Marginal Plants

Marginal plants grow in shallow water around the edges of ponds or rivers. These plants should make up half of your display.

Marginal plants are available in 1L, gardeners choice and planted contours. Marginal plants should sit in water in your display. They do not need to sit in more than 2 inches of water.

Acorus calamus
Sweet Scented Rush
Acorus calamus Variegatus
Variegated Rush
Acorus gramineus Golden Delight
Golden rush
Acorus gramineus Ogon
Golden gramineus
Acorus gramineus Variegatus
Dwarf rush
Alisma Parviflora
American plantain
Alisma Plantago
Water plantain
Anemopsis Californicum
Apache beads
Butomus umbellatus
Flowering rush
Calla palustris
Bog arum
Caltha palustris
Marsh marigold
Caltha palustris Alba
White himalayan marigold
Caltha palustris flore Pleno
Double Marsh Marigold
Carex Acutiformis
Lesser Pond Sedge
Carex panicea
Carnation grass
Carex Pendula
Pendulous Sedge
Carex Riparia
Greater pond sedge
Cotula coronopifolia
Golden buttons
Cyperus Alternifolius
Umbrella Sedge
Cyperus Papyrus
Paper reed
Cyperus Percamenthus
Dwarf egyptian paper grass
New 2024
Equisetum japonicum
Barred horsetail
Equisetum Scirpoides
Dwarf scouring rush
Eriophorum Angustifolium
Cotton Grass
Glyceria aquatica Variegata
Green & white sweet grass
Gratiola officinalis
Summer snowflake
Houttuynia cordata
Orange peel plant
Houttuynia cordata Flame
Orange peel plant
Hypericum Elodes
Marsh St Johns Wort
Iris ensata
Japanese flag
Iris louisiana
Louisiana Water Iris
Iris Louisiana Black Gamecock
Louisiana Water Iris
Iris pseudacorus
Yellow iris
Iris pseudacorus Variegatus
Variegated flag
Iris versicolor
American water iris
Iris versicolor Kermesina
American water iris
Juncus effusus
Soft rush
Juncus effusus Spiralis
Corkscrew rush
Juncus Inflexus
Hard rush
Lobelia cardinalis Queen Victoria
Red cardinal
Lysimachia nummularia
Creeping jenny
Lysimachia nummularia Aurea
Golden jenny
Lythrum salicaria
Purple loosestrife
Mentha aquatica
Water mint
Mentha Pulegium
Penny royal
Menyanthes Trifoliata
Bog bean
Mimulus Ringens
Lavender musk
Myosotis palustris
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis palustris Alba
hite water forget-me-not
Nasturtium Aquaticum
Watercress
Oenanthe Flamingo
Variegated water dropwort
Phalaris arundinacea
Gardeners garter
Phalaris arundinacea Picta
Gardeners garter
Phragmites communis
Norfolk reed
Pontederia cordata
Pickeral weed
Pontederia cordata Alba
White pickerel weed
Pontederia lanceolata
Pickerel weed
Preslia cervina
Water spearmint
Preslia cervina Alba
White water spearmint
Ranunculus flammula
Lesser spearwort
Ranunculus lingua Grandiflora
Great spearwort
Sagittaria latifolia
Arrowhead
Sagittaria sagittifolia
Duck potato
Saururus cernuus
Lizards tail
Scirpus lacustris
True Bulrush
Scirpus Zebrinus
Zebra rush
Thalia Dealbata
Alligator flag
Typha Angustifolia
Lesser reedmace
Typha latifolia
Reedmace
Typha laxmanii
Slender reedmace
Typha minima
Dwarf reedmace
Veronica beccabunga
Brooklime