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Useful List of Aquatic Plants that Flower in Summer
|
Usage |
Latin Name |
Common Name |
Light Preference |
Flowering time |
Pink |
White |
Red |
Lilac |
Yellow |
Blue |
Height (max) at Maturity
in Feet |
Water depth Inches |
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Comarum Palustre |
|
All areas |
Summer |
|
|
|
Y |
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
Marginal |
Calla palustris |
Bog Arum |
All Areas |
Summer |
|
|
|
|
y |
|
1.3 |
up to 1 ft |
|
Marginal |
Iris pseudacorus |
Common Flag |
All Areas |
Summer |
|
|
|
|
y |
|
2.6 |
up to 1 ft |
|
Marginal |
Nuphar lutea |
Yellow Water Lily |
All Areas |
Summer |
|
|
|
|
Y |
|
to surface |
1 to 3 feet |
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Carex Pseudocyperus |
Sedge |
Semi shade |
Summer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Cirsium Palustre |
Plume Thistle |
Semi shade |
Summer |
|
|
|
Y |
|
|
5 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Filipendula Ulmaria |
Meadowsweet |
Semi shade |
Summer |
|
Y |
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Gentiana Asclepiadea |
Gentian |
Semi shade |
Summer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Geranium Palustre |
Cranesbill |
Semi shade |
Summer |
|
|
|
Y |
|
|
1.8 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Geum Rivale |
Water Avens |
Semi shade |
Summer |
|
|
Y |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Hypericum Calycinium |
Rose Of Sharon |
Semi shade |
Summer |
|
|
|
|
Y |
|
1 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Hypericum Moserianum |
St. John' S Wort |
Semi shade |
Summer |
|
|
|
|
Y |
|
1 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Impatiens Noli - Tangere |
Busy Lizzie |
Semi shade |
Summer |
|
|
Y |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Juncus |
Rush |
Semi shade |
Summer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.6 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Lysimachia Nummularia |
Creeping Jenny |
Semi shade |
Summer |
|
|
|
|
Y |
|
0.3 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Lysimachia Vulgaris |
Yellow Loosestrife |
Semi shade |
Summer |
|
|
|
|
Y |
|
5 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Mentha Longifolia
|
Horse Mint |
Semi shade |
Summer |
Y |
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Mentha Piperita |
Peppermint |
Semi shade |
Summer |
|
Y |
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Mentha Rotundifolia |
Round - Leafed Mint |
Semi shade |
Summer |
Y |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Molinia Coerulea |
Tussocky Grass |
Semi shade |
Summer |
|
|
|
Y |
|
|
1.8 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Phragmites Australis |
Reed |
Semi shade |
Summer |
|
|
|
Y |
|
|
6 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Primula Vialii |
Rockery Primrose |
Semi shade |
Summer |
|
|
Y |
|
|
|
1.5 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Sasa Palmata |
|
Semi shade |
Summer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Schoenoplectus |
Tabernaemontani |
Semi shade |
Summer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.2 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Sinarundinaria Nitida |
|
Semi shade |
Summer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Symphytum Officinale |
Common Comfrey |
Semi shade |
Summer |
|
Y |
Y |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
Marginal |
Alisma plantago -
aquatica |
Water Plantain |
Semi shade |
Summer |
|
Y |
|
|
|
|
2.5 |
up to 1 ft |
|
Marginal |
Mentha aquatica |
Water Mint |
Semi shade |
Summer |
|
|
|
Y |
|
|
2.8 |
up to 1 ft |
|
Water Lily |
Nymphoides peltata |
Water Fringe |
Semi shade |
Summer |
|
|
|
|
y |
|
to surface |
1 to 2 feet |
|
Marginal |
Potamogeton |
Pondweed |
Semi shade |
Summer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
to surface |
|
|
Marginal |
Ranunculus aquatilis |
Water Crowfoot |
Semi shade |
Summer |
|
Y |
|
|
|
|
to surface |
1 to 2 feet |
|
Marginal |
Rumex aquaticus |
Scottish Dock |
Semi shade |
Summer |
y |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
about 6 inches |
|
Marginal |
Sparganium erectum |
Branched Bur - Reed |
Semi shade |
Summer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
up to 1 ft |
|
Marginal |
Veronica longifolia |
|
Semi shade |
Summer |
|
|
|
|
|
y |
3.2 |
very shallow |
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Calluna Vulgaris |
Heather, Ling |
Sun |
Summer |
|
|
Y |
|
|
|
1.8 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Eupatorium Cannabinum |
Hemp Agrimony |
Sun |
Summer |
Y |
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Iris Kaempferi |
Japanese Iris |
Sun |
Summer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Lasiagrostis
Calamagrostis |
|
Sun |
Summer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.5 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Liatris Spicata |
Gayfeather |
Sun |
Summer |
Y |
Y |
|
Y |
|
|
3 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Pennisetum Compressum |
|
Sun |
Summer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.5 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Potentilla Palustris |
Marsh Cinquefoil |
Sun |
Summer |
|
|
Y |
|
|
|
1.4 |
|
|
Bog/Pond Edge |
Typha Angustifolia |
Reedmace |
Sun |
Summer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
Marginal |
Acorus calamus |
Sweet Flag |
Sun |
Summer |
|
|
|
|
y |
|
4 |
up to 1 ft |
|
Marginal |
Butomus umbellatus |
Flowering Rush |
Sun |
Summer |
|
y |
|
|
|
|
4 |
up to 1 ft |
|
Marginal |
Eichornia crassipes |
Water Hyacinth |
Sun |
Summer |
|
|
|
Y |
|
|
floats |
more than 1 foot |
|
Marginal |
Gratiola officinalis |
|
Sun |
Summer |
Y |
Y |
|
|
|
|
1.3 |
very shallow |
|
Marginal |
Hippuris vulgaris |
Mare's Tail |
Sun |
Summer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
up to 1 ft |
|
Marginal |
Hottonia palustris |
Water Violet |
Sun |
Summer |
|
Y |
|
y |
|
|
1.8 |
up to 1 ft |
|
Marginal |
Hydrocharis morsus ranae |
Frog Bit |
Sun |
Summer |
|
Y |
|
|
|
|
floats |
more than 1 foot |
|
Marginal |
Ranunculus lingua |
Great Spearwort |
Sun |
Summer |
|
|
|
|
Y |
|
2.2 |
up to 1 ft |
|
Marginal |
Sagittaria sagittifolia |
Arrowhead |
Sun |
Summer |
|
Y |
|
|
|
|
1.3 |
up to 1 ft |
|
Marginal |
Stratiotes aloides |
Water Soldier |
Sun |
Summer |
|
Y |
|
|
|
|
floats |
more than 1 foot |
|
Oxygenator |
Elodea, Egeria canadensis |
Canadian Pondweed |
Sun |
Summer |
|
Y |
|
|
|
|
sub-surface oxygenator |
more than 1 foot |
|
Oxygenator |
Utricularia vulgaris |
Common Bladderwort |
Sun |
Summer |
|
|
|
|
Y |
|
sub-surface oxygenator |
more than 1 foot |
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