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Water Plants
Plant Name Height Flower Description Blooms
Special Features
WATER LILY, Attraction jk - red June-September perennial
Barbara Dobbins
Clyde Ikins
Colorado
Comanche
Dwarf, Baby Red
Dwarf, Berit Strawn
Dwarf, Paul Hariot
Dwarf, Pygmy Helvola
Firecrest
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peach
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salmon
yellow-orange
red
peach-orange
orange-red
yellow
pink
June-September
June-September
June-September
June-September
June-September
June-September
June-September
June-September
June-September
perennial
perennial
perennial
perennial
perennial
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Perennial (hardy) lilies will give you years of
enjoyment with their pastel colored blooms.They are a
great focal point of a man made or natural bottom
pond. Their foliage may be a solid color or flecked with
bronze with some varieties spreading 3 feet and
others 6 feet. Tropical (annual) lilies are known as the
QUEEN of water lilies. Their vivid colored blooms rise
high above the waters surface. They have the best
Inner Light j - double yellow June-September perennial fragrance and most unique pattern foliage of all water
Joey Tomocik jk - yellow June-September perennial lilies. There are day and night blooming varieties.
Madame Wilfron-Gonnere j - double deep pink June-September perennial The latter opening at dusk and closing by mid-
Marliacea Chromatella jkl - yellow May-September perennial morning. Water lilies help with algae control by
Mayla j - fuchsia-red June-September perennial a reducing the amount of sunlight entering the pond.
Moon Dance jk - white June-September perennial This is done by their large floating pads. A good cover
Perry's Fire Opal
Pink Grapefruit
Texas Dawn
Tropical, King of Siam
Rhonda Kay
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double, rich pink
apricot yellow w/pink
lemon-yellow
double purple
semi-double purple
June-September
June-September
June-September
July-September
July-September
perennial
perennial
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annual
annual
of the water surface is about 60%. Feed your lilies at
least once a month with fertilizer tabs. Water Lilies
also do well in containers. Some of the smaller
varieties will look great on your deck or patio.
Woods Blue Goddess jk - blue-violet July-September annual
WATER SNOWBALL jkl 2-3' round, white August annual AB Creeping stems with fleshy, dark green leaves
WATER ZINNIA, Golden jkl 6-8" yellow July-August annual Glossy green foliage; Creeping habit disguises pond edge
ZEPHYR LILY jk 8-12" white June-September annual Dark green, needle-like foliage; Good for slow moving water
Water Gardens Plant Selections
There is a wide range of plant varieties with beautiful flowers and foliage which cannot be grown in any other environment. Water plants
grow in a range of different depths in the pond; some grow <strong>com</strong>pletely submerged and others keep just their roots below the waters
surface. Water plants must be set at their appropriate depth if they are to grow well. The following is a brief description of the major
groups of water plants.
FLOATING PLANTS
Floating plants take their nutrients directly from the water and simply float on the surface adding shade and variety to the water garden.
Many floating plants are fast to spread and are easy to control in a small water garden. Floaters purify the water by taking up waste
nutrients which helps reduce the growth of unwanted algae.
MARGINAL PLANTS
The majority of marginal plants grow in shallow water at the edges of the water garden. Marginals provide lush, upright foliage that
softens the edge of the water garden.
WATER LILIES AND LILY-LIKE PLANTS
Water lilies and lily-like plants have ornamental leaves and flowers which dominate the central area of the water garden. There are
annual and perennial (hardy) water lily varieties.
OXYGENATING PLANTS
Oxygenating plants grow <strong>com</strong>pletely submerged under water. The most valuable aspects of oxygenators is their ability to use up waste
nutrients; this keeps the water pure by starving unwanted algae.
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