Aquatic Plants

In smaller ponds, water lilies should be potted up as this will help prevent them getting too big. The best thing to use is a specialist aquatic compost that is low in nutrients. You can also pot up marginal aquatic plants and plants that prefer shallow water, and use these to soften the boggy edges of a pond.

Quick growing
Sowing month inside or protected
Sowing month outside
Ground cover
Iris pseudacorus Flore Pleno
Iris pseudacorus 'Flore Pleno'
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Iris pseudacorus Variegata
Iris pseudacorus 'Variegata'
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Nymphaea alba
Nymphaea alba
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Pontederia cordata f. albiflora
Pontederia cordata f. albiflora
£34.99
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Aponogeton distachyos
Aponogeton distachyos
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Iris louisiana Hybrids
Iris louisiana Hybrids
£34.99
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Typha gracilis
Typha gracilis
£34.99
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Iris × robusta Gerald Darby
Iris × robusta 'Gerald Darby'
£36.99
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Nymphaea Pygmaea Helvola
Nymphaea 'Pygmaea Helvola'
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Nymphaea Marliacea Chromatella
Nymphaea 'Marliacea Chromatella'
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Nymphaea Doll House
Nymphaea 'Doll House'
£38.99
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Nymphaea Hollandia
Nymphaea 'Hollandia'
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Nymphaea Burgundy Princess
Nymphaea 'Burgundy Princess'
£38.99
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Hottonia palustris
Hottonia palustris
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Ranunculus aquatilis
Ranunculus aquatilis
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Carex acuta
Carex acuta
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