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Pond Plants

Why pond plants?

Pond plants are a stunning addition to any water garden or water feature - not only do they enhance the natural beauty of your pond, but they also play an essential role in maintaining a healthy ecosystem and environment  for your pond and its inhabitants. 

Pond plant types

From marginal plants and oxygenators to floaters, bog plants and stunning water lilies, our pond plant collections have been carefully selected and can be combined to suit different pool sizes and types.



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  • Red Flowers
    Ravishing Red Pond Plants

    UK Grown Pond Plants

    Ravishing Reds Marginal Pond Plant Collection

    ‘Ravishing Red’ Marginal Plant Collection The colour of love. It's sure to bring you happiness as you relax by your pond! Pond ready – These plants come ready potted in aquatic soil with baskets As a bonus, most red plants are...

  • Perfect For Pollinators
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    Sagittaria latifolia - Duck potato

    UK Grown Pond Plants

    Sagittaria latifolia - Duck potato

    Sagittaria latifolia - Duck potato Long, large, striking arrow-shaped leaves this is an excellent plant for structural foliage. It has small white flowers with yellow centres that turn green.  Called Duck potato as ducks like the egg shaped tubers...

    From £11.99 £11.99
  • Carex grayi - Mace sedge

    UK Grown Pond Plants

    Carex grayi - Mace sedge

    Carex grayi  - Mace sedge It forms an upright clump of fresh green leathery leaves.  The very attractive and unusual spiky seed heads are popular for flower arranging.Pond ready – This plant comes ready potted in aquatic soil Flowers:...

    From £23.99 £23.99
  • RHS Gold Merit
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    Dryopteris erythrosora  - Japenese wood fern

    UK Grown Pond Plants

    Dryopteris erythrosora - Japanese wood fern

    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 damp, but not water logged ground, in a sheltered...

    Now: £19.99
    £19.99
  • louisiana dancing vogue iris

    UK Grown Pond Plants

    Iris Louisiana - Dancing Vogue

    Iris louisiana dancing vogue beautiful, rich, lilac ruffled flowers, with yellow signals. As with all iris the tubers are harmful if eaten. Pond ready – This plant comes ready potted in aquatic soil Flowers: June - Jul Growth Rate:...

    From £23.99 £23.99
  • over 30 plants
    Blooming Marvellous Pond Plant Collection for a Jumbo Pond (Including Pink Lily)

    UK Grown Pond Plants

    Blooming Marvellous Pond Plant Collection for a Jumbo Pond (Including Pink Lily)

    Blooming Marvellous Jumbo pond collection with a Pink Lily Our Blooming Marvellous pond collections give a wonderful start to a new pond, or are great to refresh your existing pond. The collection is picked from whatever is looking at its best in the...

    Now: £259.99
    £259.99
  • over 25 plants
    Blooming Marvellous Pond Plant Collection for a Large pond (including yellow lily)

    UK Grown Pond Plants

    Blooming Marvellous Pond Plant Collection for a Large Pond (including yellow lily)

    Blooming Marvellous Large pond collection with a Yellow Lily Our Blooming Marvellous pond collections give a wonderful start to a new pond, or are great to refresh your existing pond. The collection is picked from whatever is looking at its best in the...

    Now: £159.99
    £159.99
  • sold out
    Iris Hush Money Louisiana

    UK Grown Pond Plants

    Iris Louisiana - Hush Money

    Iris louisiana hush money Attractive white flowers with pale blue overtones. Gold / yellow throat and signals. As with all iris the tubers are harmful if eaten. Pond ready – This plant comes ready potted in aquatic soil Flowers: June -...

    From £23.99 £23.99
  • Exceptional Value
    18 Baskets
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    Square Pond Basket Collection

    Square Pond Basket Collection A collection of square planting baskets at a great price The collection will include 5 x 1L Square Basket (approximate size: 11x11x11cm)5 x 3L Square Basket (approximate size: 20x20x9cm)3 x 7L Square Basket...

    Now: £38.00
    £38.00
  • Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Marshmallow' - Arum lily

    UK Grown Pond Plants

    Zantedeschia aethiopica Arum Lily - 'Marshmallow'

    Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Marshmallow' - Arum lily Glossy, arrow-shaped deep green leaves, large soft pink arum flowers with a deeper pink throat and a pink spathe. Pond ready – This plant comes ready potted in aquatic soil Flowers: Jun -...

    From £23.99 £23.99
  • All British Native
    Great British Native Lily And Friends

    UK Grown Pond Plants

    Great British Native Lily & Friends

    Great British Native Lily & Friends Pond ready – These plants come ready potted in aquatic soil with baskets If you are looking for a way to enhance the beauty and biodiversity of your pond, look no further than our Great British Native...

    Now: £79.99
    £79.99
  • Mixed 8 Litre Oxygenating Plant Contour

    UK Grown Pond Plants

    Mixed 8 Litre Oxygenating Plant Contour

    Mixed 8 Litre Oxygenating Plant Contour Planted and ready to be added directly to the pond This contour includes some of the best oxygenating plants, and only the best possible selection will be picked at the nursery, depending on the time of year...

    Now: £43.99
    £43.99
  • sold out
    purple fantasy water lily

    UK Grown Pond Plants

    Nymphaea Purple Fantasy - 3 Litre Purple Water Lily

    Nymphaea Purple Fantasy - 3 Litre Purple Water Lily Deep purple blooms with a yellow centre. Fragrant & free flowering .Large flowers held above the water surface. Reddish leaves turning green as they mature.Pond ready – This plant comes ready...

    Now: £54.99
    £54.99
  • Purple Flowers
    Passionate about purple pond plants

    UK Grown Pond Plants

    Passionate About Purple Marginal Pond Plant Collection

    ‘Passionate About Purple’ Marginal Plant Collection mysterious, spiritual, and imaginative. It's sure to bring you happiness as you relax by your pond! Pond ready – These plants come ready potted in aquatic soil with baskets As a...

    Now: £29.99
    £29.99
  • Gunnera perpensa

    UK Grown Pond Plants

    Gunnera perpensa - River Pumpkin - Wild Rhubarb

    Gunnera perpensa - River Pumpkin - Wild Rhubarb Long stems with bright green rounded leaves. Green flower spikes from July Pond ready – This plant comes ready potted in aquatic soil Flowers: Jun - Aug Growth Rate: Medium Max Height:...

    From £23.99 £23.99
  • Exceptional Value
    36 Baskets
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    Jumbo Mixed Pond Basket Collection

    Jumbo Mixed Pond Basket Collection A collection of square, circular and contour planting baskets at a great price The collection will include 5 x 1L Round Basket (approximate size: ⌀13x10cm)5 x 5L Round Basket (approximate...

    Now: £82.00
    £82.00
  • Exceptional Value
    13 Baskets
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    Round Pond Basket Collection

    Round Pond Basket Collection A collection of Round planting baskets at a great price The collection will include 5 x 1L Round Basket (approximate size: ⌀13x10cm)5 x 5L Round Basket (approximate size: ⌀22x12cm)3 x 35L Round Basket...

    Now: £34.50
    £34.50
  • British Native
    Weighted Bunches
    Oxygenator
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    Myriophyllum spicatum - Spiked water milfoil

    UK Grown Pond Plants

    Myriophyllum spicatum - Spiked water milfoil - Pack of 5 Oxygenating Bunches

    5 x Myriophyllum spicatum - Spiked water milfoil - bunched Myriophyllum spicatum, or spiked water milfoil as it is commonly called, is a remarkable aquatic plant that enriches the water with oxygen. Unlike most plants, it does not need to...

    From £11.99 £11.99
  • sold out
    Nymphaea Liou - Red Water Lily

    UK Grown Pond Plants

    Nymphaea Liou - Red Water Lily

    Nymphaea Liou - Red Water Lily The compact habit of this lily makes it perfect for a small ponds. Dark red flowers with green foliage. Pond ready – This plant comes ready potted in aquatic soil Flowers: Jun - Sep Growth Rate: Small Spread:...

    Now: £32.99
    £32.99
  • British Native
    Weighted Bunches
    Oxygenator
    sold out
    Potamogeton crispus - Curly pondweed

    UK Grown Pond Plants

    Potamogeton crispus - Curly pondweed - Pack of 5 Oxygenating Bunches

    5 x Potamogeton crispus - Curly pondweed - bunched The Potamogeton crispus has long wiry stems bearing strap-like leaves are wavy edged. Almost translucent with a pinkish glow. The curly pondweed's foliage remains submerged making it a good...

    From £11.99 £11.99

A Guide to Pond Plants

Aquatic pond plants really bring a pond to life - not only do they greatly enhance the natural beauty of your pond, but they also play an essential role in maintaining the health of its water and inhabitants.

Step By Step Guide To Planting Pond Plants

Follow our step by step guide to successfully planting or replanting pond plants. Before we start, we will answer a few frequently asked questions.

Choosing pond plants

All our water plants are clearly labelled to show the height they attain, their spread and the depth of water they prefer, meaning you can confidently choose the right plants to bring your water garden or feature to life. 

Where to buy pond plants?

At World of Water we stock an extensive range of pond plants both online and near me at one of our uk stores to help you to create the pond or feature. Buying from World of Water will guarantee the highest quality pond plants, direct from our UK growers. Mature pond plant specimens can also be seen in our show gardens at most of our UK stores.

Planting guide

Read our step by step guide to planting ponds with useful tips on what plants require for the best results, easy plants guide or for expert advice from one of our team and to see pond plants for sale "near me"  

How many pond plants and where to plant?

Pond plants can establish very quickly, however you need to plant enough to create a balanced ecosystem, especially if you're adding any fish as they play as massive part in maintaining the ponds health. Take a look at our useful guide on how many and pond planting positioning

Rough Guide to the numbers of pond plants recommended to establish a new water garden
Pond Surface Area 2m2  4m2  6m2  8m2 10m2  12m2
Water Lilies 1 2 3 3 4 5
Deep Marginal 1 2 2 5 6 8
Marginal Plants 8 14 18 24 30 36
Oxygenating Bunches 15 30 45 60 75 90
Floating Plants 2 3 4 6 8 12

Pond Plants Groups

To make selection easy we have split the pond plants we sell into easy to follow groups, generally based around the depth they can be planted or their purpose such oxygenating or for easy selection we have group native plants, or pond plant collections for a one stop plant selection for you pond as listed

Pond Plant Collections  |  Water Lilies  |  Deep Water Plants  |  Bog or Marsh Plants  |  Marginal Plants  |  Oxygenating Plants  |  Floating Plants  |  Native Pond Plants  | Pond Molluscs (Pond Snails & Mussels)

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