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Burning bright orange flowers almost glow against dark red variegated leaves.

Timeless beauty! Crisp and pure, white flowers are abundant. Especially beautiful in an earth-bottom pot.

Long, thin petals start life a pretty soft pink before fading to white. Unusual multi-colored foliage.

Classic “Monet’s garden” appeal! Dark pink to light red petals are graced by white tips around the outside edge, rich green foliage for the background.

Regal dark purple flowers set this Iris apart from the rest. Black Gamecock Iris’s velvety petals look almost black and are accented by a slight orange stripe.

A staple Iris in the water garden that grows well in full sun or moderate shade. Always reliable and more mild mannered and clump-habited than most Iris. Purplish blue flowers adorn this American native.

Buoyant stems reach out from the shoreline. A favorite for frogs, who like to hide among the leaves.

A great free-blooming lily with deep-red blossoms set against deep-green foliage.

Eye-catching marginal plant with red, green and yellow leaves and small white flowers.

More pink than yellow, she is a dazzler, blooming consistently from early spring through summer.

A compact version of Giant Papyrus that is better suited to the backyard pond. The practical size makes it great for ponds and containers.

Semi-evergreen hollow stems wind around like a corkscrew. Mounding habit.

Creeping Jenny is a popular groundcover around ponds and water features.

Apricot-colored blossoms on a compact plant. Ideally suited to small ponds and containers.

Delicate green and white-stripe foliage. Forms dense clumps. Fragrant when broken; ideal for streams.

Slow to get started but worth the reward. Virtually maintenance-free plant. Eloquent flowering after a few years of getting established.

A robust golden Creeping Jenny with strong blooming. Cascades over rocks and through streams.

Often called Hardy Water Canna, Thalia has a tropical appeal for those seeking a particular specimen. The perfect eye-catcher for large natural waterbodies because of its size.

Much sought after for its unique evergreen foliage. It will form large colonies so requires boundaries. The bamboo-like foliage has a distinct cylindrical form.

Shocking pink flowers are so bold they can be seen from a great distance. The leaves have a tinge of purple for extra drama.

A nice vertical plant for adding greenery to the edge of a pond.

Lizard’s Tail earns its name from the spikes of tiny white flowers that curve down from the top of the plant’s long stems.

Soft peach blossoms are a delicate blend of pink and yellow. An outstanding bloomer. A runner up in performance alongside Clyde.

Waxy and bright, they are the first to bloom in early spring. Sunny golden yellow flowers shine above mounds of round green foliage.

Pudgy little catkins are abundant when the plants are pot-bound or crowded. When absent, the blue-gray foliage sways nicely in the breeze.

Stiff stems in dense clumps are confined to the shallow shoreline. Nice accent plant. Excellent for streams.

Sunny yellow flowers are abundant throughout the cool spring season. A brief rest in the summer and they are back at it again in the fall. Perfect for streams.

Not quite white and not quite cream, her abundant flowers rise above the water with purpose. Gently speckled foliage is less common among white flowering hardy waterlilies.

Narrowleaf Cattail is similar to Common Cattail but – you guessed it – has narrower leaves. Like Common Cattail, Narrowleaf Cattail can quickly take over a pond if not carefully controlled.

Narrow stems give way to delicate feather-like leaves. Hence the name Parrot Feather. For lined ponds only; not for natural ponds.

These beautiful tropical canna add a burst of peach color to the edge of ponds and streams.

A medium-sized plant with sizable pink flowers that include yellow. Ideally suited to any size pond. Excellent performer.

Scarlet flowers on dark burgundy foliage. Good clumping habit.

A happy little presence in the late-summer pond. Rain Lily blooms its heart out when everyone else is tired, often after a heavy rain.

Pretty ruby flowers stand out beautifully against green foliage.

Narrow wine-red foliage on sturdy stems support scarlet-red flowers.

A striking specimen with a perfectly upright habit. Royal Pickerel has dense, tall lavender flowers all summer long.

Dainty pink flowers stand atop green stems. The leaves have a garlic-like smell when bruised.

Also known as Giant Hairgrass, this grass-like plant has tufts of thin leaves that are bright green at the tips and darken to dark purple at their bases.

This classic favorite is a powerful consumer of nutrients. It is especially well suited for ponds with excessive nutrients, and even better in moving water.

Wavy blades of rippled foliage sway gracefully in the breeze. Particularly effective in mass.

Like the soft yellow of the Texas morning sun, these blossoms rise well above the water! A consistently outstanding performer.

This classic favorite is a powerful consumer of nutrients. It is especially well suited for ponds with excessive nutrients, and even better in moving water.

Bright white vertical stripes run up the leaves, softening to cream as the season progresses. Stunning specimen.

Variegated Society Garlic has pretty purple flowers and light green leaves striped with cream. Looks great in a floating island.

Vertically striped, green and white ribbon foliae resembles blades of iris. Color remains throughout the growing season.

Vertically striped, green and white ribbon foliae resembles blades of iris. Color remains throughout the growing season.

Verdant cream and green leaves look great creeping across moist soil or tucked between rocks.

Clean white flowers stand above the surface. A consistent performer, and versatile to boot!

This striking beauty is widely recognized for the variations in flower color. Fiery pink petals are speckled with yellow as the norm. Occasionally the reward is a unique and random combination of the colors. Set ablaze above chocolate mottled foliage.

Bored with plain green plants? Water Dock – also known as Bloody Dock – has bright green foliage striped with unusual red veins. Showy and lush.

Great for tucking into streams and waterfalls. The shallow roots trap sediments that are easily removed through pruning.

A waterlily’s alter ego, awake during the winter months while the waterlily sleeps. Grows and blooms only when water temperatures are below 55 degrees. Seeds readily; not for earth-bottom ponds.

The most popular floating plant used primarily for plant filtration, shade and surface cover. Flowers only when stressed. The delicate lavender flowers display a yellow-eyed peacock’s tail.

Big green leaves float in the pond, taking out lots of nutrients that would otherwise feed string algae. Has the potential to overwhelm the pond if not controlled, especially in warmer climates.

Water Pennywort is a simple groundcover with subtle white flowers. The pretty green leaves are happy to creep across moist soil or float out over the water’s surface.

Tiny but abundant blue flowers provide perfect groundcover along moist soil or tucked between rocks. Also available in a blue variety.

Light yellow flowers have chocolate-colored veining. A great, mild-mannered alternative to invasive Yellow Flag Iris.

An iris relative with grassy stems and dainty bright yellow flowers.

This rush cultivar has hollow, leafless stems with interesting dark green and yellow horizontal bands.