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Marginal Plants (or shallow water plants) are those that go in 6" - 12" of water, usually around the perimeter of a pond to give it a natural look as well as to provide height and depth.

Louisiana Water Iris

Beautiful Spring/Summer blooming plants that grow pretty rapidly & have large, fragrant blooms.

Available in almost any color!

Water Cypress

Also known as a Umbrella Palm due to it's parasol appearance, the Cypress usually grows about 2' - 5' tall and makes a lovely accent to any pond with it's tropical look.

Dwarf Papyrus

Grows 12" - 18" tall and is topped with round spiked tips that turn a beautiful bronze color in late summer.

Lizards Tail

Heart-shaped foliage grows a lush green, while stalks produce a very fragrant white curved bloom that resembles braids in a little girls hair.

Pickerel Rush

This unique plant grows 18" - 30" and blooms nearly year round. With a very cool bottle-brush look and the choice of purple or white you can't beat the blooms on this guy.

Variegated Sweetflag

This shelf plant grown to be about 2 - 3 feet tall. Although it does not produce any blooms, it has a very striking variegated leaf that gives it a very distinctive look.

Arrowhead

With arrow shaped leaves, the small white button shaped blooms on this beauty add just the right amount of color. Usually grows about 12" - 18" tall and blooms most all year.

Cardinal Flower

Growing to a height of 2' - 4', this may be the only true red marginal out there. Beautiful blooms grow from mid-summer out until the fall. Red? Think "Fire Engine"

Powdery Thalia

This beauty grows to be about 6' tall and provides a unique, almost tropical looking violet bloom (seen in the photo on the left). The leaves are cup-shaped and carry a light dusting of white powder which gives this plant it's name.

Growing to about 4' tall this awesome bloomer comes in colors such as yellow and red (seen here) and even tiger and salmon varieties.

The 4 Leaf Clover

Ever spend hours looking for that one single 4 leaf clover in the yard? Look no more, this awesome plant is good luck for any new pond and yes.....it really does produce only 4 leaf clovers. Shallow water is recommended as this plants clovers float on the waters surface and can spread out to about a 12" - 16".

Augustifolia & Dwarf Cattail

While still producing cattails like the native Kentucky species, the Augustifolia & the Dwarf version are far less invasive. The Augustifolia version grows about 4 feet tall and is a grand addition for larger ponds. The Dwarf Cattail is suitable for even the smallest ponds growing 12" - 18" and flourishes all summer long. The thin blades on both varieties offer the gorgeous look of a cattail without the breaking of blades and the problems associated with wide leaf varieties always tipping over.

Marble Queen

Large melon-shaped leaves with white to yellowish patches set the background for long stems that spread out through the water and produce many small daisy-like blooms in white and pale green. Late in the season these blooms have been known to start out a pale purple and fade out into a light pink.

Spike Rush

This unusual marginal also know as the fiber-optic plant grows between 12" - 18" tall. The tips carry a unique brown poker at the ends as it almost "poof's" out of it's pot. The very cool lime-green color adds so much flavor to any pond.

Golden Reed

This variegated green and white plant grows about 3' - 4' and is absolutely stunning especially for larger ponds. This "Asian looking" grass is very wind resistant and provides a wonderful background to any marginal shelf. This variety is not very invasive as are many others of it's kind. The plumes and contrasting directions of leaves are a unique characteristic of this beauty.

Taro (Imperial & Violet Stem)

Often confused for what's know as an "Elephants ear", the taro commonly grows to about 2' - 4' although as seen to the right can reach heights of 6'. The Imperial Taro has the variegated leaves as the Violet Stemmed Taro has a wine-colored stem and a more solid green leaf. Although these do not bloom the foliage is breath-taking.

Dwarf Bamboo

Not actually a Bamboo, but certainly gives that same appearance. Growing up to about 18" the Dwarf Bamboo has small stems accompanied by small slender leaves. A wonderful addition to any marginal shelf and ideal for a grouping of plants in smaller ponds.

Water Forget-Me-Not

Seen here in one of the floating islands, this species forms dense colonies of sky-blue, yellow centered flowers all summer long. The foliage is a small,

Water Mosaic

This one is a "Must Have". This unique wonder of nature is truly amazing. The small (usually about 4" pot) can put out many separate shoots that float on the waters surface and create a perfect mosaic pattern that looks so perfect that you would think it's artificial. The wonderful thing is that even those shoots can spread out to many many more.

Water Hibiscus

Much like the version you might have on your patio or in your garden, this Hibiscus loves the water. With blooms that grow to 4" - 6" and a total height of 4' - 5', the Water Hibiscus can add a tropical "Hawaiian" bloom to any mid-sized to large pond.

Water Poppy

The foliage of this one can only be described as beautiful. The poppy foliage is a heart-like shaped shiny green with small yellow (very bright) blooms with a red center. The blooms are about 2" wide and stand above the foliage and waters surface.

Frogbit

A bit lighter than the foliage than the Water Poppy (seen to the left). A beautiful upright, heart shaped pad gives it a unique look as the pads float on the surface below.

Chameleon

Heart shaped-leaves that change from green to yellow to many different shades of red. This plant grows about 12" tall in it's maturity and has almost a round-like shape. An Awesome changer for any size pond.

Pink Flamingo

With the unusual mixture of pink, white, and green, this fluffy guy grows about 6" - 8" tall and sends out shoots to lengths of about 2 feet in all directions.

Water Hyacinth

A wonderful floating plant that multiplies rapidly in warm weather. The Hyacinth blooms on and off throughout the Spring & Summer with a gorgeous lilac bloom bluish in color with a center yellow marking.

Water Lettuce

Also know as Water Cabbage, this floater multiplies in warm weather and helps provide shade and coverage for aquatic life.

Parrots Feather

This is a very cool plant to either float on the surface of your pond or plant. The Parrots Feather can also be nestled in amongst the rocks in your waterfall or stream bed as it will drape down that fall to give you some green amongst all the stone. As long as it has it's feet wet, Parrots Feather can go about anywhere.

Seen something in a friends pond and don't see it here?

BDR Ponds has it's own growing facility and we might have it in stock.

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