Marginal plants

We stock many different species and varieties of marginal plants.

These are grown around the edges of the pond in moist soil or in water to a depth of 18in (45cm) depending on the species.

 

Catalogue

Acorus calamus Sweet flag

Acorus calamus 'Variegatus' Variegated sweet flag

Acorus gramineus 'Ogon' Golden variegated sweet flag

Acorus gramineus 'Variegatus' Variegated slender sweet flag

Alisma parviflorum American water plantain

Alisma plantago-aquaticum Water plantain Native

Allium Schoenoprasum Chives Native

Anemopsis californicum Apache beads

Balldellia ranunculoides Lesser water plantain Native

Butomus umbellatus Flowering rush

Butomus umbellatus 'Alba'

Calla palustris Bog arum or water arum

Caltha palustris King cup or Marsh marigold Native

Caltha palustris var.alba White himalayan marigold

Caltha palustris var.polypetala

Caltha palustrisplena Double marsh marigold

Cardimine pratensis Cuckoo flower or Lady's smock Native

Carex acuta Slender tufted sedge Native

Carex muskingumensis Musk sedge

Carex panicea Carnation grass or Carnation sedge Native

Carex pendula Pendulous sedge Native

Carex pseudocyperus Cyperus sedge Native

Carex riparia Greater pond sedge Native

Carex riparia 'Bowles Golden' Golden sedge

Cotula coronopifolia Brass buttons

Cyperus longus Sweet galingale or Umbrella grass Native

Eleocharis palustris Common spike rush Native

Equisetum hyemale Dutch rush Native

Equisetum robustrum Black barred horsetail

Equisetum scirpoides Bushy Horsetail

Eupatorium cannabinum Hemp agrimony or Dutch agrimony Native

Euphorbia palustris Marsh spurge

Geum rivale Water averns Native

Glyceria maxima Reed sweet grass Native

Glyceria maxima 'variegata' Variegated reed sweet grass Native

Gratiola officinalis Hedge hyssop

Houttynia cordata 'Chameleon' Harlequin plant

Houttynia cordata 'plena' Orange peel plant

Iris ensata 'Variegata' Variegated Japanese clematis iris

Iris ensata (kaempferi) Japanese clematis iris

Iris ensata' Rose Queen'

Iris laevigata Rabbit ear iris

Iris laevigata 'Snowdrift'

Iris laevigata'Variegata'

Iris louisiana 'Black Gamecock'

Iris louisiana 'Heather Stream'

Iris pseudocorus Yellow flag Native

Iris pseudocorus Flore Pleno Double yellow flag

Iris pseudocorus variegata Variegated yellow flag

Iris pseudocrus var. bastardii

Iris sibirica Siberian Flag

Iris versicolor 'Kermesina' Blue Flag

Juncus effusus Soft rush Native

Juncus effusus var.spiralis Corkscrew rush

Juncus ensifolius "Beaver dam plant, flying hedgehogs"

Juncus inflexis Hard rush Native

Juncus maritimus Sea rush Native

Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal flower

Lobelia fulgens Red leafed lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica Blue lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica 'Alba' White lobelia

Lobelia vedrariensis Purple lobelia

Lychnis flos-cuculi Ragged robin Native

Lychnis flos-cuculi 'White Robin' White ragged robin

Lysichiton camtschatcensis White skunk cabbage

Lysimachia nummularia Creeping jenny Native

Lysimachia numularia 'Aurea' Golden creeping jenny

Lysimachia punctata Circle loostrife or dotted loostrife

Lysimachia thyrsiflora Tufted loostrife Native

Lythrum salicaria Purple loostrife Native

Mantha aquatica Water mint Native

Mazus reptans Chinese marshflower

Mazus reptans 'Alba' White chinese marshflower

Mentha cervina Water spearmint or Preslia cervina

Mentha pulegium "Pennyroyal, Pudding grass" Native

Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean native

Mimulus cardinalis Scarlet monkey flower

Mimulus guttatus Monkey musk

Mimulus ringens Lavender musk

Myosotis scirpoides Water forget-me-not Native

Oenanthe japonica 'Flamingo' Variegated water dropwort

Orontium aquaticum Golden club

Persicaria bistorta "Adderwort, Bistort" Native

Petasites hybridus Butterburr Native

Phalaris arundinacea Reed canary grass Native

Phalaris arundinacea var.picta Gardeners garters

Phragmites australis "Common reed, Norfolk reed"

Phragmites australis variegatus Variegated Norfolk reed

Physostegia virginiana Obedient plant

Pontederia cordata Pickeral weed

Pontederia cordata'Alba' White pickeral weed

Ranunculus acris Fore Pleno Yellow bachelors buttons

Ranunculus fammula Lesser spearwort Native

Ranunculus lingua 'Grandiflora' Greater spearwort Native

Rorippa nasturtium aquaticum Water cress Native

Rumex hydrolapathum Great water dock or water dock Native

Rumex sanguineus Bloodwort or Wood dock Native

Sagittaria latifolia Duck potato

Sagittaria saggittifolia Arrowhead Native

Sagittaria sagittifolia leucopetala Japanese arrowhead

Saururus cernuus Lizard's Tail

Scirpus cernuus Fibre optic plant

Scirpus lac. Tab 'Zebrinus' "Schoenoplectus lac.Zeb, Zebra rush"

Scirpus lac.Tab 'Albescens' "Schoenoplectus lac. Alb, Striped bilrush"

Scirpus lacustris "Schoenoplectus lac.,Club rush"

Scrophularia auriculata Water figwort Native

Sisyrinchium californicum Yellow-eyed grass or yellow satin flower

Sparganium erectum Branched burr weed native

stachys palustris Marsh woundwort Native

Typha angustifolia Lesseer bulrushor narrow-leaved reedmace Native

Typha gracilis Bulrush or medium reedmace

Typha latifolia Common bulrush or greater reedmace Native

Typha minima Miniature bulrush or miniature reedmace

Veronica beccabunga Brooklime Native

Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Crowborough' Arum lily