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Catalogue - Pond Plants for Filtering Pond Water (Phyto-Filtration)

Certain plants remove excess nitrates out of the water. This process is known as phyto-filtration.
Ludwigia Palustris 1 litre / barerooted from £2.50 Water purslane. British wild oxygenating plant.Submerged and part terrestrial. (grows on land and in water) Very attractive small bronze-green leaves with creeping habit. Excellent for oxygenating ...		Marsilea Mutica 1 litre from £4.00 Variegated water clover. Floating leafed plant. Carpet of mat forming red,green, and yellow patterned leaves that float on the surface. Excellent for the edge of ponds and streams in full sun and semi...
Mentha Aquatica 1 litre / barerooted from £2.50 Water mint. A british wild marginal plant with purple stems and aromatic dark green leaves. Clusters of lilac flowers in summer. Attractive to butterflies. Food plant of the water ermine moth. Suitabl...		Myositis Scorpioides Mermaid 1 litre / barerooted from £2.50 Water Forget-me-not. A compact perennial marginal with glossy, dark green leaves and small bright blue flowers with a yellow eye. Suitable for ponds,streams and lakes in full sun. Flowering time June-...
Myosotis Scorpioides 1 litre / bare-rooted from £2.50 Water Forget-me-not. A british wild marginal plant with glossy, bright green leaves and small blue flowers with a yellow eye. Suitable for ponds,streams and lakes in full sun. Height 10-35cm. Flowerin...		Myriophyllum Brasiliensis 1 litre / barerooted from £2.50 Red stemmed parrots feather. Attractive red-stemmed foliage that grows up out of the water. Submerged and part terrestrial (both land and water) Excellent for oxygenating and maintaining clean and hea...
Nasturtian Aquatica 1 litre / barerooted from £2.50 Water cress. British wild Submerged plant. Excellent as a natural filter removing excess nitrates out of the water. This process is known as Phyto-filtration. White flowers that held up above the wate...		Oenanthes Javanica Flamingo 1 litre / barerooted from £2.50 A spreading perennial with divided green leaves variegated with pink, cream and white. Small white flowers. Suitable for ponds and lakes in full sun or partial shade. Height 20-40cm. Flowering time Ju...
Phragmites Australis Variegata 2 litre from £5.00 Norfolk rush. A vigorous marginal rush with attractive narrow deep golden yellow variegated leaves. Brownish purple flowers. Excellent for filtering the water ( natural photo-filtration) and providin...		Pontaderia Cordata 2 litre / barerooted from £3.50 Pickerel Weed. A attractive marginal plant with glossy pointed green leaves and spikes of blue flowers in late summer. Excellent plant for attracting and breeding dragonfly s. Suitable for ponds and ...
Pontaderia Dilatata 2 litre / barerooted from £4.00 Royal pickeral. Architectural upright foliage. Dense tall blue flowers. Suitable for ponds and lakes in full sun. Height 90-120 cm. Flowering time july- september. Water depth 15-30 cm over the crown....		Preslia Cervina 1 litre from £4.00 Water spearmint. Marginal plant with Strongly scented aromatic water mint with powdery blue flowers. Suitable for all sized ponds in full sun. Height 30 cm. Flowering time July-August. Water depth 0-...
Ranunculus Aquatilis 1 litre from £4.00 Water crowfoot. British wild submerged plant. Three-lobed floating leaves. Attractive white flowers with yellow throats above the water. Submerged and part terrestrial (both land and water) Excellent ...		Ranunculus Flammula 1 litre / barerooted from £2.50 Lesser Spearwort. A british wild marginal with red-tinted stems and dark green leaves. Stems of cup-shaped, bright yellow flowers in early summer. Suitable for ponds,streams and lakes in full sun. Hei...
Regnellidium Diphyllum 1 litre from £4.00 Twin leafed water clover. Shiny two leafed water clover. Excellent ground cover for the edge of ponds and streams especially in partial shade. Unfortunately not frost hardy,but easy to over winter as ...		Sagittaria Japonicum 1 litre / loose bulbs from £2.00 Swamp potato / Arrowhead. Marginal plant with white flowers with green centres. Arrow shaped leaves. Suitable for ponds streams and lakes in full sun and partial shade. Height 50 cm. Flowering time ju...