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pond & bog plants
A directory of British Native plants seen throughout our installations
marginal & boggy plants
Name: Brooklime
(Veronica Beccabunga)
Maximum Height: 10cm
Maximum Spread: 100cm
Flower Colour: Blue
Flowering Period: Spring-Summer
Maximum Spread: 100cm
Flower Colour: Blue
Flowering Period: Spring-Summer
Name: Ragged Robin
(Silene Flos-Cuculi)
Maximum Height: 40cm
Maximum Spread: 50cm
Flower Colour: Pink
Flowering Period: Spring-Summer
Maximum Spread: 50cm
Flower Colour: Pink
Flowering Period: Spring-Summer
Name: Slender Club Rush
(Scirpus Cernuus)
Maximum Height: 30cm
Maximum Spread: 30cm
Flower Colour: Brown/White
Flowering Period: Summer
Maximum Spread: 30cm
Flower Colour: Brown/White
Flowering Period: Summer
Name: Lesser Spearwort
(Rannunculus Flammula)
Maximum Height: 60cm
Maximum Spread: 50cm
Flower Colour: Yellow
Flowering Period: Summer
Maximum Spread: 50cm
Flower Colour: Yellow
Flowering Period: Summer
Name: Primrose
(Primula Vulgaris)
Maximum Height: 30cm
Maximum Spread: 30cm
Flower Colour: Yellow
Flowering Period: Winter-Spring
Maximum Spread: 30cm
Flower Colour: Yellow
Flowering Period: Winter-Spring
Name: Cowslip
(Primula Veris)
Maximum Height: 30cm
Maximum Spread: 10cm
Flower Colour: Yellow
Flowering Period: Spring
Maximum Spread: 10cm
Flower Colour: Yellow
Flowering Period: Spring
Name: Bog Strawberry
(Potentilla Palustris)
Maximum Height: 50cm
Maximum Spread: 100cm
Flower Colour: Red
Flowering Period: Summer
Maximum Spread: 100cm
Flower Colour: Red
Flowering Period: Summer
Name: Water Forget-Me-Not
(Myosotis Scorpioides)
Maximum Height: 50cm
Maximum Spread: 50cm
Flower Colour: Blue/White
Flowering Period: Spring-Summer
Maximum Spread: 50cm
Flower Colour: Blue/White
Flowering Period: Spring-Summer
Name: Bog Bean
(Menyanthes Trifoliata)
Maximum Height: 50cm
Maximum Spread: 150cm
Flower Colour: White/Pink
Flowering Period: Spring-Summer
Maximum Spread: 150cm
Flower Colour: White/Pink
Flowering Period: Spring-Summer
Name: Purple Loosestrife
(Lythrum Salicaria)
Maximum Height: 150cm
Maximum Spread: 50cm
Flower Colour: Purple
Flowering Period: Summer - Early Autumn
Maximum Spread: 50cm
Flower Colour: Purple
Flowering Period: Summer - Early Autumn
Name: Water Mint
(Mentha Aquatica)
Maximum Height: 50cm
Maximum Spread: 100cm
Flower Colour: Purple
Flowering Period: Summer
Maximum Spread: 100cm
Flower Colour: Purple
Flowering Period: Summer
Name: Pennyroyal
(Mentha Pulegium)
Maximum Height: 50cm
Maximum Spread: 50cm
Flower Colour: Purple
Flowering Period: Summer
Maximum Spread: 50cm
Flower Colour: Purple
Flowering Period: Summer
Name: Swordleaf Rush
(Juncus Ensifolius)
Maximum Height: 50cm
Maximum Spread: 100cm
Flower Colour: Brown/Green Foliage
Flowering Period: Summer
Maximum Spread: 100cm
Flower Colour: Brown/Green Foliage
Flowering Period: Summer
Name: Soft Rush
(Juncus Effusus)
Maximum Height: 100cm
Maximum Spread: 50cm
Flower Colour: Brown
Flowering Period: Summer
Maximum Spread: 50cm
Flower Colour: Brown
Flowering Period: Summer
Name: Flag Iris
(Iris Pseudacorus)
Maximum Height: 150cm
Maximum Spread: 100cm
Flower Colour: Yellow
Flowering Period: Summer
Maximum Spread: 100cm
Flower Colour: Yellow
Flowering Period: Summer
Name: Water Avens
(Geum Rivale)
Maximum Height: 50cm
Maximum Spread: 50cm
Flower Colour: Orange/Pink
Flowering Period: Spring-Summer
Maximum Spread: 50cm
Flower Colour: Orange/Pink
Flowering Period: Spring-Summer
Name: Cotton Grass
(Eriophorum Angustifolium)
Maximum Height: 50cm
Maximum Spread: 150cm
Flower Colour: White
Flowering Period: Summer - Early Autumn
Maximum Spread: 150cm
Flower Colour: White
Flowering Period: Summer - Early Autumn
Name: Sweet Galingale
(Cyperus Longus)
Maximum Height: 150cm
Maximum Spread: 50cm
Flower Colour: Brown
Flowering Period: Summer
Maximum Spread: 50cm
Flower Colour: Brown
Flowering Period: Summer
Name: Slender Tufted Sedge
(Carex Acuta)
Maximum Height: 100cm
Maximum Spread: 100cm
Flower Colour: Brown/Green Foliage
Flowering Period: Summer
Maximum Spread: 100cm
Flower Colour: Brown/Green Foliage
Flowering Period: Summer
Name: Cuckoo Flower
(Cardamine Pratensis)
Maximum Height: 100cm
Maximum Spread: 50cm
Flower Colour: Pale Pink
Flowering Period: Spring - Early Summer
Maximum Spread: 50cm
Flower Colour: Pale Pink
Flowering Period: Spring - Early Summer
Name: Bog Pimpernell
(Anagallis Tenella)
Maximum Height: 10cm
Maximum Spread: 50cm
Flower Colour: Pale pink, green foliage
Flowering Period: Late Spring-Summer
Maximum Spread: 50cm
Flower Colour: Pale pink, green foliage
Flowering Period: Late Spring-Summer
Name: Flowering Rush
(Butomus Umbellatus)
Maximum Height: 100cm
Maximum Spread: 50cm
Flower Colour: Pink
Flowering Period: Summer
Maximum Spread: 50cm
Flower Colour: Pink
Flowering Period: Summer
Name: Marsh Marigold
(Caltha Palustris)
Maximum Height: 50cm
Maximum Spread: 50cm
Flower Colour: Yellow
Flowering Period: Spring
Maximum Spread: 50cm
Flower Colour: Yellow
Flowering Period: Spring
Name: Water Plantain
(Alisma Plantago Aquatica)
Maximum Height: 100cm
Maximum Spread: 50cm
Flower Colour: Pale pink/white flower
Flowering Period: Late Spring-Summer
Maximum Spread: 50cm
Flower Colour: Pale pink/white flower
Flowering Period: Late Spring-Summer
water lilies
(We do use a mixture of non-native varieties here to extend the interest to the customer)
Name:
Nymphaea 'Alba'
Maximum Spread: 150cm
Flower Colour: White
Our only British native water lily
Flower Colour: White
Our only British native water lily
Name:
Nymphaea 'Attraction'
Maximum Spread: 150cm
Flower Colour: Deep Pink
Flower Colour: Deep Pink
Name:
Nymphaea 'Barbara Dobbins'
Maximum Spread: 150cm
Flower Colour: Pink
Flower Colour: Pink
Name:
Nymphaea 'Black Princess'
Maximum Spread: 150cm
Flower Colour: Red
Flower Colour: Red
Name:
Nymphaea 'Darwin'
Maximum Spread: 150cm
Flower Colour: Light Pink
Flower Colour: Light Pink
Name:
Nymphaea 'Gladstoniana'
Maximum Spread: 250cm
Flower Colour: White
Flower Colour: White
Name:
Nymphaea 'Joey Tomocik'
Maximum Spread: 150cm
Flower Colour: Yellow
Flower Colour: Yellow
Name:
Nymphaea 'Virginalis'
Maximum Spread: 150cm
Flower Colour: White
Flower Colour: White
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