| (Marginals) |
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BOTANICAL NAME |
HEIGHT |
ZONE |
SUN |
DEPTH |
COMMENTS |
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| BLACK MAGIC TARO |
Colocasia sp. |
5' |
8 |
FULL/PART |
6" |
Dark burgundy leaves |
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| BULL RUSH |
Scirpus lacustris |
48" |
4 to 8 |
FULL |
3-12" |
Large erect stems |
| CARDINAL FLOWER |
Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria' |
2-3' |
3 |
PART |
0" |
Attracts hummingbirds |
| CARDINAL FLOWER |
Lobelia fulgens |
3'-4' |
2 |
FULL/PART |
0" |
RED LEAVED CARDINAL FLOWER |
| CHAMELEON PLANT |
Houttuynia cordata |
12" |
4 to 10 |
FULL/PART |
1-6" |
Var. red, green, pink, yellow leaves |
| CORKSCREW RUSH |
Juncus effusus 'Spiralis' |
24" |
4 |
FULL/PART |
3" |
Heavily spiraled grass-like plant |
| GRACEFUL CATTAIL |
Typha laxmannii |
3-4' |
4 |
FULL |
0" |
Brown flower spikes on grass-like leaves |
| IMPERIAL TARO |
Colocasia illustris |
3-4' |
8 to 10 |
FULL/PART |
0-12" |
Black leaves with green veins |
| LANCE LEAF ARROWHEAD |
Sagittaria spp. |
2' |
3 |
FULL/PART |
6" |
Native with tall white blooms |
| LOUISIANA IRIS |
Iris louisiana 'Black Gamecock' |
18-20" |
5 to 10 |
FULL/PART |
1-6" |
Deep royal purple flowers with yellow signals in spring |
| LIZARD'S TAIL |
Scirpus cernus |
12-18" |
3 to 9 |
PART/SHADE |
1-3" |
Fragrant arched spikes of white midsummer |
| MARE'S TAIL |
Hippuris valgaris |
8-12" |
4 to 10 |
FULL/PART |
6-12" |
Great for fish to lay eggs in |
| MINIATURE CATTAIL |
Typha minima |
18" |
3 to 9 |
FULL |
1-6" |
Unusually small with fine blue/green foliage |
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| NARROW LEAVED ARROWHEAD |
Sagitaria gramineus |
12" |
3 to 10 |
FULL/PART |
1-6" |
Great Oxygenator |
| OGON SWEET FLAG |
Acorus gramineus 'Ogon' |
12" |
5 to 9 |
FULL/PART |
1-6" |
Green and yellow Iris-like leaves |
| RED KAFFIR LILY |
Schizostylus coccineus 'Red' |
18" |
7 to 10 |
FULL |
1-6" |
Showy red and unusual flowers |
| RED STEMMED LIZARD'S TAIL |
Saururus cernuus ruminoides |
15" |
4 |
FULL |
8" |
Fragrant white flower, bronze in fall |
| UMBRELLA PALM |
Cyperus alternifolius |
2-4' |
4 |
FULL/PART |
6" |
Tropical looking hardy umbrella |
| VARIEGATED SWEET FLAG |
Acorus calamus |
30" |
4 to 10 |
FULL/PART |
3-12" |
Sword-like leaves with white stripes |
| VARI. WATER DROPWORT |
Oenanthe javanica |
3-4' |
5 |
FULL |
6" |
Reddish-pink edged leaves |
| VARIEGATED LOOSESTRIFE |
Lysimachia p. 'Golden Alexander' |
24-36" |
4 to 9 |
FULL/PART |
0-6" |
Tolerates any soil type |
| WATER POPPY |
Nymphoides peltata |
floater |
7 to 10 |
FULL/PART |
18-24" |
Yellow flowers |
| WATER ZINNIA |
Wedelia trilobata |
4-6" |
9 |
FULL/PART |
1-6" |
Spreading habit, blooms yellow all summer |
| YELLOW CREEPING JENNY |
Lysimachia nummularia |
6" |
4 |
FULL/PART |
0" |
Evergreen groundcover |
| YELLOW FLAG IRIS |
Iris pseudacorus |
48" |
5 to 10 |
FULL/PART |
0" |
Can become invasive in natural ponds |
| YELLOW MARSH MARIGOLD |
Caltha palustris |
12-18" |
4 to 5 |
FULL/PART |
0" |
Earliest water plant to bloom |
| ZEBRA RUSH |
Scirpus 'Zebrinus' |
2-3' |
6 |
FULL |
1" |
Variegated rush |
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| WATER HYACINTH |
Eichornia crassipes |
3" |
7 |
FULL/PART |
floater |
Great for clear water |
| WATER LETTUCE |
Pistia stratoides |
3" |
7 |
PART/SHADE |
floater |
Great for clear water |
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| PARROTS FEATHER |
Myriophyllum |
SPREADER |
5 |
FULL/PART |
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Anchor base |
| HORNWORT |
Ancharis |
8-18" |
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FULL/PART |
SUBMERGED |
Great for fish breeding |
| (Water lilies) |
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Nymphaea Attraction |
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FULL |
18-24" |
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Nymphaea Rose Nymph |
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FULL |
18-24" |
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Nymphaea Marciacea chromatella |
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FULL |
18-24" |
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