Water Lilies
We usually stock over 50 different varieties, from the common Nymphaea alba, to some of the more unusual varieties like arc en ceil and some of the newer American varieties, “Texas Dawn” is a particular favourite with our staff, huge yellow flowers held proud of the water & attractive mottled red & green foliage.Lilies provide shade for the pond, giving the fish somewhere to hide from predators, and reducing algae growth. With lilies ranging from the pigmy varieties to the vigorous, and a range of flower colours, there is a lily variety that is suitable for almost every pond.
Marginal Plants
As the name implies these are plants for the shallow edges of the pond. They include marsh marigold, irises, water forget-me-not and very many more. Marginal plants help break up the outline of the pond, provide some shade & also provide a refuge for baby fish, tadpoles, etc.We stock a very wide range of marginals in a variety of sizes.
Oxygenators & Floating Plants
Sometimes referred to as “pond weed”, “oxygenators” don’t actually add much oxygen to the water. What oxygenators are good at is growing quickly, in so doing they remove excess nutrients from the water, and therefore reduce the growth of algae. As a general guide we suggest 1 bunch of oxygenators for every 2 square foot of surface area. Although some oxygenators (eg hornwort) may be simply weighted down & thrown in, most are best planted. Unfortunately the EU have banned the sale of Elodea, one of the best oxygenators, and as of 2nd August 2017 we will no longer be able to supply this useful plant.
Bog Plants
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Water Lilies
Our water lilies are supplied ready potted in 3.5 litre* planting baskets. *Some smaller varieties are supplied in 1 or 2 litre baskets.
Prices start at £23.49 – £30.49 depending on variety.
Nymphaea “alba” Native
This is the native lily with large green leaves and white flowers with bright yellow centre. Vigorous, recommended for ponds of at least 8 sq. M. surface area
Nymphaea “white sultan”
Not quite as large or vigorous as “alba”. Free flowering with large green leaves and pure white flowers with bright yellow centre. Large, recommended for ponds of at least 6 sq. M. surface area.
Nymphaea “chromatella”
A traditional free flowering lily with mottled red and green leaves and creamy yellow flowers. Medium, recommended for ponds of at least 4 sq. M. surface area.
Nymphaea “Texas Dawn”
One of the newer American varieties, this is a particular favourite with our staff, huge yellow flowers held proud of the water & attractive mottled red & green foliage. Large, recommended for ponds of at least 6 sq. M. surface area.
Nymphaea “Charles-de-Meurville”
Another favourite with our staff, free flowering with large pinky red flowers & large green foliage. Vigorous, recommended for ponds of at least 8 sq. M. surface area.
Nymphaea “Escarboucle”
A beautiful free flowering red variety with large deep red flowers & large green foliage. Large, recommended for ponds of at least 6 sq. M. surface area
Nymphaea “Ellisiana”
A small early flowering red variety with red flowers & dark green foliage occasionally flecked with brown. Small, recommended for ponds of at least 2 sq. M. surface area.
Nymphaea “Froebeli”
A small red variety with red flowers & dark green foliage. Small, recommended for ponds of at least 2 sq. M. surface area.
Nymphaea “Aurora”
A small variety with red and green leaves and flowers that change from yellow to red as they age. Small, recommended for ponds of at least 2 sq. M. surface area.
Nymphaea “Little Sue”
A small variety with orange pink star shaped flowers. Small, recommended for ponds of at least 2 sq. M. surface area.
Nymphaea “Odorata Minor”
A very small variety with star shaped white flowers with golden centres and a subtle fragrance. Very Small, recommended for ponds of at least 1 sq. M. surface area.
Nymphaea “Pigmaea Rubra”
A true pygmy variety with star shaped red flowers. Pygmy, recommended for very small ponds
Marginal Plants
As the name implies these are plants for the shallow edges of the pond. Marginal plants help break up the outline of the pond, provide some shade & also provide a refuge for baby fish, tadpoles, etc.
Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris Native
Large round leaves and copious bright yellow buttercup like flowers in April and May, excellent marginal and will also grow well in damp, boggy conditions.
White Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris alba Native cultivar
Cultivated variety of the native marsh marigold with round leaves and white flowers with yellow centre. Flowers in April and May, excellent marginal and will also grow well in damp, boggy conditions.
Cuckoo Flower Cardamine pratensis Native
Low growing, creeping, spring flowering plant with pale lilac flowers on a stalk. Best grown in very shallow water or damp soil.
Japanese Horsetail Equisetum japonicum
Tall straight dark green stems with dark horizontal banding.
Dwarf Horsetail Equisetum scirpoides
Low growing straight dark green stems with dark horizontal banding.
Water Avens Geum rivale Native
Low growing with dark green leaves, the flower stalk droops over with the weight of the brown/peach flower. Flowers April/May.
Iris “Black Gamecock” Iris louisiana “Black Gamecock”
Vigourous iris with tall straight leaves and large purple black flowers with yellow highlights. Flowers in May & June, a vigorous plant best suited to medium and larger ponds.
Yellow Flag Iris pseudocorus Native
Tall straight leaves and large bright yellow flowers in May, a vigorous plant best suited to medium and larger ponds.
Blue Flag Iris versicolor
Tall straight leaves and large blue/purple flowers in May, not quite as large or vigorous as Iris pseudocorus.
Soft Rush Juncus effusus
Attractive clumps of thick like reed like vegetation.
Corkscrew Rush Juncus effusus spiralis
Corkscrew variety of sort rush with attractive clumps of thick like reed like vegetation spiralling out like an explosion in a fireworks factory.
Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis
Dark red foliage growing upwards to produce a flowering stem covered in bright red flowers. Flowers late summer to early autumn.
Creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia Native
Vigourous creeping plant with round leaves growing either side of a central stem and bright yellow flowers from June to September. Can be grown as a marginal or bog plant.
Golden Creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia “aurea” Native cultivar
Slightly less vigourous golden cultivar of creeping jenny with yellow coloured round leaves growing either side of a central yellow stem and bright yellow flowers from June to September. Can be grown as a marginal or bog plant.
Water Mint Mentha aquatica Native
Vigourous plant with dark green leaves and small purple flowers in a circular clump. Strong minty fragrance. Flowers mid to late summer.
Yellow Monkey Musk Mimulus luteus
Vigourous plant with bright green leaves and large yellow snapdragon like flowers. Flowers late spring and early summer.
Mimulus “Lothian Fire” Mimulus sp
Sadly, not the original “Lothian fire” but a mimulus with dark green foliage and unusual double “hose in hose” red flowers. Flowers late spring and early summer.
Square Stemmed Monkey Musk Mimulus ringens “aurea”
Vigourous plant with bright green leaves and pale purple snapdragon like flowers. Flowers late spring and early summer.
Water Forget-me-not Myosotus palustris Native
Low growing creeping plant with small bright blue flowers with yellow centres. Flowers May to August.
Watercress Nasturtium officinale Native
Vigorous growing plant with small white flowers from May to October. In growing vigorously it helps to remove nutrients which would otherwise feed blanket weed and other algae, it is therefore an excellent plant for plant bed filtration systems. But can be invasive. Although edible, we do not recommend eating cress growing in ponds where fish are present, or ponds that have been treated with any pond chemicals.
Dwarf Reed Mace Typha minima
A dwarf species bullrush much better suited to a typical garden pond than the native species which grows too tall and vigorously.
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Native
Low growing creeping plant with rounded leaves and small blue flowers. Flowers May to September.
3 Litre Mixed Native Basket Native
A 3 litre hexagonal basket planted with a selection of 3 native plants.
8 Litre Mixed Contour Basket
An 8 litre contour basket planted with a selection of 6 attractive marginal plants.
Deep Water Marginals
Water Hawthorn Aponogeton distachyum
Sends long elongate floating leaves to the surface each spring, providing shade before the lilies get going. This is followed by flowering stems with strange elongate white flowers. The plant dies back during the summer, but comes again in the autumn, just as the lilies start to die back.
Flowering Rush Butomus umbellatus Native
Best grown with about 8-12” of water cover, this plant produces long thin reeds, but also flowering stalks with clusters of pink flowers.
Fringed Water lily Nymphoides peltata
Not a true water lily, but with small lily like leaves and pretty yellow flowers, this is an ideal plant to provide surface cover in smaller ponds.
Golden Club Orontium aquaticum
With large broad leaves this plant gets it’s name from it’s unusual inflorescence which is a long white and slender topped with bright yellow.
Oxygenators & Floating Plants
Starwort Callitriche stagnalis Native
Can be grown either as a marginal plant or submerged in shallow water as an oxygenator.
Mare’s Tail Hippuris vulgaris Native
Can be grown either as a marginal plant or submerged in shallow water as an oxygenator.
Ivy leafed Crowfoot Ranunculus hederaceus Native
Can be grown either as a marginal plant or submerged in shallow water as an oxygenator.
Fibre Optic Plant Scirpus cernuus
Can be grown either as a marginal plant or submerged in shallow water as an oxygenator.
Water Crowfoot Ranunculus Aquatilis Native
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Hornwort Ceratophyllum dermersum Native
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