Pond Plant Collection
This lovely collection of native British pond plants is what you will need to plant up your pond. We've selected the best plants we could think of for wildlife and aesthetic appeal, and supply them as generous 110cc plug plants or bare root, depending on availability. We will include 6 different species in the collections. It includes plants for different depths of water and damp margins; each species is labelled with planting instructions. Here's me in a video talking about them:
Typically you will need 5 plants per metre of pond circumference or more, depending on the width of the area needing planting. The 42 plant collection will typically suit ponds from 5m to 10m circumference, for example. Have a look at our advice on planting.
We also have a mini pond plant collection, which includes 10 smaller marginal plants and a bunch of oxygenators.
All these wildflowers are grown from seed in a specialist nursery in the UK. They're grown without the use of peat, fungicides or pesticides.
If you order 2 collections or more we will include a deeper water species too (see below), which will come with the oxygenators. The plants for the 77 plant collections and bigger are in trays, and for the smaller 42 plant collection in biodegradable bags.
Please note that this photo was taken in high summer; plants supplied at the beginning of the season may still even be dormant and will look quite different!
In addition to these plants we also include bunches of a native oxygenator with each collection, which we buy in from a specialist grower in Cornwall. Depending on seasonal availability this is usually Hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum) or could be Crowfoot (Ranunculus aquatilis), Water starwort (Callitriche stagnalis), Hottonia palustris, or similar. The bigger the collection, the more we will include, with 5 bunches for the 42 plant collection and 10 for the 77 plant collection. We may send these separately to the other plants as they have to be sent out completely fresh.
If you want more diversity then you can add some of the the pond edge seed mix to this collection.
Please note that these plants are only available on a seasonal basis. The nursery grows new stock from autumn to spring, so we do not deliver over this period.
Plants are selected from the following:
Pond Edge (up to 20cm depth):
Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)
Water Plantain(Alisma plantago)
Water forget-me-not (Myosotis scorpioides)
Yellow Flag Iris (Iris pseudacorus) - not included in 10 plant packs
Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
Yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris)
Water mint (Mentha aquatica)
Soft rush (Juncus effusus)/Hard rush (Juncus inflexus)/Articulated rush (Juncus articulatus)
Watercress (Rorippa nasturtium aquaticum)
Gypsywort (Lycopus europaeus)
Deeper Water:
Greater Spearwort (Ranunculus lingua)
Flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus)
Supplier: Gower Wildflowers