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Water plants

Water (aquatic), bog plants

Basically, there are four types of plants suited to water gardens: deep water plants, bog plants or marginals, oxygenators, and floating plants. A mix of all four, properly planted, ensures a thriving, self-sustaining system. Lotus and water lily are two most well-known deep water plants. Bog plants include cattail; Japanese and water iris; bamboo; papyrus; and other tall, grasslike plants that thrive in the boggy, shallow areas that border the pond. Plants, such as water hyacinth, have beautiful flowers and keep the water clear of algae and blanket weeds by minimizing the amount of sunlight on the surface.

Common and Latin names	Plant Type, Hardiness	Blooming Time
Allemanda	Tropical vine, zone 10-11	Summer
Cattail Typha spp.	Perennial aquatic plant, zone 3-11	Summer
Dwarf Bluebell Ruellia brittoniana	Annual bog plant, zone 7-9	Summer
Hardy Water Lily *Nymphaea sp.*	Water plant, zone 4-11 Link to hardy water lily page	Summer
Lotus Nelumbo spp.	Water plant, zone 4-11 More pictures of lotus Link to lotus page	Summer
Orange water-snowflake Nymphoides hydrocharioides	Tropical	Summer
Papyrus Cyperus papyrus	Wet soiled plant, zone 9-11	Summer
Pickerel weed Pontederia cordata	Water plant, zone 3-11	Summer
Pitcher plant Sarracenia purpurea	Carnivorous perennial, zone 4-9	Summer
Ruellia, Mexican petunia Ruellia brittoniana	Perennial, zone 7-10	Spring-Fall
Victoria water lily Victoria amazonica	Tropical water plant Link to water lily page	Summer-Fall
Water hyacinth Eichhoria crassipes	Tropical, zone 10-11	Summer
Water flag iris, Yellow flag Iris pseudacorus	Perennial wetlant plant, zone 4-9	Spring
Water lily Nymphaea sp.	Water plant, tropical and hardy Link to water lily page	Summer-Fall