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Buyer's Guide - Marginal Pond Plants

Marginal Plants
Name Height Description Shade Tolerant
Arrow Arum 18" Dark green arrowhead shaped leaves Yes
Arrow Head 2' Arrow shaped leaves with white flowers Slightly
Bacopa Carolinian 4" Tight round green leaves, purple flowers Yes
Bacopa Monera 4" Tight round green leaves, lavender flowers Yes
Blue Bell, Rueilla 18" Green Leaves, Lavender Flowers Yes
Bog Lily 16" Long Leaves, Spike of large white flowers Yes
Bull Rush 5' Tall green stems,No leaves, Large Plant No
Canna Australian Red 4' Red Elliptical shaped leaves with large flowers Yes
Canna, Longwood 3' Elliptical shaped leaves with large flowers Slightly
Canna, Yellow Varigated 3' Elliptical shaped leaves with large flowers Slightly
Cardinal Flower 18" Thich stems with heart shaped leaves red flowers Slightly
Cattail 5' Tall green leaves, brown cattail bloom Slightly
Cattail Dwarf 1' Short green leaves, brown cattail bloom Slightly
Cattail Graceful 3' Narrow green leaves, brown cattail bloom Slightly
Cattail Variegated 3' Narrow green and white leaves, brown cattail bloom Slightly
Floating Heart Floating Round green leaves with yellow flowers Slightly
Four Leaf Clover 2" Green variegeted four lobed leaves No
Frogs Mouth 4' Green Bronze foliage, spikes of yellow blooms Yes
Golden Reed 3' Bright green and yellow foliage Feathery blooms No
Hibiscus 3' Two varieties: Pink or red flowers No
Horsetail Rush 3' Segmented green stems, Unique plant Yes
Iris 2' Yellow,Red,White,or Purple flowers Yes
Lizards Tail 2' Heart shaped leaves,White flower spike Slight
Mares Tail 12" Green stems with feather like leaves Yes
Mint Aquatic 6" Dark green ruffled leaves with purple flowers Yes
Papyrus, Dwarf 24" Long stem has tufts of leaves on top No
Papyrus, Giant 5' Larger variety of the dwarf papyrus No
Papyrus, King Tut 2' Giant papyrus head on 2' stems No
Parrot's Feather Floating Foliage is feathery on the stem Yes
Parrot's Feather Red Stem Floating Small red stem parrots feather great in pots Yes
Pickerel Rush 3' Green leaves, Spike of brilliant purple flowers Yes
Pink Sprite 8" Small round green leaves with spikes of pink flowers Yes
Radican Marble Queen 18" Variegated leaf, White small flower Yes
Reed, Giant Variegated 6' Long leaves are green and white striped No
Rush, Corkscrew 2' Stem curls like a corkscrew as it grows Slightly
Rush, Blue 2' Stems are tall and narrow, bluish in color No
Rush, Spike 3' Tall stems with brown spear type heads No
Rush, Spike Dwarf 2' Small and thin stems with tops like spear No
Rush, Variegated 3' Stems have yellow and green stripes No
Rush, White 5' Stems are almost pute white, little green No
Rush, Zebra 4' Tall green stems with horizontal white stripes Yes
Ruby Runner 2' Red leaves and stems Yes
Sagateria Crushed Ice 16" Lance shaped variegated leaves, spike of white flowers Yes
Sagateria Lancifolia 18" Lance shaped leaves, spike of white flowers Yes
Sagateria Montavendensis 2" White flowers with a maroon spot on petal Yes
Sedge 2' Resembles Patio Palm house plant No
Society Garlic 16" Green foliage with lavender flowers Yes
Snowflake Yellow Floating Floating mottled lily like leaves with yellow flowers No
Snowflake White Floating Floating lily like leaves with white flowers No
SweetFlag 2' Green Iris like leaves Yes
Sweetflag, Variegated 2' Green and white Iris like leaves Yes
Taro, Black Magic 2' Black stems and heart shaped leaves Yes
Taro, Green 2' Green heart shaped leaves Yes
Taro, Imperial 2' Green and black heart shaped leaves Yes
Thalia 6' Tall stems with large leaves,Purple flower No
Thalia, Red Stem 6' Red stems with large leaves,Purple flower No
Umbrella Palm 5' Leaves create an ""umbrella"" on the stem Slightly
Umbrella Palm, Dwarf 2' Leaves create an ""umbrella"" on the stem Slightly
Water Celery 18" Leaves resemble tops of celery, edible Yes
Water Celery Variegated 18" Beautiful Pink and White Variegated Leaves Yes
Water Pennywort 8" Small green leaves, ""penny"" shaped Yes
Water Poppy Floating Dark green leaves,Yellow bright flower Slightly
Water Sprite 18" Fern style fronds, great filter plant Yes