Native Pond Plants
June 12, 2022
Our selection of Alberta-grown, native pond plants are the perfect addition to your outdoor pond. These perennials will establish and overwinter easily since they are native to our area. Not only are these great for ponds, but many marginal pond plants make excellent perennials for wet areas.
These and so many more native and non-native pond plants are available at Greenland now!
Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)
- Cheery golden-yellow blooms in late spring to early summer
- Clumps of rounded leaves
- Marginal/emergent
- 12” tall
Water Sedge (Carex aquatilis)
- Grass-like foliage emerges bluish, maturing to green
- Interesting brownish flowers in early summer
- Marginal/emergent
- 16” tall
Horsetail or Scouring Rush (Equisetum hyemale)
- Interesting, segmented evergreen stems
- Tolerates water level fluctuations
- Slow-growing marginal/emergent
- 30” tall
Cotton Grass (Eriophorum angustifolium)
- Unusual cottony seedheads
- Grassy foliage
- Fast-growing marginal/emergent
- 10” tall
Sweetgrass (Hierochloe odorata)
- Gives off a pungent sweet scent when burned; traditionally burned during Indigenous ceremonies
- Vigorous sod-forming wetland grass
- Marginal
- 24” tall
Arctic Rush (Juncus arcticus)
- Spiky clumps of blue-green leaves
- Interesting brown flowers in summer
- Marginal/emergent
- 16” tall
Common Cattail (Typha latifolia)
- Thick, fuzzy flower spikes in late summer
- Broad, grassy foliage
- Fast-growing marginal/emergent
- 48” tall
Northern Pond Lily (Nuphar variegata)
- Unusual yellow blooms in summer
- Broad floating leaves
- Naturalizes
- Submerged; 12-48” water depth
Hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum)
- Long strands of ferny leaves
- Does well in hard water
- Submerged; winters below ice
Common Bladderwort (Utricularia vulgaris)
- Native carnivorous plant! Underwater “bladders” feed on aquatic insects
- Yellow snapdragon-like flowers in summer
- Submerged; winters below ice