List English and Latin names aquatic and pond plants ...
Reference list to discover English and corresponding Latin names for variety of aquatic or water garden pond plants.
Not all are suitable for ornamental ponds in gardens and this should be borne in mind. This list is supplied without any guarantee of suitability at all.
It is here to help pond plant choice when only one or other name version is available ...
See range of water lilies and other pond plants...
1. Water lilies ... everybody's favourite aquatic plant.
2. Marginals ... shallow (also called bog plants) medium depth and deep water marginals
3. Floating plants ...
4. Oxygenator plants ... the most important from a water quality point.
You can also view a list of both flowering aquatic plants and those non-flowering pond plants.
At the bottom of the list you can find a table showing the most popular aquatic plants and where you can buy them online in the USA.
| Latin Name | English Common Name |
| Abrus precatorious Acacia auriculiformis Acorus calamus Acrostichum danaeifolium Aesculus pavia Agalinis filifolia Agave spp. Albizia julibrissin Albizia lebbeck Aleurites fordii Allamanda cathartica Allium bivalve Allium canadense Alternanthera philoxeroides Amaranthus australis Amorpha fruticosa Ampelopsis arborea Amphicarpum muhlenbergianum Andropogon glomeratus Andropogon virginicus Annona glabra Antigonon leptopus Apios americana Ardisia crenata Ardisia elliptica Ardisia escallonioides Arisaema dracontium Arundinaria gigantea Arundo donax Asclepias lanceolata Asclepias longifolia Asclepias tuberosa Asimina spp. Asparagus densiflorus Asparagus setaceus Aster carolinianus Avicennia germinans Axonopus furcatus Axonopus affinis Azolla caroliniana Bacopa caroliniana Bacopa monieri Baldwinia uniflora Bauhinia variegata Befaria racemosa Begonia cucullata Berchemia scandens Bidens laevis Bidens mitis Bignonia capreolata Bischofia javanica Blechnum serrulatum Borrichia frutescens Brachiaria mutica Brachiaria plantaginea Brasenia schreberi Bromelia balansae Bromeliads Cabomba caroliniana Caesalpinia bonduc Calophyllum antillanum Campsis radicans Canna spp. Carex spp. Carex albolutescens Carex glaucescens Carex lupulina Carex stipata Cassytha filiformis Casuarina cunninghamiana Centella asiatica Cephalanthus occidentalis Ceratiola ericoides Ceratophyllum demersum Ceratoperis thalictroides Cereus spp. Cereus gracilis Cestrum diurnum Chara spp. Chiococca alba Chionanthus retusus Cinnamomum camphora Cirsium arvense Cissus verticillata Citrus sinensis Cladium jamaicense Clematis catesbyana Clematis crispa Clerodendrum bungei Clerodendrum fragrans var pleniflorum Coccoloba uvifera Colocasia esculenta Colubrina asiatica Commelina virginica Cordia obliqua Coreopsis spp. Crinum americanum Cryptocoryne spp. Ctenitis sloanei Cupaniopsis anacardioides Cynodon dactylon Cyperus alopecuroides Cyperus alternifolius Cyperus articulatus Cyperus croceus Cyperus difformis Cyperus flavescens Cyperus haspan Cyperus iria Cyperus lecontei Cyperus odoratus Cyperus papyrus Cyperus pedunculatus (Remirea maritima) Cyperus plukenetii Cyperus polystachyos Cyperus prolifer Cyperus pseudovegetus Cyperus strigosus Decodon verticillatus Decumaria barbara Delonix regia Desmodium trifolium Diodia virginiana Dioscorea alata Dioscorea bulbifera Distichlis spicata Drosera capillaris Duckweed Dulichium arundinaceum Echinochloa crusgalli Echinochloa walteri Echinodorus cordifolius Egeria densa Eichhornia crassipes Eleocharis spp. Eleocharis baldwinii Eleocharis cellulosa Eleocharis elongata Eleocharis flavescens Eleocharis geniculata Eleocharis interstincta Eleocharis microcarpa Eleocharis vivipara Eleusine indica Elodea canadensis Epidendrum nocturnum Epiphyllum oxypetallum Equisetum hyemale Eragrostis elliottii Erianthus giganteus Erigeron quercifolius Eriocaulon decangulare Eryngium aquaticum Erythrina herbacea Eugenia uniflora Ficus aurea Ficus benjamina Ficus microcarpa Ficus pumila Fimbristylous caroliniana Fimbristylous castanea Fimbristylous puberula Fimbristylous spathaceae Fraxinus caroliniana Froelichia floridana Fuirena breviseta Fuirena pumila Fuirena scirpoidea Fumaria officinalis Gelsemium sempervirens Gordonia lasianthus Gratiola ramosa Guzmania monostachia Habeneria floribunda Habeneria repens Hedra helix Helianthus angustifolia Helianthus radula Hibiscus aculeatus Hibiscus coccineus Hydrilla verticillata Hydrocharis morsus Hydrocotyle spp. Hydrocotyle ranunculoides Hydrolea corymbosa Hydrolea quadrivalvis Hygrophila costata Hygrophila polysperma Hymenachne amplexicaulis Hymenocallis spp. Hypericum brachyphyllum Hypericum fasciculatum Hypericum galioides Ilex cassine Ilex vomitoria Imperata cylindrica Ipomoea aquatica Ipomoea cordatrilobata Ipomoea fistulosa Ipomoea indica Ipomoea lacunosa Ipomoea pandurata Ipomoea quamoclit Ipomoea violacea Ipomopsis rubra Iris pseudacorus Iris virginica Iris versicolor Jasminum dichotomum Jasminum fluminense Jasminum mesnyi Juncus acuminatus Juncus effusus Juncus marginatus Juncus megacephalus Juncus roemerianus Kalanchoe spp. Kosteletzkya virginica Krigia virginica Lachnanthes caroliniana Lachnocaulon anceps Lactarius indigo Lagarosiphon major Laguncularia racemosa Lantana camara Lantana involucrata Lantana montevidensis Leersia hexandra Lemna spp. Leonitis nepetifolia Leucanea leucocephala Liatris spicata Licania michauxii Ligustrum japonicum Ligustrum sinense Lilaeopsis chinensis Lilium catesbaei Limnobium spongia Limnophila sessiliflora Linaria canadensis Lipocarpha maculata Lobelia cardinalis Lobelia glandulosa Lonicera japonica Lonicera sempervirens Lophiola aurea Ludwigia arcuata Ludwigia grandiflora Ludwigia hexapetala Ludwigia leptocarpa Ludwigia palustris Ludwigia peruviana Ludwigia repens Ludwigia suffruticosa Luziola fluitans Lycium caroliniana Lygodium japonicum Lygodium microphyllum Lythrum salicaria Macfadyena unguis Manilkara zapota Mayaca fluviatilis Melaleuca qunquenervia Melanthera nivea Melia azedarach Melica mutica Melinis repens Merremia dissecta Micranthemum spp. Mikania scandens Mimosa pigra Mimosa quadrivalvis var Floridana brier Mimosa strigillosa Mitreola petiolata Momordica charantia Morinda royoc Morrenia odorata Muhlenbergia capillaris Myrica cerifera Myriophyllum aquaticum Myriophyllum pinnatum Myriophyllum spicatum Najas marina Nandina domestica Nelumbo lutea Nelumbo nucifera Nemastylis floridana Nephrolepis biseratta Nephrolepis cordifolia Nephrolepis exaltata Neyraudia reynaudiana Nuphar luteum Nymphaea hybrids Nymphaea odorata Nymphaea mexicana Nymphoides aquatica Nymphoides cristata Opuntia humifusa Orontium aquaticum Osmunda regalis Oxalis corymbosa Oxypolis filiformis Paederia cruddasiana Paederia foetida Pandanus spp. Panicum elongifolia Panicum hemitomon Panicum maximum Panicum repens Panicum rigidulum Panicum scabriusculum Panicum virgatum Parthenocissus quinquefolia Paspalidium geminatum Paspalum notatum Paspalum repens Paspalum urvillei Paspalum vaginatum Passiflora incarnata Peltandra virginica Pennisetum advena Pennisetum purpureum Persea borbonia Phragmites australis Phyllostachys meyeri Pinus clausa Pistia stratiotes Polygala rugelii Polygonum spp. Polygonum densiflorum Polypogon monspeliensis Polyrrhiza lindenii Pontederia cordata Potamogeton spp. Potamogeton diversifolius Potamogeton illinoensis Potamogeton nodosus Potamogeton pectinatus Proserpinaca palustris Prunus angustifolia Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides Pseudosasa japonica Psidium cattleianum Psidium guajava Ptilimnium capillaceum Pueraria montana Pyrostegia venusta Quercus myrtifolia Remirea maritima (Cyperus pedunculatus) Rhexia mariana Rhizophora mangle Rhododendron chapmanii Rhodomyrtus tomentosa Rhoeo spathacea Rhynchospora spp. (immature) Rhynchospora cephalantha Rhynchospora colorata (Dichromena colorata) Rhynchospora globularis Rhynchospora inundata Rhynchospora nitens Rhynchospora traceyi Ricinus communis Rivina humilis Robinia pseudoacacia Rorippa floridana Rosa laevigata Ruellia brittonia Ruppia maritima Sabatia calycina Sabatia grandiflora Saccharum giganteum (Erianthus giganteus) grass Saccharum officnarum Sacciolepis indica Sacciolepis striata Sagittaria spp. Sagittaria graminea Sagittaria kurziana Sagittaria lancifolia Sagittaria latifolia Sagittaria stagnorum Sagittaria subulata Salvinia minima Salvinia molesta Sambucus canadensis Sansevieria hyacinthoides Sapium sebiferum Sarcostemma clausum Sarracenia minor Saururus cernuus Scaevola sericea Schefflera actinophylla Schinus terebinthifolius Schoenus nigricans Scirpus spp. Scirpus californicus Scirpus cubensis Scirpus cyperinus Scirpus erismanae Scirpus lineatus Scirpus pungens (americanus) Scirpus robustus Scirpus validus Scoparia dulcis Senecio glabellus Senna pendula Sesbania punicea Setaria geniculata Setaria magna Sisyrinchium atlanticum Smilax auriculata Smilax bona Smilax tamnoides Solanum spp. Solanum diphyllum Solanum nigrum Solanum tampicense Solanum torvum Solanum viarum Sophora tomentosa Sorghastrum secundum Sorghum halepense Sparganium americanum Spartina alterniflora Spartina bakeri Spartina patens Spirodela polyrhiza Sphenopholis obtusata Sporobolus indicus Sporobolus pyramidalis Swietenia mahagoni Syngonanthus flavidulus Syngonium podophyllum Syzygium cumini Syzygium jambos Taxodium ascendens Taxodium distichum Tectaria incisa Tetrazygia bicolor Thalia geniculata Thelypteris spp. Thespesia populnea Thumbergia alata Thumbergia grandiflora Tillandsia bartramii Tillandsia seteacea Toxicodendron radicans Tradescantia fluminensis Tradescantia ohiensis Triadenum spp. Trichostema dichotomum Tripsacum dactyloides grass Typha spp. Urena lobata Urochloa mutica (Brachiaria mutica) Utricularia spp. Utricularia purpurea Utricularia radiata Valeriana scandens Vallisneria americana Verbena tenuisecta Verbesina virginica Vernonia gigantea Viburnum nudum Vigna luteola Viola spp. Vitis cinerea var. floridana Vitis rotundifolia Vittaria lineata Wedelia triloba Wisteria frutescens Wisteria sinensis Wolffia columbiana Wolffiella floridana Woodwardia virginica Xanthosoma sagittifolium Xyris spp. Xyris ambigua Xyris brevifolia Xyris elliottii Yucca aloifolia Zamia pumila Zanthosylum fagara Zephyranthes atamasco Zizania aquatica Zizaniopsis miliaceae |
rosary pea earleaf acacia sweet flag giant leather fern red buckeye false foxglove century plant mimosa tree woman's tongue tung oil tree yellow allamanda false garlic Canada garlic alligator weed giant amaranth false indigo pepper vine blue maidencane bushy beardgrass chalky bluestem custard apple coral vine groundnut coral ardesia shoebutton ardisia marlberry green dragon switch cane bamboo giant cane fewflower milkweed Florida milkweed butterfly weed pawpaw asparagus fern common asparagus fern climbing aster black mangrove big carpet grass common carpet grass azolla lemon bacopa white bacopa honeycomb head orchid tree tarflower wax begonia rattan vine bur marigold marsh beggar tick cross vine bischofia swamp fern sea oxeye daisy see Urochloa mutica para grass creeping signal grass water shield heart offlame
fanwort gray nicker Santa Maria trumpet vine Canna lilies sedges green white sedge waxy sedge hop sedge stalk grain sedge love vine Australian pine spadeleaf buttonbush Florida rosemary coon tail water sprite
prickly apple day jessamine musk grass snowberry Chinese fringe tree camphor tree Canada thistle possum grape orange tree saw grass old man's beard leather flower stinking glory bower glory tree sea grape wild taro lather leaf dayflower sticking tree tickseed swamp lily water trumpet Florida tree fern carrotwood Bermuda grass foxtail flat sedge umbrella flat sedge jointed flat sedge globe sedge variable flat sedge yellow cyperus sharp edge sedge rice flat sedge LeConte sedge rusty flat sedge papyrus beach star rough flat sedge Texas sedge
marsh flat sedge September sedge swamp loosestrife climbing hydrangea royal poinciana beggar weed Virginia buttonweed air potato air potato salt grass pink sundew mixed duckweed threeway sedge barnyard grass coast cockspur grass creeping burhead waterweed water hyacinth proliferating spikerush road grass, slender spikerush club rush creeping spikerush yellow spikerush pantropic spikerush giant spikerush small fruit spikerush sprouting spikerush goose grass elodea night scented orchid
scouring rush horsetail Elliott love grass see Saccharum giganteum fleabane hard head pipewort rattlesnake master coral bean Surinam cherry golden fig, strangler fig weeping fig laurel fig
Carolina fringerush chestnut sedge
hurricane grass pop ash cotton grass rush dwarf umbrella grass rush fuirena common fumitory yellow jessamine loblolly bay
West Indian tufted airplant false rein orchid water spider orchid English ivy narrowleaf sunflower rayless sunflower comfort root marsh hibiscus hydrilla ranae European frogbit water pennywort floating marsh pennywort waterleaf water pod lake hygrophila hygrophila West Indian marsh grass spider lily shortleaf sandweed St. Johns wort bedstraw St. John's wort dahoon holly dahoon holly cogon grass water spinach tie vine blue morning glory
pitted morning glory bigroot morning glory
beach morning glory standing cypress paleyellow iris blue flag northern blue flag gold coast jasmine Brazilian jasmine yellow jasmine taper tip rush soft rush shore rush large headed rush needle rush sweetheart plant sea shore marshmallow dwarf dandelion redroot little white bog button indigo mushroom African elodea white mangrove lantana wild sage trailing lantana southern cut grass small duckweed lion's ear lead tree blazing star gopher apple Japanese privet hedge privet eastern grasswort pine lily frog's bit limnophila, ambulia old field toad flax American lipocarpha cardinal flower lobelia Japanese honeysuckle coral honeysuckle golden crest primrose largeflower primrose willow sixpetal primrose willow hairy primrose willow water purslane primrose willow red ludwigia headed seedbox water grass Christmas berry Japanese climbing fern Old World climbing fern purple loosestrife cati cat'sclaw vine zapota bog moss punktree common cat tongue Chinaberry tree two flower melic grass natal grass Alamo vine baby's tears climbing hemp weed giant sensitive plant Florida sensitive
powderpuff stalked miterwort wild balsam apple cheese shrub milkweed vine gulf muhly grass wax myrtle parrot feather green parrot's feather Eurasian water milfoil holly leaved water nymph nandina, heavenly bamboo American lotus sacred lotus fall flowering ixia giant sword fern sword fern, Boston fern sword fern Burma reed spatterdock, cow lily hybrid water lily fragrant water lily yellow water lily banana lily floating heart prickly pear golden club royal fern pink wood sorrel water dropwort sewer vine skunk vine screw pine
maidencane Guinea grass torpedo grass redtop panicum tall swamp panic grass switch grass Virginia creeper Egyptian paspalidium Bahia grass water paspalum Vasey grass seashore paspalum purple passion flower arrow arum fountain grass elephant grass Carolina bay, red bay common reed, giant reed bamboo sand pine water lettuce bachelor's button knotweed, smartweed giant smartweed rabbit foot grass ghost orchid pickerelweed pondweed water thread pondweed Illinois pondweed longleaf pondweed sago pondweed mermaid weed Chickasaw plum Mexican flame vine arrow bamboo, hardy bamboo strawberry guava guava mock Bishop's weed kudzu flame vine myrtle oak sea star pale meado beauty red mangrove Chapman's rhododendron downy rose myrtle oyster plant beakrush bunched beakrush star rush pinehill beakrush inundated beakrush bald rush Tracey's beakrush castor bean rouge plant black locust tree Florida water cress cherokee rose Britton's wild petunia widgeon grass coastal rose gentian largeflower rose gentian sugarcane plume
sugar cane Indian cupscale grass American cupscale grass arrowhead slender arrowhead strapleaf arrowhead duck potato
standing water arrowhead
water fern giant salvinia elderberry sansevieria, bowstring hemp Chinese tallow white vine hooded pitcher plant lizard's tail half flower schefflera Brazilian pepper black sedge bulrush giant bulrush burhead sedge wool grass bulrush sharp scale bulrush pendulous bulrush three square bulrush salt marsh bulrush soft stem bulrush goatweed butterweed climbing cassia Spanish gold knotroot foxtail giant foxtail eastern blue eyed grass wild bamboo nox cat brier bristly greenbrier nightshade twinleaf nightshade black nightshade wetland night shade turkeyberry tropical soda apple yellow necklace pod lopsided Indian grass Johnson grass bur reed smooth cord grass Baker's cord grass marsh hay cord grass giant duckweed prairie wedgescale grass smut grass West Indian dropseed West Indian mahogany bantam buttons nephthytis jambolan, java plum rose apple pond cypress bald cypress incised halberd fern tetrazygia, Florida clover ash alligator flag, fire flag maiden fern seaside mahoe blackeyed susan vine sky vine Bartram's air plant needle leaf air plant poison ivy white flowered wandering jew common spiderwort
forked blue curls eastern gama grass, Fakahatchee
cat tail Caesar's weed para grass bladderwort purple bladderwort
valerian tape grass verbena frostweed giant ironweed possum haw vigna Florida violet Florida pigeon grape wild grape shoestring fern wedelia American wisteria Chinese wisteria water meal mud midget Virginia chain fern elephant ear yellow eyedgrass morning yellow eyedgrass short leaved yelloweyedgrass Elliott's yellow eyedgrass yucca coontie wild lime atamasco lily, rainlily wild rice giant cutgrass |
Where to buy pond plants on-line at good prices
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Dwarf Cattail: Typha minima is perfect for small water garden ponds and containers such a half barrel tubs. This dwarf cattail grows to less than 2' tall, making it extremely well suited to small garden ponds or container gardens! Distinctive rounded brown seed heads sit atop blue-green foliage. Even survives very low temperatures! Click to buy |
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King Tut Papyrus: Cyperus papyrus 'King Tut'. An ideal water garden marginal or bog garden plant. King Tut Papyrus is an outstanding aquatic for use in your garden pond! King Tut Papyrus is also known as the umbrella plant because of its eye-catching green bracts bend over. King Tut Papyrus will grow well in both full sun or partial shade. This aquatic plant can be planted directly into water or rich, moist soil (bog). The plant is hardy down to 25 degrees F. It can be taken indoors for the winter. Click to Buy |
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Sweet Flag Water Grass: Acorus calamus. Sweet Flag Water Grass is a popular water grass that has long narrow leaves. The leaves have a strong sweet smell when crushed in the hand. The iris-like foliage is dramatic in ponds or for edging around pots. Sweet Flag Water Grass sports yellow-green flowers in summer. Shade tolerant and hardy in zones 4-11. Click to Buy |
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Iris:, Louisiana 'Black Gamecock': The Louisiana 'Black Gamecock' Iris is one of the most adaptable Irises that can grow under almost any condition. This plant is a native of wetlands and can be grown in water gardens. Fortunately for most of us, the Louisiana 'Black Gamecock' Iris is easily adaptable to normal growing conditions. Huge, 4" velvety-black blooms surround yellow markings. Grows to 24". Zones 4-10. Click to Buy. |
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Juncus 'Big Twister': Unique twisting and turning upright spirals! One of a kind grass loves to be planted in wet soil conditions. Makes a perfect addition to water gardens. Can be planted in shallow water (up to 6" deep). Prefers hot, sunny conditions. Grows 18-24". Click to Buy. |
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Houttuynia, The chameleon plant : Houttuynia cordata "Chameleon"... Here's your opportunity to grow something your friends and neighbors don't already have. Only recently have there been quantities sufficient enough to offer it to customers. The Houttuynia has exotic, chameleon-shaped leaves -- a bright blend of greens, bronze, and yellows. It has white flowers in early summer. Grows 6 to 9 inches. The Houttuynia is a brightly colored plant that is very popular in the Orient. It is easy to grow. Thrives almost anywhere. Order this Oriental beauty with its rainbow coloring and easy grow ability today!. Click to Buy |
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Globeflower: Trollius chinensis 'Golden Queen' ... A colorful waterside addition! Extremely large, golden-orange buttercup summertime flowers make Golden Queen an outstanding perennial. Plants are excellent for waterside areas or bog gardens. Can be planted in other areas as long as it is kept constantly moist. Grows to 30" tall Prefers sun to partial shade. Zones 3-7. Click to Buy. |
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Marsh Marigold: Caltha palustris. Excellent pond plant too! Marsh Marigold produces beautiful masses of flowers that resemble double marigolds from mid-spring through early-summer. An excellent planting at the edge of a pond. Can also be planted in water at a depth of no more than 4". Requires full sun. Zones 3-10. We send number one plants. Click to Buy. |
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Water Lily Collection: These water lilies were specially chosen for their superior qualities of hardiness, vivid color and long blooming season. They will provide your pond with color all summer long for many years. All four varieties are winter hardy to -30 degrees and can remain in ponds during the winter where the water does not freeze to the level of the plant. They are easily stored for winter in colder climates. All bloom from June to September. Water depth for all varieties is 18-24". Planting instructions included. This collection includes 1 each of Yellow, White, Pink and Red water lilies. Click to Buy. |
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Water Lily, Red: Nymphaea ' Attraction' ... Specially chosen for their superior qualities of hardiness, vivid color and long blooming season. House of Wesley's Water Lilies will provide your pond with color all summer long for many years. All varieties are winter hardy to -30 degrees and can remain in ponds during the winter where the water does not freeze to the level of the plant. They are easily stored for winter in colder climates. All bloom from June to September. Water depth is 18-24". Click to Buy. |
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Water Lily, Yellow: Nymphaea ' Sulphurea'... Specially chosen for their superior qualities of hardiness, vivid color and long blooming season. House of Wesley's Water Lilies will provide your pond with color all summer long for many years. All varieties are winter hardy to -30 degrees and can remain in ponds during the winter where the water does not freeze to the level of the plant. They are easily stored for winter in colder climates. All bloom from June to September. Water depth is 18-24". Summer splash of creamy yellow flowers that stay open much later in the afternoon than other varieties. Cup shaped flowers measure 2-6" across. Very free flowering. "> Click to Buy. |
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Water Lily, White: Nymphaea 'mariacea Albida'... Top performer in the water! Specially chosen for their superior qualities of hardiness, vivid color and long blooming season. House of Wesley's Water Lilies will provide your pond with color all summer long for many years. All varieties are winter hardy to -30 degrees and can remain in ponds during the winter where the water does not freeze to the level of the plant. They are easily stored for winter in colder climates. All bloom from June to September. Water depth is 18-24". Click to Buy. |
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Water Lily, Pink: Nymphaea
'Fabio'... Specially chosen for their superior qualities of
hardiness, vivid color and long blooming season. House of
Wesley's Water Lilies will provide your pond with color all
summer long for many years. All varieties are winter hardy
to -30 degrees and can remain in ponds during the winter
where the water does not freeze to the level of the plant.
They are easily stored for winter in colder climates. All
bloom from June to September. Water depth is 18-24". Once this pink beauty starts to bloom, it doesn't stop. Selected because it usually blooms with several flowers at one time. Slightly fragrant. Click to Buy. |
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