Great Oxygenators

These plants are essential for a healthy pond and release oxygen into the water.

• Rigid Hornworth
• Broad-leaved Pondweed (Potamogeton Natans)
• Curled Pondweed (Potamogeton Crispus)
• Needle Spike-rush (Eleocharis Acicularis)
• Common Water-crowfoot (Ranunculus Aquatilis)

Emergent or Bog Plants

These plants grow the surface of the water, with only their roots beneath.

• Yellow (Iris Pseudacorus)
• Bogbean (Menyanthes Trifoliata)
• Water Forget-me-not (Myosotis Scorpioides)
• Lesser Spearwort (Ranunculus Flammula)
• Water Mint (Mentha Aquatica)
• Water-plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica)
• Common Water-crowfoot (Ranunculus Aquatilis)
• White Water-lily (Nymphaea Alba)