Top Water Garden or Aquatic Plants Arranged by Colour and Type

This table will help you choose the kind and colour of aquatic or water garden plant you would like to see growing in your garden pond. The table also tells you time of year at which flowers appear and ideal pond depth for the plant chosen.

Usage	Latin Name	Common Name	Light Preference	Flowering time	Colour	Height (max) at Maturity in Feet	Water depth Inches
Marginal	Veronica beccabunga	Brooklime	Semi shade	Spring-Autumn	Blue	1	up to 1 ft
Marginal	Veronica longifolia		Semi shade	Summer	Blue	3.2	very shallow
Bog or Pond Edge	Liatris Spicata	Gayfeather	Sun	Summer	Lilac	3
Bog or Pond Edge	Cardamine Pratensis	Cuckoo Flower	All areas	Spring	Lilac	1
Bog or Pond Edge	Stachys Palustris	Marsh Woundwort	Semi shade	Spring-Autumn	Lilac	3
Bog or Pond Edge	Comarum Palustre		All areas	Summer	Lilac	0.6
Bog or Pond Edge	Cirsium Palustre	Plume Thistle	Semi shade	Summer	Lilac	5
Bog or Pond Edge	Geranium Palustre	Cranesbill	Semi shade	Summer	Lilac	1.8
Bog or Pond Edge	Molinia Coerulea	Tussocky Grass	Semi shade	Summer	Lilac	1.8
Bog or Pond Edge	Phragmites Australis	Reed	Semi shade	Summer	Lilac	6
Marginal	Hottonia palustris	Water Violet	Sun	Summer	Lilac	1.8	up to 1 ft
Marginal	Mentha aquatica	Water Mint	Semi shade	Summer	Lilac	2.8	up to 1 ft
Marginal	Eichornia crassipes	Water Hyacinth	Sun	Summer	Lilac	floats	more than 1 foot
Marginal	Primula denticulata	Drumstick Primula	Semi shade	Spring	Mixed		very shallow
Water Lily	Nymphaea spp.	Fast - Growing Water	Semi shade	Spring-Autumn	Mixed		2 to 3 feet
Water Lily	Nymphaea spp.	Very Fast - Growing	Semi shade	Spring-Autumn	Mixed		more than 3 feet
Water Lily	Nymphaea spp.	Dwarf Water Lilies	Semi shade	Spring-Autumn	Mixed		up to 1 ft
Water Lily	Nymphaea spp.	Medium - Fast - Growing	Semi shade	Spring-Autumn	Mixed		1 to 2 feet
Bog/Pond Edge	Ajuga Reptans	Bugle	Semi shade	Spring	Pink	1
Bog/Pond Edge	Dianthus Superbus	Pinks	Semi shade	Spring-Autumn	Pink	2
Bog/Pond Edge	Mentha Longifolia	Horse Mint	Semi shade	Summer	Pink	3
Bog/Pond Edge	Mentha Rotundifolia	Round - Leafed Mint	Semi shade	Summer	Pink	2
Bog/Pond Edge	Eupatorium Cannabinum	Hemp Agrimony	Sun	Summer	Pink	5
Bog/Pond Edge	Liatris Spicata	Gayfeather	Sun	Summer	Pink	3
Marginal	Polygonum amphibium	Amphibious Bistort	Semi shade	Spring-Autumn	Pink	1	up to 1 ft
Marginal	Epilobium hirsutum	Great Willowherb	Sun	Spring-Autumn	Pink	4	very shallow
Marginal	Rumex aquaticus	Scottish Dock	Semi shade	Summer	Pink	2	about 6 inches
Marginal	Gratiola officinalis		Sun	Summer	Pink	1.3	very shallow
Bog/Pond Edge	Symphytum Officinale	Common Comfrey	Semi shade	Summer	Red	4
Bog/Pond Edge	Lythrum Salicaria	Purple Loosestrife	Sun	Spring-Autumn	Red	6
Bog/Pond Edge	Geum Rivale	Water Avens	Semi shade	Summer	Red	2
Bog/Pond Edge	Impatiens Noli - Tangere	Busy Lizzie	Semi shade	Summer	Red	4
Bog/Pond Edge	Primula Vialii	Rockery Primrose	Semi shade	Summer	Red	1.5
Bog/Pond Edge	Calluna Vulgaris	Heather, Ling	Sun	Summer	Red	1.8
Bog/Pond Edge	Potentilla Palustris	Marsh Cinquefoil	Sun	Summer	Red	1.4
Marginal	Menyanthes trifoliata	Bog Bean	Semi shade	Spring	Red	1	up to 1 ft
Bog/Pond Edge	Ajuga Reptans	Bugle	Semi shade	Spring	White	1
Bog/Pond Edge	Liatris Spicata	Gayfeather	Sun	Summer	White	3
Bog/Pond Edge	Petasites Hybridus	Butterbur	All areas	Spring	White	1.8
Bog/Pond Edge	Eriophorum Angustifolium	Cotton Grass	Semi shade	Spring	White	1.7
Bog/Pond Edge	Eriophorum Latifolium	Cotton Grass	Semi shade	Spring	White	2
Bog/Pond Edge	Filipendula Ulmaria	Meadowsweet	Semi shade	Summer	White	5
Bog/Pond Edge	Mentha Piperita	Peppermint	Semi shade	Summer	White	3
Bog/Pond Edge	Symphytum Officinale	Common Comfrey	Semi shade	Summer	White	4
Marginal	Gratiola officinalis		Sun	Summer	White	1.3	very shallow
Marginal	Saururus cernuus	Lizard's Tail	Semi shade	Spring-Autumn	White	3.3	up to 1 ft
Marginal	Trapa natans	Water Chestnut	Semi shade	Spring-Autumn	White	to surface	1 to 2 feet
Marginal	Aponogeton distachyos	Water Hawthorn	Sun	Spring-Autumn	White	to surface	more than 1 foot
Marginal	Alisma plantago - aquatica	Water Plantain	Semi shade	Summer	White	2.5	up to 1 ft
Marginal	Ranunculus aquatilis	Water Crowfoot	Semi shade	Summer	White	to surface	1 to 2 feet
Marginal	Butomus umbellatus	Flowering Rush	Sun	Summer	White	4	up to 1 ft
Marginal	Hottonia palustris	Water Violet	Sun	Summer	White	1.8	up to 1 ft
Marginal	Hydrocharis morsus ranae	Frog Bit	Sun	Summer	White	floats	more than 1 foot
Marginal	Sagittaria sagittifolia	Arrowhead	Sun	Summer	White	1.3	up to 1 ft
Marginal	Stratiotes aloides	Water Soldier	Sun	Summer	White	floats	more than 1 foot
Oxygenator	Elodea, Egeria canadensis	Canadian Pondweed	Sun	Summer	White	sub-surface oxygenator	more than 1 foot
Water Lily	Nymphaea alba	White Water Lily	Semi shade	Spring-Autumn	White	to surface	more than 1 foot
Bog/Pond Edge	Trollius Europaeus	Globeflower	All areas	Spring-Autumn	Yellow	2
Bog/Pond Edge	Hypericum Calycinium	Rose Of Sharon	Semi shade	Summer	Yellow	1
Bog/Pond Edge	Hypericum Moserianum	St. John' S Wort	Semi shade	Summer	Yellow	1
Bog/Pond Edge	Lysimachia Nummularia	Creeping Jenny	Semi shade	Summer	Yellow	0.3
Bog/Pond Edge	Lysimachia Vulgaris	Yellow Loosestrife	Semi shade	Summer	Yellow	5
Marginal	Caltha palustris	Marsh Marigold	All Areas	Spring	Yellow	0.7
Marginal	Ligularia tangutica	Golden Rays	All Areas	Spring-Autumn	Yellow	4	very shallow
Marginal	Calla palustris	Bog Arum	All Areas	Summer	Yellow	1.3	up to 1 ft
Marginal	Iris pseudacorus	Common Flag	All Areas	Summer	Yellow	2.6	up to 1 ft
Marginal	Nuphar lutea	Yellow Water Lily	All Areas	Summer	Yellow	to surface	1 to 3 feet
Marginal	Acorus calamus	Sweet Flag	Sun	Summer	Yellow	4	up to 1 ft
Marginal	Ranunculus lingua	Great Spearwort	Sun	Summer	Yellow	2.2	up to 1 ft
Oxygenator	Utricularia vulgaris	Common Bladderwort	Sun	Summer	Yellow	sub-surface oxygenator	more than 1 foot
Water Lily	Nymphoides peltata	Water Fringe	Semi shade	Summer	Yellow	to surface	1 to 2 feet

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This table will help you with converting units from one type to another (for example 1 Imperial Gallon/min = 0.16 Cu. Feet/min, 4.55 Litres/min or 0.005 Cu. Metres/min) ...

Unit	Imp Galls/min	Cu Feet/min	Litres/min	Cu. M/min
Imp. Gallons	1	0.16	4.55	0.005
Cu. Feet	6.23	1	28.32	0.028
Litres	0.22	0.04	1	0.001
Cu. Metres	220	35.32	1,000	1

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