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Arrow Arum (Peltandra virginica (N)) Glossy green arrowhead shaped leaves. Flowers resemble calla lily. Zone 5-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-6" ; Full Sun - Full Shade ; 2-3' tall Bengal Tiger (Canna Pretoria spp.) Upright to 6 ft. Vividly striped leaves with a bright orange flower. A reliable bloomer. Zone 7-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-6" ; Full Sun Black Magic Taro (Colocasia Enculenta) Incredible dusty charcoal black leaves on dark burgandy black stems. Awesome specimen plant. Zone 8-11 ;  Planting Depth: 0-6" ; Sun or Shade Blue Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium atlanticum) Pale green narrowleaf foliage with delicate blue flowers. Early spring bloomer. Native plant. NATIVE WETLAND PERENNIAL Zone 7-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-2" ; Full Sun - Part Shade Blue eyed grass "Lucerne" (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) Bright blue flowers with a golden eye. Semievergreen foliage. Prefers consistently moist soil at the ponds edge. spreads up to 12in WET/DRY PERENNIAL Zone 5-9 ; Planting Depth: 0-4" - Full Sun or shade ; 12 in. tall Carex (Carex Spp.) Beautiful ornamental grass. Great contrast for edge of pond. Easy to grow. Zone 6-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-2" ; Sun or Shade Carmen's Japanese Rush (Juncus effusus Carmen) Nice Clumping Plant with blue/green foliage and straw colored flowers early in summer Zone 6-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-2" ; Full Sun or Shade ; Grows to 2-3 feet tall Chamaeleon Plant (Houttuynia variegata) Cream, pink, yellow and red mottled foliage. Small white dogwood-like flowers. BOGGY PERENNIAL Zone 6-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-2" ; Full Sun or Shade Corkscrew Rush (Juncus effusus spirallis) Unusual thin twisted green foliage. Usually found at water's edge. UNIQUE PERENNIAL Zone 5-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-2" ; Full Sun to Part Shade ; 12-18” tall Varigated Four Leaf Clover (Marsilea mutica) Floating four leaf clover with green, yellow and red on leaves. Great at pond's edge Zone 7-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-6" ;  Full Sun or Shade Dwarf Bamboo (Dulichium arundinaceum) Upright green foliage up to 2' tall. Great screening plant. NATIVE WETLAND PERENNIAL Zone 6-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-4" ; Full Sun or Shade Dwarf Umbrella Palm A smaller, narrow leaner version of regular umbrella palm. More erect, easy to grow and hardier. MOIST AREA PERENNIAL Zone 7-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-6" ; Full Sun - Full Shade Giant Spearwort (Ranunculus lingua) Fast growing border plant. 2" yellow flowers early summer. Up to 24" tall. BOG / EDGE PERENNIAL Zone 6-8 ; Planting Depth: 0-3" ; Full Sun or Shade Golden Creeping Jenny A low growing creeper that add great accent to pond edges or in rocky streams because of its golden color. Rapid grower. Zone 6-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-1" ; Sun or Shade Gold Strike Rush (Juncus effusus) Dark green, golden varigated stiff spikes. A great background plant. 2-3' tall. WET/DRY PERENNIAL Zone 7-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-6" ; Sun or Shade Dwarf Horsetail Reed (Equisetum scirpoides) Miniature version of standard tubular jointed green stem. Used as a low grass-like ground cover. EVERGREEN WET/DRY PERENNIAL Zone 5-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-1/2" ; Part Sun or Shade ; Grows 6-8" tall Obedient Plant (Physostegia) Physostegias are widely used in wildflower meadows and water garden fringes, as well as in more civilized borders. The blossoms are long lasting as cut flowers. They are especially easy to arrange because flowers pushed to face a different direction from the stem will stay in their new positions obediently, which is where the plant got its name. Obedient plant is happy in either sunny or lightly shaded spots, but it does best with some shade on drier sites, and full sun where it is wetter. Deep Pink Cupshape flowers. Blooms June-September. Up to 24" tall, NATIVE WETLAND PERENNIAL Zone 3-9 ; Planting Depth: 0-2" ; Full Sun or Partial shade Pickerel Rush (Pontederia cordata) Shiny olive green spearhead-shape leaves above 2 to 3 foot stems. It quickly forms dense clumps. The spike-shape blue flower clusters begin to bloom in early summer and last until fall. Zone 3-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-12" ; Full Sun or Shade Parrots Feather (Myriophyllum aquatica) Lush green feathery foliage, spreads also on top of the water. Great cover plant and also for fish spawning. NATIVE PERENNIAL Zone 6-10; Planting Depth: 0-12"; Full Sun to Full Shade Water Poppy (Hydrocleys nymphoides) The water poppy produces 2" yellow poppy-like blooms that stand above the water and last only one day, but are produced all summer. While they can be floating they are best planted in soil. Zone 9-10; Full Sun Umbrella Palm (Cyperus alternifolius) Native to Madagascar it is related to the papyrus, the plant once used to make paper. They grow from 2' to 6' and prefer 6" of water depth. They spread 1'-4' with thin blades of leaves on reed like stems in an umbrella shape. A definate must as an accent plant for ponds and water gardens. Zone 9-11; Full Sun - Part Shade Green Taro (Colocasia Esculenta) Dark green velvety arrowhead shaped leaves. MOIST AREA PERENNIAL Zone 8-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-6" ; Full sun - Part Shade Iris pseudacorus 'Variegata' Young leaves are yellow and cream striped that fade as plant matures. Yellow flowers in early summer. Grows up to 24in tall. Deer Resistant. Zone 5-9 ; Planting Depth: 0-6" ; Sun to part sun Lemon Bacopa (Bacopa carolinia) Dense foliage is covered with delicate blue flowers that persist all summer. Very strong scented foliage. SPREADING EDGE PLANT Zone 8-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-4" ; Full Sun-Part Shade King Humbert Canna (Canna flaccida) Green foliage with bold yellow & orange flowers. Great bloomer. 4-5' tall. MOIST AREA PERENNIAL Zone 8-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-6" ; Sun or Shade Longwood Canna (Mixed) (Canna Longwood Hybrid) Exciting variety with slender leaves and an abundance of flowers. 4-5' tall. MOIST AREA PERENNIAL Zone 8-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-6" ; Full Sun or Shade Pennywort (Hydrocotyle umbellata) White bloom from Late Spring through Summer Great for Bog Areas! 6 - 12 " Tall. NATIVE WETLAND PERENNIAL Zone 5-10; Full Sun-Part Shade

African Sunset (Canna pretoria) Upright to 6 ft. Vividly stripped crimson leaves, bright orange flowers. Zone 7-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-6' ; Full Sun Arrowhead (Native) (Sagittaria latifolia (N)) Native plant with broad, light green arrowhead shaped leaves. Three-petaled white flower. Zone 3-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-12"  ; Full Sun- Part Shade Black Gamecock Iris Striking midnight purple flowers. Graceful foliage makes for nice vertical contrast. WET/DRY PERENNIAL Zone 4-10 ;  Planting Depth: 0-4" ; Full Sun Blue Bell (Ruellia brittoniana) Purpley-blue trumpetshaped flowers that bloom from May thru Summer. WET/DRY PERENNIAL Zone 7-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-3" ; Full Sun to Part Shade Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor) Beautiful medium blue flowers amid fan-shaped foliage. Reliable bloomer. Zone 4-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-6" ; Full Sun Butterfly Ginger (Hedychium coronarium) Canna- like foliage with white heavily scented flowers. 4-5 feet tall, late summer bloom. MOIST AREA PERENNIAL Zone 9-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-2" ; Full Sun - Part Shade Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) Native late blooming perennial herb that attracts hummingbirds to your garden. MOISTURE LOVING PERENNIAL Zone 4-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-4" ; Part Sun-Part Shade Narrowleaf Cattail (Typha angustifolia) Narrow dark blue/green leaves with 3" cattails. Great backyard plant along pond edges. MOIST AREA PERENNIAL Zone 3-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-6" ; Full Sun or Shade Cinnamon Fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) Excellent shallow water fern. First fern up in the spring. 4-6' tall. Golden terminal spore cases resemble blooms. MOIST AREA PERENNIAL Zone 5-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-2" ; Part Shade Marsh Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) Swamp-rose Mallow or Rose mallow  is a cold-hardy perennial wetland plant that can grow in large colonies. It is found in wetlands and along the riverine systems of the southeastern United States from Texas to the Atlantic states, its territory extending northward to southern Ontario. There exists in nature numerous forms and petal colors range from pure white to deep rose, and, except for one genome, all have an eye of deep maroon. WET/DRY PERENNIAL Zone 4-10  ; Planting Depth: 0-6" ; Full Sun to part shade White Mallow (Hibiscus coccineus) A new version of our favorite red scarlet mallow only WHITE! Zone 3-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-6" ; Likes sun or shade ; 24-48" tall Pink Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) Same as above with pink blooms. Zone 4-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-6" ; Full Sun to part shade Scarlet Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) Full sun – Part Shade, 0 – 12 “ Deep, Zone 7-10, Brilliant deep red flowers on 6-8 foot tall plants. Beautiful foliage turns red in fall. Reliable bloomer. Attracts hummingbirds! Zone 4-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-6" ; Full Sun to part shade White Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) Same as above with white blooms. Zone 4-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-6" ; Full Sun to part shade Varigated Phragmites (Phragmites australis variegate) A showy variegated dwarf reed with creamy stripes on slender green leaves. Grows to 3-4' tall. Zone 5-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-6" ; Full Sun or Shade Crushed Ice (Sagittaria graminea spp.) Strong variegations make this a striking addition to any water garden. Prefers some shade to achieve the best colors. Zone 5-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-6"; Part shade Dwarf Cattail (Typha minima) Very narrow blue-green foliage. Great as a background plant along pond edges. Zone 3-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-6" ; Full Sun to Full Shade Florida Crypt (Scutellaria Integrifolia) Bright green leaves with a tall spike of small deep pink flowers. Zone 7-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-12" ; Full Sun to Part Shade Golden Club (Orontium Aquaticum) Dark green elongated leaves. White flower tipped in yellow. Blooms early spring. Stays in clump. NATIVE PERENNIAL Zone 6-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-6" ; Full Sun - Part Shade Golden Combo Golden Creeping Jenny & Dwarf Varigated Sweetflag. COLORFUL EDGE PLANT Zone 6-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-1" ; Full Sun - Shade Horsetail Reed (Equisetum hymale) Vertical evergreen. Great background plant. One of the oldest plants known. Tubular jointed green stem. NATIVE WETLAND PERENNIAL  Zone 5-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-6" Deep ; Full Sun-Part Shade Longwood Canna (Pink) (Canna Longwood Hybrid) Exciting variety with slender leaves and an abundance of flowers. 4-5' tall. MOIST AREA PERENNIAL Zone 8-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-6" ; Full Sun or Shade Longwood Canna (Red) (Canna Longwood Hybrid) Exciting variety with slender leaves and an abundance of flowers. 4-5' tall. MOIST AREA PERENNIAL Zone 8-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-6" ; Full Sun or Shade Louisiana Iris Mixed Colors - A great Iris for any boogy area. 12"-14" tall. WET/DRY PERENNIAL Zone 3-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-2" ; Sun to partial shade Louisiana Iris - "James Dickenson" (Red) The most true red of all LA Iris. 12"-14" tall. WET/DRY PERENNIAL Zone 3-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-2" ; Sun to partial shade Lizard's Tail (Saururus Cernuus) Light green foliage. Attractive long spike of unusual white flowers up to 2 feet tall. NATIVE PERENNIAL Zone 4-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-6" ; Full Sun to Part Shade Marble Queen (Echinodorus cordifolius spp) Large oval shaped leaves with distinct pattern of creamy yellow and green variegation. White petaled flowers. SHOWY PERENNIAL Zone 7-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-3' ; Full Sun to Part Shade Ocelot Sword (Echinodorus Ocelot) Often used in aquariums Echinodorus 'Ocelot' is a decorative hybrid between Echinodorus schluteri 'Leopard' and Echinodorus x barthii. It's the elliptical black spots on the red-brown leaves gives this plant the name 'Ocelot'. Spots are darkest on the youngest leaves, and unlike many other spotted Echinodorus Echinodorus 'Ocelot' retains its spots even at low light intensity. It is an undemanding, good plant for beginners. MOIST AREA PERENNIAL Zone 7-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-3" ; Full Sun to Part Shade Water Mint (Micromeria Brownei) Common Name Browne's Savory this is a true aquatic plant found during late winter and early spring in marshy environments along the Gulf Coast of the United States, specifically from Texas through Florida. Zone 6-10 ; Planting Depth: 0-4" ; Full Sun to Shade