Acorus calamus
Sweet flag grows 2-4' with stiff, shiny green, strap-like leaves resembling iris. The flower is an
interesting spikelike structure appearing in midsummer. Water depth-2-S". Requires full sun to partial
shade. Grows at pond's edge. |
Acorus
grameus pusillus
Japanese dwarf rush grows 6-12 with stiff, shiny, dark green leaves
forming dense clumps. The flower is an interesting spikelike structure. Water
depth-2-5s". Requires full sun to partial shade. Grows at pond's edge. |
Acorus
gramineus 'Oborizuki'
Japanese dwarf rush 'Oborizuki' grows 4" with bright yellow foliage forming small dense clumps.
The flower is an interesting spikelike structure. Water depth-2-S". Requires full sun to partial
shade. |
Acorus grarnineus
'Ogon'
Japanese dwarf rush 'Ogon' grows 10" with rich golden vadegated foliage forming dense clumps.
Water depth-2-5". Requires full sun to partial shade. |
Acorus gramineus variegatus
Variegated Japanese dwarf rush grows 6-12" with green and creamy white foliage forming dense
clumps. Water depth-2-5". Requires full sun to partial shade. |
Alisma plantago-aquatica
Water plantain grows 1-3' with spade-shaped green leaves. A tier of small white flowers bloom June
through August. Requires full sun. Good for border around pond. Water depth up to 36". |
Caltha palustris
Marsh marigold is well worth growing in very damp areas or in garden ponds. In early spring, it flowers
profusely with bright yellow, five-petaled flowers. Leaves are dark green and almost round with
toothed edges. Grows 12-24" tall. |
Eleocharis
montevidensis
Spike rush grows up to 12" forming clumps of grassy quills sporting button-like blooms May to
October. Requires full sun to partial shade. Grows at pond edge. Water depth-4". |
Equisetum hyemale
Horsetail, a very ancient plant growing 32-40" tall, is a decorative plant with dark green, segmented
stems. Also called scouring rush because it was used by settlers to clean pots and pans. Grows at
pond's edge. Water depth-maximum 6". Requires full sun to partial shade. |
Equisetum
hyemale var. affine
A shorter and more open version of the common horsetail. Bright green, hollow stems 9"-3' tall.
Dramatic accent plant for damp sights. Highly invasive, best grown in containers. Grows at pond
edge. Water depth-maximum 2". Requires full sun to partial shade. |
Equisetum scirpoides
Dwarf horsetail grows up to 12" tall in attractive clumps of thinner dark green, segmented stems.
Grows at pond's edge. Water depth-maximum 4". Requires full sun to partial shade. |