Specialist nursery for pond, marginal and moisture loving plants

Iris x robusta 'Mountain Brook'

Purple/black stems produce flowers of lavender blue with white and a splash of gold.

• Position: MARGINAL- full sun
• Soil: clay / loam
• Flowering Period: summer
• Height: 0.5 - 1 metre
• Spread: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
• Planting Depth: Can be submerged in water up to 10 cm deep or planted in the soil along water margins.
• Dispatch period: April-October

£6.50

Iris x robusta 'Nutfield Blue'

A robust iris with blue falls and white and yellow veining.

• Position: MARGINAL - full sun or partial shade
• Soil: clay / loam
• Flowering Period: summer
• Height: 0.5 - 1 metre
• Spread: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
• Planting Depth: Can be submerged in water up to 10 cm deep or planted in the soil along water margins.
• Dispatch period: April-October

£6.50

Juncus spiralis

(Corkscrew rush)

Evergreen perennial with curly spiral stems.

• Position: MARGINAL - full sun or partial shade or moisture retentive soil
• Soil: clay / loam
• Flowering Period: summer
• Height: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
• Spread: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
• Planting Depth: Plant in shallow water at pond margins or a boggy, moisture retentive soil.
• Dispatch period: April-October

£6.00

Lythrum salicaria

(Purple Loosestrife)

Perennial with long stems, willow like leaves and spikes of small purple flowers. Great for wildlife ponds.

• Position: Moisture retentive soil - full sun or part shade
• Soil: clay / loam
• Flowering Period: Late summer / early autumn
• Height: 1 - 1.5 metres
• Spread: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
• Planting Depth: Can be submerged in pond margins up to 10cm deep or planted in reliably wet soil.
• Dispatch period: April-October

£6.50

Mentha aquatica

(water mint)

Scented perennial with dark green leaves and rounded terminals pink purple flowers.

• Position: MARGINAL - full sun or partial shade
• Soil: clay / loam
• Flowering Period: Late summer / early autumn
• Height: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
• Spread: 0.5 - 1 metre
• Planting Depth: Can be planted up to 10cm deep in water or wet soil at pond margins.
• Dispatch period: April-October

£6.00

Menyanthes trifoliata

(Bogbean)

A rhizomatous perennial for shallow water, it has long branching stems that float, covered with shiny elliptic leaves and upright clusters of white/pale pink star shaped flowers.

• Position: MARGINAL – Full sun / partial shade
• Soil: Clay, Loam
• Flowering Period: Early Summer
• Height: 10 - 25cm
• Spread: 1 - 1.5 metres
• Planting Depth: Can be submerged in water up to 25cm deep or planted within the soil along water margins.
• Dispatch period: April-September

£6.00

Myosotis scorpioides

(water forget me not)

Stems of bright blue flowers appear mid summer. Great plant for wildlife.

• Position: MARGINAL - full sun or partial shade or moisture retentive soil
• Soil: clay / loam
• Flowering Period: summer
• Height: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
• Spread: 0.1 - 0.3 metres
• Planting Depth: Plant in a pot submerged up to 10cm below the water surface or plant in boggy wet soil.
• Dispatch period: May to October

£5.50

Nuphar japonica

(japanese water lily)

Aquatic perennial with submerged wavy leaves and glossy arrow shaped floating leaves. Small yellow cup shaped flowers.

• Position: WATER - full sun / partial shade
• Soil: loam
• Flowering Period: summer - autumn
• Height: 0.5 - 1 metre
• Spread: 0.5 - 1 metre
• Planting Depth: Can be submerged up to 45cm deep.
• Dispatch period: April-October

£10.00

Nuphar pumilla

Aquatic perennial with glossy green oval leaves up to 40cm across baring deep gold cup shaped flowers held above the water.

• Position: WATER - full sun/partial shade
• Soil: loam/clay
• Flowering Period: summer - autumn
• Height: 0.5 - 1 metre
• Spread: 0.5 - 1 metre
• Planting Depth: Can grow in still or slow running water submerged up to a depth of 5 metres, great for big ponds and lakes but can also be grown in shallower water.
• Dispatch period: April-October

£10.00

Orontium aquaticum

(golden club)

Rhizomatous perennial, forming clumps of waxy oblong leaves and flowers held above the water are numerous, white with yellow tips.

• Position: MARGINAL - full sun
• Soil: clay / loam
• Flowering Period: spring - summer
• Height: 0.1 - 0.5 metres
• Spread: 0.5 - 1 metre
• Planting Depth: Can be submerged up to 40cm in water or planted into deep soil at water margins. Dislikes root disturbance.
• Dispatch period: April-October

£6.50