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Aponogeton distachyos
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Aponogeton distachyos
Common Name
Water Hawthorn
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This is a unique plant with dark green strap-like floating leaves and white orchid-like perfumed flowers. It loves the cold and is good for Winter coverage. It is one of the few water plants to flower at this time. In warmer waters (20 deg celcius or more) the plant can go dormant. Grows in full sun, but is ideally suited to the cooler waters of shadier ponds.
Azolla
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Azolla
Common Name
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Free floating aquatic fern. Rapid growth rate in warmer waters. Will change colour from green to brick red throughout winter months. If plants become too thick and creates a carpet on the waters surface, scoop off with a net. It makes an excellent garden mulch.
Berula erecta
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Berula erecta
Common Name
Water Celery
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An Australian native (related to the vegetable). Green/bronze foliage is produced in upright tufts. Grows up to 40cm in height, spreading along the water's edge. Produces creamy white flowers in late Spring-Summer. Tolerates full sun to shade.
Hibiscus coccinea
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Hibiscus coccinea
Common Name
Water Hibiscus
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This is a perennial plant growing up to 2m tall. It has attractive multi-lobed leaves & scarlet red flowers in late Spring to early Summer. Cut back to ground level in Winter. Frost tolerant.
Iris ensata Assorted
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Iris ensata Assorted
Common Name
Japanese Iris
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Hardy Iris which requires a wet or damp position. Will grow up to 1m tall. Very large flat, ruffled blooms up to 15cm across. Can be used as cut flower. Grow in part shade to full sun. Frost tolerant as it dies down.
Iris laevigata Albopurpurea
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Iris laevigata Albopurpurea
Common Name
Iris laevigata 'Albopurpurea'
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Hardy Iris with white flowers and purple tips on each petal. Requires a wet or damp position. Will grow to 1m tall & in water to 15cm deep. Grow in part shade to full sun. Frost tolerant as it dies down in Winter.
Iris laevigata Royal Cartwheel
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Iris laevigata Royal Cartwheel
Common Name
Iris laevigata 'Royal Cartwheel'
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Hardy Iris producing royal blue flowers with a white slash on each petal. Requires a wet or damp position. Will grow up to 1m tall & in water to 15cm deep. Grow in part shade to full sun. Frost tolerant as it dies down in Winter.
Iris laevigata Snowdrift
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Iris laevigata Snowdrift
Common Name
Iris laevigata 'Snowdrift'
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This is a hardy Iris with pure white flowers. It requires a wet or damp position & will grow to 1m tall & in water to 15cm deep. Grow in part shade to full sun. Frost tolerant as it dies down in Winter.
Iris pseudacorus
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Iris pseudacorus
Common Name
Yellow Flag Iris
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This is a perennial water iris. with golden yellow flowers to 1.2m high in Spring & Summer. It can be submerged up to 20cm over crown. Requires full sun.
Iris pseudacorus Flora Pleno
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Iris pseudacorus Flora Pleno
Common Name
Double Yellow Flag Iris
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A hardy water Iris from Europe. Ideal waterside or pond plant in a sunny position. Prefers shallow water to 20cm deep. Bright yellow double flowers 8-10cm across are borne on 100cm flower stems in Spring-Summer.
Iris versicolor Gerald Darby
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Iris versicolor Gerald Darby
Common Name
Iris versicolor 'Gerald Darby', Blue Flag Iris
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A lovely hybrid water Iris from North America. New Sring growth has deep purple tones at the base fading to green leaf tips. This is then complimented by a mass of slender multi-branched flower stems producing numerous 7cm violet-blue blooms. Grows upto 60cm in height & prefers full sun to part-shade.
Lythrum salicaria
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Lythrum salicaria
Common Name
Purple Loosestrife
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Hardy, clump forming perennial. Grows up to 90cm in height. Will grow in part shade to full sun. Flowers are slender spikes of bright pinkish-mauve to red. Frost tolerant as it dies down.
Nymphaea Assorted
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Nymphaea Assorted
Common Name
Waterlily
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Cup shaped darker pink flowers. Requires at least 45cm of water to grow. Will grow in water upto 1.8m deep. Will tolerate some shade for part of the day, but requires 5 hours of sun for best flowering results. Frost tolerant as it dies down.
Typha latifolia
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Typha latifolia
Common Name
Cat Tail
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This is a well known, tall growing bog plant which adds grace to a pond. It has dark brown tails or blooms which stand on straight stems above the slender leaves.
Vallisneria americana
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Vallisneria americana
Common Name
Ribbon Grass/Eel Grass
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This is a popular decorative oxygenating water plant. It is a great habitat plant capable of growing into extensive lawns, providing food & shelter for aquatic life. It prefers full sun in deeper water, but will grow in part-shade in shallow water.