| Marginal Plants |
| Name |
Height |
Description |
Shade Tolerant |
| Arrow Arum |
18" |
Dark green arrowhead shaped leaves |
Yes |
| Arrow Head |
2' |
Arrow shaped leaves with white flowers |
Slightly |
| Bacopa Carolinian |
4" |
Tight round green leaves, purple flowers |
Yes |
| Bacopa Monera |
4" |
Tight round green leaves, lavender flowers |
Yes |
| Blue Bell, Rueilla |
18" |
Green Leaves, Lavender Flowers |
Yes |
| Bog Lily |
16" |
Long Leaves, Spike of large white flowers |
Yes |
| Bull Rush |
5' |
Tall green
stems,No leaves, Large Plant |
No |
| Canna Australian Red |
4' |
Red Elliptical shaped leaves with large flowers |
Yes |
| Canna, Longwood |
3' |
Elliptical shaped leaves with large flowers |
Slightly |
| Canna, Yellow Varigated |
3' |
Elliptical shaped leaves with large flowers |
Slightly |
| Cardinal Flower |
18" |
Thich stems with heart shaped leaves red flowers |
Slightly |
| Cattail |
5' |
Tall green leaves, brown cattail bloom |
Slightly |
| Cattail Dwarf |
1' |
Short green leaves, brown cattail bloom |
Slightly |
| Cattail Graceful |
3' |
Narrow green leaves, brown cattail bloom |
Slightly |
| Cattail Variegated |
3' |
Narrow green and white leaves, brown cattail bloom |
Slightly |
| Floating Heart |
Floating |
Round green leaves with yellow flowers |
Slightly |
| Four Leaf Clover |
2" |
Green variegeted
four lobed leaves |
No |
| Frogs Mouth |
4' |
Green Bronze foliage, spikes of yellow blooms |
Yes |
| Golden Reed |
3' |
Bright green and yellow foliage Feathery blooms |
No |
| Hibiscus |
3' |
Two varieties: Pink or red flowers |
No |
| Horsetail Rush |
3' |
Segmented green stems, Unique plant |
Yes |
| Iris |
2' |
Yellow,Red,White,or Purple flowers |
Yes |
| Lizards Tail |
2' |
Heart shaped
leaves,White flower spike |
Slight |
| Mares Tail |
12" |
Green stems with feather like leaves |
Yes |
| Mint Aquatic |
6" |
Dark green ruffled leaves with purple flowers |
Yes |
| Papyrus, Dwarf |
24" |
Long stem has tufts of leaves on top |
No |
| Papyrus, Giant |
5' |
Larger variety of the dwarf papyrus |
No |
| Papyrus, King Tut |
2' |
Giant papyrus head on 2' stems |
No |
| Parrot's Feather |
Floating |
Foliage is feathery on the stem |
Yes |
| Parrot's Feather Red Stem |
Floating |
Small red stem parrots feather great in pots |
Yes |
| Pickerel Rush |
3' |
Green leaves, Spike of brilliant purple flowers |
Yes |
| Pink Sprite |
8" |
Small round green leaves with spikes of pink flowers |
Yes |
| Radican Marble Queen |
18" |
Variegated leaf, White small flower |
Yes |
| Reed, Giant Variegated |
6' |
Long leaves are green and white striped |
No |
| Rush, Corkscrew |
2' |
Stem curls like a corkscrew as it grows |
Slightly |
| Rush, Blue |
2' |
Stems are tall and narrow, bluish in color |
No |
| Rush, Spike |
3' |
Tall stems with brown spear type heads |
No |
| Rush, Spike Dwarf |
2' |
Small and thin stems with tops like spear |
No |
| Rush, Variegated |
3' |
Stems have yellow and green stripes |
No |
| Rush, White |
5' |
Stems are almost pute white, little green |
No |
| Rush, Zebra |
4' |
Tall green stems with horizontal white stripes |
Yes |
| Ruby Runner |
2' |
Red leaves and stems |
Yes |
| Sagateria Crushed Ice |
16" |
Lance shaped variegated leaves, spike of white flowers |
Yes |
| Sagateria Lancifolia |
18" |
Lance shaped leaves, spike of white flowers |
Yes |
| Sagateria Montavendensis |
2" |
White flowers with a maroon spot on petal |
Yes |
| Sedge |
2' |
Resembles Patio Palm house plant |
No |
| Society Garlic |
16" |
Green foliage with lavender flowers |
Yes |
| Snowflake Yellow |
Floating |
Floating mottled lily like leaves with yellow
flowers |
No |
| Snowflake White |
Floating |
Floating lily like leaves with white flowers |
No |
| SweetFlag |
2' |
Green Iris like leaves |
Yes |
| Sweetflag, Variegated |
2' |
Green and white Iris like leaves |
Yes |
| Taro, Black Magic |
2' |
Black stems and heart shaped leaves |
Yes |
| Taro, Green |
2' |
Green heart shaped leaves |
Yes |
| Taro, Imperial |
2' |
Green and black heart shaped leaves |
Yes |
| Thalia |
6' |
Tall stems with large leaves,Purple flower |
No |
| Thalia, Red Stem |
6' |
Red stems with large leaves,Purple flower |
No |
| Umbrella Palm |
5' |
Leaves create an
""umbrella"" on the stem |
Slightly |
| Umbrella Palm, Dwarf |
2' |
Leaves create an
""umbrella"" on the stem |
Slightly |
| Water Celery |
18" |
Leaves resemble tops of celery, edible |
Yes |
| Water Celery Variegated |
18" |
Beautiful Pink and White Variegated Leaves |
Yes |
| Water Pennywort |
8" |
Small green leaves, ""penny"" shaped |
Yes |
| Water Poppy |
Floating |
Dark green leaves,Yellow bright flower |
Slightly |
| Water Sprite |
18" |
Fern style fronds, great filter plant |
Yes |
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