MARGINAL PLANTS
Marginal, bog and shallow water plants all refer to one group of plants which thrive in the shallow areas of the pond with only 1"-2" of water covering the top of the container.  These plants feature a wide variety of foliage textures, heights and flowers and create a natural transition from the shallow water to the pond's edge.
 
HARDY MARGINAL PLANTS
Hardy (perennial) plants may remain outdoors in the pond during winter months if lowered to a 24" depth.  Raise plants back to the shallow areas in spring to allow for a new season of growth.

Plant Type / Name
growth height in inches
blooming season
flower color
price
ARROWHEAD
24"
June - Aug.
white
$10.99
BAMBOO, dwarf 
18"
$7.99
BUTTERCUP, buttered popcorn
6”
$7.99
BUTTON BUSH
36"
May - June
white
$10.99
CATTAIL, miniature
18"
catkins
$5.99
CATTAIL, graceful
36”
catkins
$7.99
CREEPING JENNY
6"
yellow
$7.99
FORGET-ME-NOT
4"
summer
sky blue
$7.99
HOUTTUYNIA CHAMELEON
6"
clored foliage
$5.99, $10.99
LAVENDER MUSK
30"
Summer
lavender
$10.99
LIZARD’S TAIL red stemmed
24"
June - July
cream
$10.99
LOOSESTRIFE morden’s gleam
36"
July - August
reddish-purple
$10.99+
MARSH BETONY
summer
pink
$7.99
MAZUS, creeping
2”
May-June
lavender
$7.99
MINT, small leaf aquatic
15”
fragrant foliage
lilac/pink
$7.99
MINT, large leaf aquatic
15”
fragrant foliage
lilac/pink
$7.99
OBEDIENT PLANT
36”
late summer
white
$7.99
PENNYWORT ‘crystal confetti’
6”
colored foliage
$7.99
SPEARWORT small creeping
12”
all summer
yellow
$7.99
SPEARWORT small creeping
12”
all summer
yellow
$7.99
WATER CELERY - var.
12"
pink/green/white foliage
$5.99
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IRIS:
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JAPANESE ‘haku botan’
30”
early summer
pure white
$10.99
JAPANESE ensata ‘variegata’
30”
early summer
purple
$10.99
LOUISIANA ‘black gamecock’
18”
early summer
deep purple
$10.99
LOUISIANA ‘sinfonietta’
30”
early summer
light blue/yel throat
$10.99
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REEDS and GRASSES:
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MANNA GRASS variegated
36"
* invasive in earthen ponds
$7.99
PRAIRIE CORDGRASS
48"
tall grass with excellent fall color 
$7.99
REED (PHALARIS) 'feesey' 
24"
(pink-spring), white/green summer
$7.99
REED‘candy stripe’ phragmites
48"
tall slender variegation
$7.99
SEDGE black flowering
24"
blue foliage/black flowers in spring
$7.99
SWEETFLAG, variegated
36"
wide foliage of cream/green
$7.99
SWEETFLAG, dwarf var.
12"
narrow cream/green foliage
$5.99,$10.99
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RUSH:
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RUSH, corkscrew
15”
$10.99
RUSH - 'gold strike'
36"
Yellow & green foliage
$10.99
RUSH, horsetail
24"
distinct jointed stem
plant in shade
$7.99
RUSH, pickerel  ‘PURPLE’
24"
June - Sept
purple
$7.99
RUSH, pickerel ‘LAV-PINK’
24”
all summer
lav/pink
$7.99
RUSH, spike
12"
Attractive quill-shaped foliage
$5.99
BULRUSH, white
48"
round white stems/green vert. Var
$10.99
BULRUSH, zebra
48"
round green stems/white horz.stripe
$10.99

TROPICAL MARGINAL PLANTS
Tropical (annual) marginal plants must be brought indoors during the winter months.  Place the pots in water and set them in a sunny room.  They make wonderful houseplants.  Place back in the pond after the last frost in spring.

BLUE BELL
36"
end July - Sept.
blue
$10.99
BLUE BELL 'katie'
8"
end July - Sept.
blue
$10.99
BOG LILY
18”
very fragrant
white
$10.99
CALLA LILY
24”
May – June
white
$10.99
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CANNA:
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BENGAL TIGER var.foliage
48"
all summer
orange
$10.99
STRIPED BEAUTY var.foliage
48”
all summer
yellow
$10.99
"
48”
all summer
pink
$10.99
"
48”
all summer
red
$10.99
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48”
all summer
yellow
$10.99
KING HUMBERT
48”
all summer
orange/yellow
$10.99
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PAPYRUS, DWARF                
24"
$7.99
PAPYRUS, GIANT
6- 8 FEET
$10.99
PRIMROSE CREEPER
8"
all summer 
yellow
$7.99
SAGITTARIA red stemmed
36”
July – Sept.
white
$7.99
SPIDER LILY
12”
very fragrant
white 
$10.99
STAR GRASS
June – Sept.
white stars
$10.99
TARO, green
36"
tolerates sun
$7.99
TARO, 'Black Magic'
36"
afternoon shade
$10.99
TARO, ‘Imperial’
36”
afternoon shade
$10.99
TARO, variegated
24”
afternoon shade
$10.99
TARO, violet stem
36"
afternoon shade
$10.99
TEMPLE PLANT
15"
all summer 
lilac
$7.99
THALIA 'DEALBATA'
48"
July - Sept.
purple
$10.99
UMBRELLA PALM DWARF
36"
$5.99
WATER SNOWBALL
36”
all summer - Attracts butterflies
white - fragrant flowers
$10.99


FLOATING PLANTS - $3.50   *these plants float and require no pots
WATER LETTUCE, WATER HYACINTH, AZOLLA, DUCKWEED & SALVINIA  SOLD BY PORTION .25
*these plants are not winter hardy

SURFACE - COVERING PLANTS  -  $4.99
These plants come potted and help combat algae with miniature lily-like pads spreading on the waters surface. Grow best with 6-8” of water covering their containers.
*PERFORM BEST WITH 6" - 8" OF WATER OVER TOP OF CONTAINER
4-LEAF CLOVER – hardy
FROG’S BIT – semi-hardy
FLOATING HEART  - hardy
VARIEGATED YELLOW SNOWFLAKE – annual
WATER POPPY – annual
*the following plants perform best unpotted but with root system nestled between rocks in shallow water. This will allow the plant to establish itself then it will grow and spread over the waters surface
PARROTS FEATHER – semi-hardy
MINIATURE PARROTS FEATHER – annual
SENSITIVE PLANT, LARGE LEAF – annual
WATER CRESS - annual

OXYGENATING PLANTS: $2.99 bunch - lead weighted & help control algae & generate oxygen
oxygenators should occupy one-third of the total volume of the pool
These plants are very beneficial in keeping the pond water clear since they consume excess nutrients which feed algae

ANACHARIS
HORNWORT (COONTAIL)
CABOMBA

LOTUS - $35.00 *not recommended for earthen bottom ponds
LARGE, GLOSSY ROUND LEAVES AN AVERAGE OF 3’-5' TALL WITH FRAGRANT FLOWERS 4”-12" IN DIAMETER.  DECORATIVE BROWN SEED PODS LEFT AFTER PETALS FALL.
REQUIRE CALM, SHALLOW WATER 2-6" ABOVE THE RIM OF THE CONTAINER. 
Full size lotus.  Foliage stands 48” high    6-12” flowers

ALBA STRIATA 'EMPRESS’:  large single white blossoms with pink edges.  Stunning.

MRS. PERRY D. SLOCUM:  12" double flowers change from rose-pink to creamy yellow.

"NUCIFERA" HINDU (sacred) LOTUS:  12" single pink petals hued with a cream interior

PRESIDENT: vibrant pink almost red

ROSEA PLENA:  double rose, dwarf Chinese cultivars, foliage stands 36” high    4”-5” flowers

PINK CRANE: double pink blooms.  Great bloomer.

ROSY CLOUDS: medium size red (dark pink) single blooms.  Free blooming.

SUNFLOWER: Beautiful single pink blooms with yellow centers. Great bloomer.

XIAMEN BOWL: small lotus with double white blooms just slightly edged with pink.

WATER LILIES
ALL WATER LILIES ARE SOLD POTTED.  THEY REQUIRE CALM, STILL WATER,  FERTILIZER TABLETS THROUGHOUT THE GROWING SEASON AND AT LEAST 5 TO 6 HOURS OF SUNLIGHT EACH DAY. WATER LILIES VARY IN SIZE AS TO SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE SPREAD AND COME IN HARDY (PERENNIAL) AS WELL AS TROPICAL (ANNUAL) VARIETIES.

HARDY WATER LILIES  -  $21.99
Hardy water lilies have smooth-edged pads and the flowers float on the surface of the water.  They open in the morning and close in late afternoon.  Each flower lasts 3-5 days.  Hardy lilies are perennial and may stay in the pond during winter months if lowered 24" in depth.

RED HARDY

ATTRACTION - GARNET RED FLOWERS WITH WHITE OUTER PETALS. FLOWERS OPEN A SOFT RED, BECOMING A DARKER SHADE EACH SUCCESSIVE   DAY.  GREEN FOLIAGE. LARGE SPREAD.

$21.99

‘GYPSY’ - COMPACT GROWTH.  REDDISH PINK BLOOMS STAND HIGH ABOVE ITS LIGHTLY MOTTLED LEAVES.  MEDIUM SPREAD. PINK HARDY

$21.99

PINK HARDY

‘AMERICAN STAR’
STAR SHAPED PINK BLOSSOMS STAND TALL ABOVE THE WATER.
MEDIUM SPREAD.

$21.99

‘ARC-EN-CIEL’
VARIEGATED FOLIAGE OF PINK, GREEN AND WHITE WITH VERY SOFT PINK (almost white) FLOWERS.
MEDIUM TO LARGE SPREAD

$21.99

‘DARWIN’ (HOLLANDIA)
GIANT, DOUBLE, SOFT PINK FLOWERS.  GREEN FOLIAGE.  LARGE SPREAD.

$21.99

‘PINK SPARKLE’
PINK STAR SHAPED FLOWERS STAND ABOVE FOLIAGE.

$21.99
‘SUNNY PINK’
LARGE APRICOT COLORED BLOOMS WITH MOTTLED LEAVES.
MEDIUM TO LARGE SPREAD.
$21.99

WHITE HARDY

DENVER - DOUBLE CREAMY WHITE.  SMALL TO MEDIUM SPREAD. A GREAT ALL AROUND PLANT.

$21.99

ask about ‘PERRY’S DOUBLE WHITE’ 

$21.99
VIRGINIA
LARGE, STAR-SHAPED FLOWERS WITH A LONG BLOOMING SEASON. MOTTLED PADS. A RELIABLE PERFORMER.  LARGE SPREAD.
$21.99

YELLOW HARDY

CHROMATELLA - RICH YELLOW BLOOMS SIT ON THE WATER'S SURFACE.
GREAT FOR TUBS AND SMALL PONDS

$21.99

CHARLENE STRAWN
DEEP YELLOW FLOWERS STAND ABOVE THE WATER'S SURFACE. BLOOMS PROFUSELY.  MEDIUM SPREAD. 

$21.99

TEXAS DAWN
FRAGRANT YELLOW FLOWERS EDGED IN PINK.
LONG BLOOMING SEASON.
FLOWERS STAND ABOVE THE WATER'S SURFACE. LARGE SPREAD

$21.99

PEACH HARDY

COLORADO - VIGOROUS AND FREE FLOWERING.  DEEP PEACH BLOOMS STAND ABOVE THE WATER'S SURFACE. MEDIUM SPREAD

$21.99

PINK GRAPEFRUIT
LARGE, ORANGE TO PINK OUTER PETALS WITH YELLOW CENTERS. MOTTLED LEAVES. LARGE SPREAD.

$21.99

TROPICAL WATER LILIES    $24.99
Tropical water lilies are extremely fragrant with flowers standing well above the surface of the water. Their pads are attractively rippled on the edges and they come in all the colors hardy lilies do, plus blue and purple.  Unfortunately, in the north, they are not winter hardy and considered annuals.
 
*** PLEASE, PLACE AN ADVANCED ORDER FOR TROPICAL LILIES.
We can get almost any variety grown if you have one in particular you’d like or we can recommend one for you. Tropical lilies are ready for ponds the first week of June. Those without orders will still receive quality plants but with a smaller color selection.***

DAY BLOOMERS - flowers open in the morning and close at dusk
BLUE
PURPLE
PINK
WHITE
YELLOW
SUNSET SHADES (yellow/peach/pink shades)

NIGHT BLOOMERS (tropical lily)
FLOWERS OPEN AT DUSK, STAY OPEN ALL NIGHT AND CLOSE AROUND NOON THE NEXT DAY.  GREAT FOR PEOPLE WHO GET HOME LATE, OR WHO HAVE PATIO PONDS OR PONDS WITH LIGHTS.
RED
PINK
WHITE

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