These pretty water garden plants thrive in or beside ponds.
CUTTER SMITH
Add a splash of natural beauty to ponds and other water features with these water garden plants.
These water-loving plants will produce either flowers or interesting foliage.
Credit:CUTTER SMITH
They add a refreshing, tropical feel to your landscape.
The bright red flowers attract hummingbirds.
They self-sow, resulting in a delightful colony of mixed colors within just a few seasons.
Credit:Blaine Moats
produces large, striking, peony-like flowers throughout the summer.
The blooms appear in a number of colors and are a perfect accent to its gorgeous blue-green leaves.
Enjoy the tube-shaped leaves ofpitcher plant(Sarraceniaspp.
Credit: Richard Hirneisen
)as well as the fascinating springtime red, purple, yellow, or green flowers.
Grown waterside, some types are deliciously fragrant and all are great for cutting.
Zones:5-9
Sweet Flag
Robert Cardillo
Grow these plants for their striking foliage.
Credit:Bill Holt
Place them beside your water feature.
produce delicate flowers during the summer months in shades of pink, purple, yellow, and white.
Grow them beside the water.
Credit: Laurie Black
For extra drama, select one of the beautiful purple-leaf varieties.
The tall stems create a decidedly tropical look.
There are tropical and hardy types, as well as varieties that bloom during the day and at night.
Credit:W. Garrett Scholes
Size:To 6 feet wide, depending on punch in
Credit:Laurie Black
Credit:Matthew Benson
Credit:Bill Stites
Credit:Robert Cardillo
Credit:Alison Barnes Martin
Credit:Paul Vandevelder
Credit: Denny Schrock
Credit: Bob Stefko
