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Hydrolea ovata: A U.S. native that deserves a closer look

Lovely clusters of small, deep blue flowers appear from midsummer through early fall to light up the bottomlands where it grows.LEFT: USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. Hydrolea ovata is a sweet little native that will do well as a marginal or submerged...

California

El Segundo

The Thrifty Gardener: Do-it-Yourself Pond, Part 2

More on that later.In the next article of the series, I will address adding fish and more pond equipment to your new water garden. Alga catches on its web-like leaves and roots and is easy to remove.Both hardy and tropical water lilies are always a beautiful...

California

El Segundo

Bog Rosemary Care: How To Grow Bog Rosemary Plants

You don't need to fertilize or prune it. If you place this shrub in an appropriate site, bog rosemary care takes very little effort.in your backyard, you'll find that it spreads quickly and requires little, if any, assistance.

Ohio

Willoughby

Plants for your pond surround: Sunny & wet

There are many different varieties of Umbrella Plant such as several different dwarf cultivars. It is commonly sold as a bog plant but does well as a planting in soil around your pond.

California

El Segundo

Sweet Emotion Fragrant Pink Abelia

Prices start at : 12.99 USD

Prune to shape immediately after flowering as the Fragrant Pink Abelia flowers on last years growth. Abelia mosanensis is considered to be one of the more cold hardy cultivars. A sweetly fragrant Abelia, Sweet Emotion produces dark rosy pink buds that...

Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Deer Resistance: Seldom Bothered
Soil & Moisture: Average moist, well-drained soils.
Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic

Louisiana

Merryville

4 in. Dwarf Giant Papyrus Tut Potted Bog/Marginal Pond Plant

★★★★★

Prices start at : 7.97 USD / each

Delightful dwarf version of the giant papyrus plant. Fancy tropical globe-shaped blooms adds instant interest anywhere in your pond. This species of Cyprus papyrus is a unique accent plant for any pond.

✓ A relatively tropical plant that is hardy in zones 8 - 10, can take full sun to part shade light conditions
✓ Dwarf version of the giant papyrus reed reaches a height of only 2 ft. - 3 ft. tall versus the 7 ft. of the giant one

No Blossoms

Best Time to Plant: Spring to Summer
Blossom Color: No Blossoms
Sun Tolerance: Full Sun
Blossom Color Family: No Blossoms

Georgia

Atlanta

4 in. Potted Bog/Marginal Golden Club Pond Plant

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Prices start at : 8.96 USD / each

Golden Club, or Orontium aquaticum is a very bright and happy early blooming pond plant. Also desirable for its slow growing controlled nature, it brings a unique accent to any pond.

A very hardy perennial aquatic plant, golden club has been nicknamed "never wet" due to its dark blue green foliage seemingly repelling water and never looking wet: Yes
Common Name: Pond Plant
Wildlife Deterred: No Wildlife Deterred
Returnable: 90-Day
Sun Tolerance: Full Sun
Best Time to Plant: Spring to Fall

Georgia

Atlanta

Premium Series Water Lily Mary Patricia Kit

Prices start at : 20.87 USD / package

Are essential in creating a healthy ecosystem in your pond, as they provide filtration because their roots absorb nutrients out of the water that might otherwise cause algae. Keeping the water clear.

✓ Miniature fragrant flowers, good choice for tub gardens, limited availability
✓ Mix and match aquatic plants for a beautiful balanced look

Blossom Color Family: Reds / Pinks
Wildlife Deterred: No Wildlife Deterred
Sun Tolerance: Part Sun
Returnable: 90-Day

Georgia

Atlanta

Premium Series Pond Marginal Iris Laevigata Mottled Beauty Kit

Prices start at : 17.28 USD / package

The 6 petal white flowers are overlaid with deep blue speckles and have mid-green leaves. This Iris is very tolerant of warm and cold temperatures. Pond plant marginal (sometimes called bog plants.

✓ Aquatic plants enliven a pond and help create a wildlife habitat
✓ Includes a special aquatic fine mesh lattice basket, which allows water, air, nutrients and other gas movement

Blossom Color: White
Wildlife Attracted: Bluebirds,Cardinals,Robins,Sparrows
Fragrance: Slight
Common Name: Pond Plant

Georgia

Atlanta

4 in. Yellow Rain Lily Potted Bog/Marginal Pond Plant

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Prices start at : 7.97 USD / each

Yellow Rain Lily, Zephyranthes Aurea, is a delightful, happy bog plant. It is desirable as the foliage stays green throughout the winter when there is not much color in your pond. It has long narrow glossy green leaves with golden yellow flowers.

Fragrance: None
Wildlife Deterred: No Wildlife Deterred
Wildlife Attracted: No Wildlife Attracted
Stays in a nice clump and grows at a manageable pace: Yes
Best Time to Plant: Spring to Fall
Blossom Color Family: Yellows / Golds

Georgia

Atlanta

4 in. Butterfly Ginger Potted Bog/Marginal Pond Plant

Prices start at : 8.96 USD / each

Butterfly Ginger, Hedychium coronarium, has one of the most distinctively sweet smelling delicate white flowers of all bog plants. The fragrance of its flower carries some distance and is a special addition to bring the smell of summer indoors.

✓ In ideal conditions, butterfly ginger can reach heights of 4 ft. - 5 ft. and can be planted in the pond or in the landscape outside your pond
✓ Having this plant already potted in aquatic soil is a huge advantage to its success. The established root system makes an easy transition to your pond

Returnable: 90-Day
Blossom Color: White
Mature Width (in.): 14
Wildlife Deterred: No Wildlife Deterred

Georgia

Atlanta

Premium Series Pond Marginal Louisiana Iris Black Gamecock Kit

Prices start at : 15.39 USD / package

Are essential in creating a healthy ecosystem in your pond. And marginal along the edge of the water garden, stream bed, or waterfall will give your pond a more natural look. Louisiana Iris black Gamecock, a tropical bog plant, is probably the most famous...

✓ Our water plant kits come with everything needed to grow your plant; basket, fabric basket liner, plant, medium, gravel and fertilizer
✓ Pond plants are essential in creating a healthy ecosystem in your pond

Returnable: 90-Day
Fragrance: Slight
Wildlife Attracted: Bluebirds,Cardinals,Robins,Sparrows
Blossom Color: Black

Georgia

Atlanta

Premium Series - Water Lily Sioux - Kit

Prices start at : 17.65 USD / package

The plant can spread 6-12 ft., the blooms measure 5-6 in., and the leaves are 8-9 in. The more sun it gets, the more blooms. Sioux is an excellent bloomer, and the flowers stay open very late into the day.

✓ Flowers change color throughout summer, from chrome yellow, to deep orange, to copper red
✓ Includes a special aquatic fine mesh lattice basket, which allows water, air, nutrients and other gas movement
✓ Mix and match aquatic plants for a beautiful balanced look

Common Name: Water Lily
Wildlife Deterred: No Wildlife Deterred
Wildlife Attracted: Bluebirds,Cardinals,Robins,Sparrows

Georgia

Atlanta

4 in. Pink Rain Lily Potted Bog/Marginal Pond Plant

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Prices start at : 8.96 USD / each

High often after a summer rain. Pink Rain Lily, Zephyranthes grandiflora, is a nice, clumpy perennial with long glossy green leaves. Flowers appear singly rising 10 in. Large, showy Rose-pink flowers with yellow stamens and white throats.

Summer bloomer will quickly be one of your pond-side favorites with pink flowers up to 4 in. across: Yes
Best Time to Plant: Spring to Fall
Fragrance: None
Mature Width (in.): 6
Blossom Color: Pink
Common Name: Pond Plant

Georgia

Atlanta

Premium Series Water Lily Hermine Kit

★★★★★

Prices start at : 19.75 USD / package

Hermine is 1 of the first to bloom in the spring and will continue to bloom into fall. Good choice for any size pond. Their pads are dark green and about 3.5 in. These deep water emergent plant roots grow deep underwater in planters on the pond bottom.

✓ Mix and match aquatic plants for a beautiful balanced look
✓ Includes a special aquatic fine mesh lattice basket, which allows water, air, nutrients and other gas movement

Blossom Color: White
Blossom Color Family: Whites
Mature Width (in.): 3
Common Name: Water Lily

Georgia

Atlanta

4 in. Inland Sea Oats Potted Bog/Marginal Pond Plant

★★★★★

Prices start at : 8.96 USD / each

Inland Sea Oats is a very unique ornamental clump forming grass. Desirable bog plant that makes a distinct statement along your pond's edges. It has bamboo like leaves topped by flower stems that resemble flattened oats.

✓ Very hardy perennial in zones 4 - 10 making it easy to grow in harsh conditions
✓ A reliable midsummer bloomer that produces abundant fruit and seeds

Common Name: Pond Plant
Mature Width (in.): 14
Wildlife Deterred: No Wildlife Deterred
Best Time to Plant: Spring to Fall

Georgia

Atlanta

Premium Series Pond Marginal Anemopsis Californica Kit

Prices start at : 16.95 USD / package

Are essential in creating a healthy ecosystem in your pond. And marginal along the edge of the water garden, stream bed, or waterfall will give your pond a more natural look. Anemopsis Californica is an excellent water feature plant, as it prefers very...

✓ Our water plant kits come with everything needed to grow your plant; basket, fabric basket liner, plant, medium, gravel and fertilizer
✓ Pond plants are essential in creating a healthy ecosystem in your pond
✓ Includes a special aquatic fine mesh lattice basket, which allows water, air, nutrients and other gas movement

Best Time to Plant: Spring
Wildlife Deterred: No Wildlife Deterred
Mature Width (in.): 120

Georgia

Atlanta

4 in. Lizards Tail, Red Stemmed Potted Bog/Marginal Pond Plant

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Prices start at : 7.97 USD / each

A fast grower that can be divided often. The red stem is distinctive and adds to the texture of your pond. The long spike of unusual white flowers in summer makes this plant quite an attraction.

A very hardy perennial in zones 4 - 10, this easy to grow plant will be a reliable bloomer for years: Yes
Blossom Color Family: Whites
Wildlife Deterred: No Wildlife Deterred
Mature Width (in.): 8
Sun Tolerance: Full Sun
Best Time to Plant: Spring to Fall

Georgia

Atlanta

Givhandys 4 in. Potted Summer Snow White Mallow Bog/Marginal Aquatic Pond Plant

Prices start at : 8.98 USD / each

A spectacular version of the Scarlet Mallow, this beauty has pure white blooms that resemble pin-wheels and are 6 in. It is a reliable bloomer from June through September. This White Mallow, or Summer Snow Mallow is Hibiscus coccineus 'Alba'.

✓ Doing well in full sun to part shade conditions, this plant can live in up to 12 in. of water depth as it matures
✓ Blooming all summer and into the fall, the large, white flowers are a major attraction for hummingbirds, bees and butterflies

Wildlife Deterred: Deer
Blossom Color Family: Whites
Returnable: 90-Day
Sun Tolerance: Full Sun

Georgia

Atlanta

Premium Series Pond Marginal Iris Laevigata Snowdrift Kit

Prices start at : 14.73 USD / package

It is suited for both shallow pond areas or in the garden outside the pond. It boasts striking, double, pure white flowers with lilac markings that bloom from spring to early summer.

Fragrance: Slight
Our water plant kits come with everything needed to grow your plant; basket, fabric basket liner, plant, medium, gravel and fertilizer: Yes
Blossom Color Family: Whites
Sun Tolerance: Part Sun
Returnable: 90-Day
Blossom Color: White

Georgia

Atlanta

Premium Series Water Lily Mayla Kit

Prices start at : 22.55 USD / package

We want you to be successful in growing your pond plants. It is a good bloomer, spreads 5 ft. These deep water emergent plant roots grow deep underwater in planters on the pond bottom.

✓ Pond plants are essential in creating a healthy ecosystem in your pond
✓ 6 in. - 9 in. star shaped hot fuchsia pink flowers, fast grower
✓ Mix and match aquatic plants for a beautiful balanced look

Wildlife Attracted: Bluebirds,Cardinals,Robins,Sparrows
Mature Width (in.): 3
Blossom Color: Pink

Georgia

Atlanta

Premium Series Pond Marginal Iris Ensata Activity Kit

Prices start at : 15.25 USD / package

It is an elegant pond plant accent that loves the water. These colorful, exotic, lush plants. Though the roots grow underwater, the majority of the plant grows and lives out and above the water.

✓ Pond plants are essential in creating a healthy ecosystem in your pond
✓ Our water plant kits come with everything needed to grow your plant; basket, fabric basket liner, plant, medium, gravel and fertilizer

Wildlife Deterred: No Wildlife Deterred
Blossom Color Family: Blues
Sun Tolerance: Part Sun
Returnable: 90-Day

Georgia

Atlanta

Premium Series - Water Lily Colorado - Kit

★★★★★

Prices start at : 23.44 USD / package

They also provide oxygen. These deep water emergent plant roots grow deep underwater in planters on the pond bottom. We want you to be successful in growing your pond plants and are using top quality components to enhance the experience.

✓ Pond plants are essential in creating a healthy ecosystem in your pond
✓ Includes a special aquatic fine mesh lattice basket, which allows water, air, nutrients and other gas movement

Blossom Color Family: Reds / Pinks
Wildlife Deterred: No Wildlife Deterred
Sun Tolerance: Part Sun
Returnable: 90-Day

Georgia

Atlanta

Givhandys 4 in. Potted Star Sedge Bog/Marginal Aquatic Pond Plant

★★★★★

Prices start at : 8.43 USD / each

Star Sedge, Dichromena colorata, is a unique, showy addition to any pond. This pretty little plant is a short, upright sedge with interesting foliage of thin, drooping leaves. A wetland native to wet habitats from Virginia south through Florida, Star...

✓ Star sedge will attract bees and butterflies while deer do not seem to have much taste for it
✓ Reaching heights of 1 ft. to 2 ft., this plant likes shallow areas not more than 6 in. deep in your pond
✓ An herbaceous aquatic perennial in zones 6 - 11 has a fine and delicate texture, the bold white flowers bloom in the summer, this plant can take full sun to part shade light conditions

Common Name: Pond Plant
Returnable: 90-Day
Blossom Color Family: Whites

Georgia

Atlanta

4 in. Potted Bog/Marginal Pond Plant - White Rain Lily

★★★★★

Prices start at : 8.96 USD / each

White Rain Lily, or Zephryanthes candida, is one of most delightful white splashes of color along any pond's edge. Their petite six petaled flower is sometimes faintly brushed with pink at the base.

Blossom Color: White
Best Time to Plant: Spring to Fall
Wildlife Attracted: Butterflies
Sun Tolerance: Full Sun
Contrary to some beliefs, these rain lilies are great bog plants when raised as such, when grown as nursery stock, like many other plants, the transition is not always successful: Yes
Blossom Color Family: Whites

Georgia

Atlanta

Premium Series - Water Lily Joey Tomocik - Kit

Prices start at : 17.65 USD / package

Very adaptable plant, fast growing and free flowering. What is a pond without pond plants. They also provide oxygen. Leaves and flowers emerge and spread upon the surface adding color, beauty, shade and protection for your water garden inhabitants.

✓ Our water plant kits come with everything needed to grow your plant; basket, fabric basket liner, plant, medium, gravel and fertilizer
✓ Aquatic plants enliven a pond and help create a wildlife habitat

Common Name: Water Lily
Blossom Color: Yellow
Wildlife Attracted: Bluebirds,Cardinals,Robins,Sparrows
Sun Tolerance: Part Sun

Georgia

Atlanta

Premium Series - Water Lily Nero - Kit

★★★★★

Prices start at : 17.69 USD / package

Hardy, free-flowering with peony shaped blooms. Pond plants are essential in creating a healthy ecosystem in your pond, as they provide filtration because their roots absorb nutrients out of the water that might otherwise cause algae.

✓ Pond plants are essential in creating a healthy ecosystem in your pond
✓ Includes a special aquatic fine mesh lattice basket, which allows water, air, nutrients and other gas movement
✓ Our water plant kits come with everything needed to grow your plant; basket, fabric basket liner, plant, medium, gravel and fertilizer

Blossom Color Family: Blacks
Wildlife Attracted: Bluebirds,Cardinals,Robins,Sparrows
Common Name: Water Lily

Georgia

Atlanta