Bog Plants
Perfect for the edges of ponds, wetlands or boggy areas of the garden. These plants can add colour and texture to your garden and help create great habitats for invertebrates.
Cyperus eragrostis - Pale Galingale
Medium tall, invasive perennial sedge like water grass. Will happily naturalize in either the bog garden or deeper marginal areas. Stout verdant green finely serrated leaves. feathery bron flowers are borne central to trifoliate umbrella like swathes.
0 – 15cm planting depth
Still to fast flow
Sun or shade
Dichromena colorata - Star Grass
Grass-like foliage with white, star-shaped flowers. Flowers between July and November.
Flower: white
Flowering time: July to November
Height: Up to 40cm
Filipendula - Meadowsweet
Attractive foliage emerging in Spring with soft, white, scented blooms in Summer. Great for pollinators this perennial is suited to boggy areas and pond margins.
Height: Up to 1.2 metres
Spread: Up to 1.2 metres
Flower: Creamy white
Flowering time: Summer
Hemerocallis - Day Lily
Narrow leaves with large flowers in a variety of colours that bloom in summer.
Flower: Various
Flowering time: Summer
Height: Up to 1 metre
Spread: Up to 1 metre
Iris ensata Kaempferi - Japanese Water Iris
Linear green leaves and long stems bearing large violet-purple beardless flowers in mid-summer.
Flower: Violet-purple
Flowering time: Mid-summer
Height: Up to 1 metre
Spread: Up to 0.5 metre
Iris ensata Kaempferi variegata - Variegated Japanese Water Iris
Linear green leaves with cream stripes and long stems bearing large violet-purple beardless flowers in mid-summer.
Flower: Violet-purple
Flowering time: Mid-summer
Height: Up to 1 metre
Spread: Up to 0.5 metre
Iris siberica - Siberian Flag Iris
Grassy foliage with branched stems bearing violet-blue flowers in early summer.
Flower: Violet-blue
Flowering time: Early summer
Height: Up to 1.5 metres
Spread: Up to 0.5 metres
Iris siberica Snow Queen - Snow Queen Iris
White and yellow flowers in Spring and Summer and long slender foliage. Grows well in damp conditions.
Flower: White & yellow
Flowering time: Late Spring/Early Summer
Height: Up to 1 metre
Spread: Up to 0.5 metre
Lobelia cardinalis - Cardinal Flower
Red oblong leaves with bright red flowers in summer and autumn.
Flower: Red
Flowering time: Summer/autumn
Height: Up to 1 metre
Spread: Up to 0.5 metres
Lythrum salicaria - Purple Loosestrife
Upright stems with willowy leaves. Bright purple/pink flowers in summer.
Flower: Purple/pink
Flowering time: Summer
Height: Up to 1.5 metres
Spread: Up to 0.5 metres
Phalaris arundinacea - Reed Canary Grass
Vigorous spreading grass, with variegated leaf swords of heights up to 1m. Blushed with reds and pinks in late spring. Will grow happily in the border or the pond itself.
0 – 20cm planting depth
Still to medium water flow
Rheum palmatum - Chinese Rhubarb
Large palmate leaves and pink or white flowers borne on tall red stems. An architectural plant that requires plenty of space to reach its impressive size.
Schizostylis coccinea - Crimson Flag
Grassy foliage with red flowers in late Summer and Autumn.
Flower: Red
Flowering time: Late Summer/Autumn
Height: Up to 1 metre
Spread: Up to 0.5 metre
Sisyrinchium californicum - Golden-Eyed Grass
Star-shaped yellow flowers and long dark green leaves. Flowers in the summer. Suitable for bog gardens or shallow pond margins.
Tricyrtis formosana - Toad Lily
Lance shaped leaves and white flowers borne on tall erect stems.
Flower: White
Flowering time: Autumn
Height: Up to 1 metre
Spread: Up to 0.5 metre