Most common plants for garden ponds

Question

What are the most common plants used in garden ponds in the UK and why (if you have an idea as to the reason)? Thank you.

Stewart · Accepted Answer

https://www.fishkeeper.co.uk/pond-plants this is a great resource for your questions. A favourite native plant for the water garden, the earliest to flower in spring with rich golden blooms. Also known as King cup. Height 20-40 cm. Spread 20 cm. Full or part sun. Forms attractive clumps which can be divided in autumn. The seed should be sown when fresh. Plant in the pond, zone 1 or 2. Flowering is in early spring, and sometimes again in autumn. Grow in the pond margins or any situation with damp soil. Bury only the roots, not the crown. 

Marginal pond plants grow in rivers, streams and ponds in the wild. They are very versatile growing in damp soil to shallow water. They are usually planted on the shelves of ornamental ponds and offer height, colour and structure to the pond. When planting an ornamental pond/water feature, choose plants for their aesthetic value, however, if you are planting a wildlife pond consider native plants.

Hughie · Answer

Marsh marigold grows naturally alongside streams and in shallow water around ponds also bullrushes quite common aswell

Lorcan · Answer

Seek advice from local garden center for best suggestions

Desmond · Answer

Different varieties of lily pads and bullrushes The most common plants you find in ponds all depends if you want to fish in a pond or Nature pond

Stuart · Answer

Water lilies are one of the most common plants for the pond. Colourful flowers throughout summer. Oxygenating plants are good as they help to keep the water cleat

Eugene · Answer

Water lily as you can have different  colours  but they don't  like to be near  running  water I have then in my pond  but away from  the waterfall

Andrew · Answer

Marsh marigold, Caltha palustris
An attractive pond plant, Caltha palustris has bold glossy leaves and yellow, buttercup-like flowers on tall stems in late spring and early summer that draw in pollinating insects. This marsh marigold grows naturally alongside streams and in shallow water around ponds, ditches and wet woodlands, and is a good plant for a shady pond. It’s a strong clump-forming plant, so best planted in baskets in shallow water at the edge of a pond, and divided every couple of years.

Klaudjol · Answer

Yellow flag iris (Iris pseudacorus)
Frogbit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae)

Most common plants for garden ponds

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