Lotus - (Nelumbo sp.) - Nelumbo nucifera varieties, most are for larger ponds.
'Alba Grandiflora' White, fragrant.
'Empress' White with blue edges, fragrant.
'Momo Botan' Deep pink, double, fragrant; small; useful for striking barrel gardens.
'Mrs. Perry D. Slocum' Changeable from pink to yellow to cream, very fragrant; hybrid N. nucifera, N. lutea; use in any sized pond, or in small containers.
'Rosea Plena' Deep rose pink, large flowers, very fragrant .
'Angel Wings' White, hybrid, great for barrel gardens.
Louisiana Iris Selections
'Bryce Leigh' Pale lavender, late bloomer.
'Her Highness' Hybrid, white flowers, 2' tall, excellent if "true to type."
'Marie Caillet' Violet blue.
'Roy Davidson' Golden yellow, striped, pond or garden.
Perennials for the Backyard Pond:
Acorus calamus* Sweet flag, linear foliage, variegated form also.
Canna hybrids* Garden cannas, tropical appearance.
Crinum hybrids Many pink, white, rose, and striped types.
Cyperus alternifolius* Umbrella palm, sedgelike foliage.
Cyperus papyrus* Egyptian papyrus, 6' 10' tall.
Dryopteris normalis Wood fern, feathery foliage, deciduous.
Dulichium arundinaceum* Dwarf bamboo, 1' 3' tall, not true bamboo.
Eupatorium coelestinum Hardy ageratum, blue flowers in fall, native.
Hibiscus mosheutos Many colors, giant flowers, heat tolerant, native to southern U.S.
Hemerocallis spp. Daylilies, there are many varieties.
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal flower, red spikes, native to shade, native to southeastern U.S.
Physostegia virginiana Obedient plant, lavender and pink spikes in summer and fall.
Pontederia cordata* Pickerel rush, pretty flowers in purple, blue, or white.
Sagittaria latifolia* Arrowhead, interesting leaves and dainty white flowers.
Thalia dealbata* Thalia, 7' tall flowering spike.
Typha spp.* Cattails. Dwarf selections available.
Iris for the Backyard Pond:
Iris fulva Red iris, coppery red, 8- 24" tall, a species.
Iris pseudacorus Yellow flag, yellow, 4 feet tall, a species, can be aggressive.
Iris versicolor Blue Iris, various colors of blue, 3' tall, a species.
Submerged Plants for the Backyard Pond:
Cabomba caroliniana
'Cabomba'
Foliage fine spreading, small white flowers. Too aggressive for earthen ponds.
Elodea canadensis var. gigantea
'Anacharis'
Fernlike, small flowers. Too aggressive for earthen ponds. Egeria densa, also called 'Anacharis', is a RESTRICTED plant in some states.
Myriophyllum spp.
Water Milfoil'
Foliage very fine texture, covers stems. M. spicatum 'Eurasian Water 'Milfoil' is a RESTRICTED plant in some states.
Sagittaria subulata
'Dwarf Sagittaria'
Small, grasslike plant for shallow areas like shelves of the pond. Better choice than the species.
Vallisneria americana
'Vallisneria'
Large, grass like plant, takes shade. Better choice than the species.
Deep Water Plants: Floating Plants:
Hardy Water Lilies Nymphaea spp. Azollo Azollo spp.
Lotus Nelumbo spp. Duckweed Lemna spp.
Spatterdock Nuphar luteum Water-meal Wolffia spp.
Tropical Water Lilies Nymphaea spp. Water Ferns (Spangles) Salvinia minima
Water Hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes
Water Lettuce Pistia stratiote
Submerged Plants or Oxygenators Water Poppy Hydocleys nymphoides
Anacharis Elodea canadensis
Cabomba Cabomba caroliniana
Dwarf Sagittaria Sagittaria natans
Vallisneria Vallisneria americana
Water Milfoil Myriophyllus spp.
Bog Plants (Marginals)
Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia Parrot Feather Mycriophyllum aquatica
Bog Lily Crinum americanum Pennywort Hydrocotyle spp.
Bull Rush Scirpus spp. Pickerel Rush Pontederia cordata
Canna Canna hybrids Sagittaria Sagittaria spp.
Cattails Typha spp. Spider Lily Hymenocallis spp.
Chameleon Plant Houttuynia cordata Spike Rush Eleocharis montevidensis
Chinese Water Chestnut Eleocharis tuberosa Snowflake Nymphoides spp.
Golden Club Orontium aquaticum Taro Colocasia spp.
Creeping Primrose Ludwigia palustris Thalia Thalia dealbata
Dwarf Bamboo Dulichium arundinaceum Umbrella Palm Cyperus alternifolius
Dwarf Sweet Flag Acorus gramineus Variegated Sweet Flag Acorus calamus variegate
Egyptian Paper Reed Cyperus papyrus Water Arum Peltandra virginica
Floating Heart Numphoides peltata Water Clover Marsilea mutica
Hairgrass Eleochairs aricularis Water Cress Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
Horsetail Equisetum hyemale Water Iris Iris spp.
Lizards Tail Saururus cernus Water Hawthorne Aponogeton distachyus
Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris Water Swan Alisima gramineum
Papyrus Cyperus haspans
 
 
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