'Waihi Wedding'

White blooms with purple hint

Tall sword-like green leaves

Full sun to Partial Shade

£28.00

Yellow Loosestrife | Lysimachia christinae 'Sunburst'

Pollinator & Amphibian Friendly

Bright golden-yellow star flowers

Yellow-green leaves with gold tint

Full sun to Partial Shade

Wildfowl & Dragonfly Friendly

Variegated Reed Sweet Grass (Glyceria maxima variegata)

Var. Reed Sweet Grass | Glyceria maxima variegata

Purplish-green airy panicles

Strap-shaped cream-striped leaves

Full sun to partial shade

Pale pink spathes, darker centres

Arum Lily 'Marshmallow' | Zantedeschia aethiopica

Pollinator Friendly

Deep green arrow-shaped leaves

Full Sun

£28.00

Shuttlecock Fern (Matteucia struthiopteris)

Shuttlecock Fern | Matteuccia struthiopteris

Bright green, lance-shaped, feathery

False goats beard - White (Astilbe White)

False goats beard | Astilbe White

Pure white feathery plumes.

Fern-like, lush green leaves.

Partial Shade

Bulley's Primrose | Primula bullyeyana

Orange-yellow flowers

Lance-shaped leaves.

UK Native • Wildfowl Friendly

Sea Rush | Juncus maritimus

Brown seedhead clusters

Narrow cylindrical green stems

Full sun to partial shade

Eared Lady Fern (Athyrium otophorum okanum)

Eared Lady Fern | Athyrium otoph Okanum

Light yellow-green fronds with dark purple-red stems.

False goats beard | Astilbe Pink

Soft pink feathery plumes

Fern-like, lush green leaves.

Partial Shade

Bright yellow star-like flowers

Yellow Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium californicum

Pollinator Friendly

Grey-green sword-shaped leaves

Full sun

Japanese painted fern | Athyrium nipponicum Metallicum

Silvery-gray with burgundy veins

Dragonfly & Amphibian Friendly

Umbrella Palm | Cyperus alternifolius

Brownish-green floral clusters

Slender green umbrella bracts

Full Sun (tender plant, bring indoors if lower than 5°C)

Japanese tassel fern (Polystichum polyblepharum)

Japanese Tassel Fern | Polystichum polyblepharum

Lustrous, dark green, finely divided

UK Native 🇬🇧 | Cover for Amphibians 🐸

Royal fern | Osmunda regalis

Bright green, bipinnate, feathery

UK Native 🇬🇧 | Cover for Amphibians 🐸

Male Fern | Dryopteris filix mas

Dark green, leathery, pinnate

Drumstick Primrose | Primula denticulata

Purple blooms

Rosette of green leaves

Japanese Wood Fern (Dryopteris erythrosora)

Japanese Wood Fern | Dryopteris erythrosora

Coppery-red young fronds, maturing to green