UK Grown Pond Plants

Mentha pulegium - Pennyroyal Pudding grass A creeping variety with small leaves and, as member of the Mentha family, it has a minty smell. Pond ready – This plant comes ready potted in...

Iris louisiana 'Pegaletta' It has striking purple flowers with a yellow throat. As with all Louisiana iris, the flowers are large & showy, typically 12cm in diameter. Iris tubers are harmful if...

Iris Louisiana - Mixed A mix of louisiana Iris. Various colours. As with all iris the tubers are harmful if eaten. Most iris prefer acidic soils. Pond ready – This plant comes ready potted in...

Miniature pond collection with a deep water aquatic plant A selection of a 1 Litre deep water aquatic plant depending on what looks best at the time, with an assortment of 5 further 1 Litre marginal...

Juncus effusus - Soft rush - Smooth rush Very erect, dark green stems and brown seed heads. Clumps will spread by creeping rhizomes. Can self seed.  It was used to be make into mats and was...

Nymphaea Arc-En-Ciel - White Water Lily Pretty white, pink blushed starlike shaped flowers. Larger blooms have a pronounced sweet smell. Not as prolifically flowering as other lilies but the unique...

Nymphaea Xiafei Water Lily Bred in China, and introduced at the beginning of the 21st century, this highly attractive water lily has petite red blooms and green foliage, edged with scarlet. Pond...

Nymphaea Vesuve Red Water Lily Beautiful, fragrant, bright red flower with lighter edges. Prolific & long bloomer. Foliage dark green, almost round leaves.Pond ready – This plant comes...

Nymphaea Marliacea Rosea - Pink Water Lily Wonderfully free-flowering and showy, the large, pale pink blooms of this attractive water lily look stunning against the elegant foliage.Pond ready...

Nymphaea Gloire de Temple Sur Lot Pink Water Lily The very unusual and attractive flower is often considered to be Marliac's ultimate hybrid. The flowers can have upward of 100 petals and are large...

Primula bulleyana Orange candelabra type flowers stand high above the foliage. Pond ready – This plant comes ready potted in aquatic soil Flowers: Jun - Jul Growth Rate: Slow Max Height:...

Matteuccia struthiopteris - Shuttlecock fern Matteuccia struthiopteris - Very graceful with pale green drooping fronds giving the effect of a giant shuttlecockPond ready – This plant...

Primula beesiana Purple mauve candelabra type flowers stand out above the foliage. All primulas do well in heavy soil well enriched with humus. Pond ready – This plant comes ready potted in...

Sparganium erectum - Branched bur-reed A very quick growing native, it is popular with landscapers for native planting schemes to provide cover for wildfowl. Pond ready – This plant comes...

Sisyrinchium californicum - Yellow eyed grass Miniature Iris-type foliage with masses of star-shaped yellow flowers.  Prefers moist to damp soil. Pond ready – This plant comes ready...

Fritillaria meleagris - Snake's head fritillary This attractive spring bulb has attractive checker board drooping purple or white flowers. Easily grown provided the soil does not become too dry...

Athyrium Otoph Okanum - Eared lady fern Athyrium Otoph Okanum - Bright green fronds supported on dark red tinted stems. Athyriums are known as lady ferns due to their graceful appearance. Pond ready...

Athyrium niponicum Metallicum -  Japanese painted fern Athyrium niponicum Metallicum is very popular due to its attractive blue, green, maroon and silver foliage that changes as the season...

Astilbe white - False goats beard Arching plumes of fluffy white flowers. Grows better in shaded areas and must be kept moist. Flowers: June - August Growth Rate: Medium Max Height:...

Astilbe red - False goats beard Dark green foliage, bright red plumed flowers. Grows better in shaded areas and must be kept moist. Pond ready – This plant comes ready potted in aquatic...

Astilbe pink - False goats beard Soft arching 'fluffy' pink flower plumes. Grows better in shaded areas and must be kept moist. Pond ready – This plant comes ready potted in aquatic...

Typha gracilis - Medium bulrush - Medium reedmace A smaller typha this is excellent for medium and large ponds. It has milk chocolate coloured seed heads. Pond ready – This plant comes ready...

Typha angustifolia - Lesser bulrush - reedmace - narrowleaf cattail Smaller than Typha latifolia but still a large typha with dark chocolate coloured seed heads.  It is reported that the roots...

Lysimachia nummularia aurea - Golden creeping jenny As Lysimachia nummularia but with a golden rather than rich green leaf colour. Pond ready – This plant comes ready potted in aquatic...

Dryopteris filix-mas - Male fern Dryopteris filix-mas - Hardy species of the northern Hemisphere which has feathered & crested deep green foliage. As with most ferns it prefers moist...

Juncus maritimus - Sea Rush The thin stems arch gracefully with tufts of brownish flowers produced below the sharp pointed stem tip. As it's name suggests, it can tolerate sea spray and slightly...

Juncus inflexus - Hard rush Tall blue/grey slender leaved rush.  May self-seed in optimum growing conditionsPond ready – This plant comes ready potted in aquatic soil Flowers: June -...

Dryopteris erythrosora - Japanese wood fern The Dryopteris erythrosora has broad triangular fronds with glossy coppery-pink new growth maturing to dark green The Japanese wood fern grows best in a...

Athyrium filix femina - Lady fern Athyrium filix femina - One of the prettiest of our native ferns with tufts of tall, lacy, pale green arching foliage Pond ready – This plant comes ready...

Osmunda regalis - Royal fern Osmunda regalis - Large delicate pale green fronds turning to deep russet hues in Autumn. This fern may be grown in shallow waterPond ready – This plant comes...