Marginal Plant List 2013

Marginal Plants are sold in a wide range of pot & basket sizes. Standard ranges of solid 9 cm (0.5 litre) solid pots and 1 litre mesh baskets are the most popular. The vast majority of varieties are available in both sizes.

A wide range of 2 & 5 litre square and 3 litre hexagonal baskets are stocked for instant effect planting schemes.

Minimum order quantities

9cm pots - 12’s, 1 litre baskets - 10’s,  2/ 3/ 5/ 8/ 10 litre are sold singularly

LATIN NAME

ENGLISH NAME

Native

ML

Fil

Acorus calamus

sweet flag




Acorus calamus variegatus

variegated sweet flag




Acorus gramineus ogon

golden Japanese sweet flag


ML


Acorus gramineus variegatus

Japanese sweet flag


ML


Alisma parviflora

American water plantain




Alisma plantago

water plantain

N



Butomus umbellatus

flowering rush

N



Calla palustris

bog arum


ML


Caltha palustris

marsh marigold

N

ML


Caltha palustris alba

white marigold


ML


Caltha palustris plena

double marsh marigold


ML


Caltha polypetala

giant kingcup


ML


Cardamine pratensis

cuckoo flower

N

ML


Carex ‘Bowles golden’

golden sedge


ML


Carex muskingumensis

musk sedge


ML


Carex panica

carnation sedge

N

ML


Carex pendula

pendulous sedge

N

ML


Carex pseudocyperus

cyperus sedge

N



Carex riparia

greater pond sedge

N

ML


Carex riparia variegata

variegated greater pond sedge


ML


Cotula coronopifolia

golden buttons


ML


Cyperus eragrostis

American galingale


ML


Cyperus longus

sweet galingale

N

ML


Cyperus rotundus

purple nut sedge


ML


Equisetum fluviatale

banded horsetail rush

N

ML


Equisetum japonicum

horsetail rush


ML


Equisetum scirpoides

bushy horsetail rush


ML


Eriophorum angustifolium

cotton grass

N

ML


Geum rivale

water avens

N

ML


Glyceria variegata

variegated reed sweet


ML


Houttuynia cordata plena

orange peel plant


ML


Houttuynia cordata variegata

chameleon


ML


Iris laevigata

purple Japanese water iris


ML


Iris laevigata alba

3 petalled white Japanese iris


ML


Iris laevigata ‘snowdrift’

6 petalled white Japanese iris


ML


Iris pseudacorus

yellow flag iris

N

ML

F

Iris pseudacorus variegata

variegated yellow iris


ML


Iris versicolor

lilac iris


ML


Iris versicolor ‘kermasina’

plum iris


ML


Juncus effusus

soft rush

N

ML


Juncus effusus spiralis

corkscrew rush


ML


Juncus ensifolius

green rush


ML


Juncus inflexus

hard rush

N

ML


Lobelia cardinalis

red cardinal flower


ML


Lychnis flos-coculi

ragged robin

N

ML


Lycopus europeus

gipsywort

N

ML


Lysichitum americanum

yellow skunk cabbage


ML


Lysichitum camtchascence

white skunk cabbage


ML


Lysimmachia nummularia

creeping jenny

N

ML


Lysimmachia nummularia aurea

golden creeping jenny


ML


Lythrum salicaria

purple loose strife

N

ML


Mentha aquatica

water mint

N

ML


Mentha cervina

water spearmint


ML


Mentha cervina alba

white water spearmint


ML


Menyanthes trifiolata

bogbean

N



Mimulus guttatus

red & yellow monkey musk


ML


Mimulus guttatus variegata

variegated monkey musk


ML


Mimulus ‘Lothian fire’

orange musk


ML


Mimulus luteus

yellow monkey musk


ML


Mimulus ringens

lavender musk


ML


Myosotis ‘Maytime’

variegated water forget-me-not


ML


Myositis ‘mermaid’

cultivated forget-me-not


ML


Myosotis palustris

water forget-me-not

N

ML


Nasturium aquaticum

watercress


ML

F

Oenanthe fistulosa ‘flamingo’

variegated water dropwort


ML


Phalaris arundinacea

canary grass

N

ML


Phalaris picta

variegated canary grass


ML


Phragmites australis

norfolk reed

N


F

Phragmites variegata

variegated norfolk reed



F

Pontederia cordata

pickerel plant


ML


Ranunculus flammula

dwarf spearwort

N

ML


Ranunculus lingua grandiflora

giant spearwort

N

ML


Rumex hydropalathum

giant water dock

N

ML


Rumex sanguineus

red water dock


ML


Sagittaria japonica

Japanese arrowhead




Sagittaria sagittfolia

arrowhead

N



Saururus cernuus

lizard’s tail


ML


Scirpus lacustris

native bulrush

N


F

Scirpus lacustris ‘albescens’

striped bulrush




Scirpus lacustris ‘zebrinus’

zebra rush




Scrophularia aquatica

water figwort

N

ML


Sisyrinchum californicum

yellow satin flowers


ML


Typha angustifolia

reedmace

N


F

Typha gracilis

small reedmace


ML

F

Typha laxmanii

slender reedmace


ML

F

Typha minima

miniature reedmace


ML


Veronica beccabunga

brooklime

N

ML


Zantedeschia aethiopica

arum lily


ML


Large Order Quantities

Whether a large, one-off planting project or large customer account please contact for bulk discount pricing.

Pricing

Prices are dependent on quantity, pot sizes, varieties required, delivery requirements, total account value for the year, etc. Please contact enquiries with company/ personal details & your requirements or complete PLANT QUOTATION FORM via link below.

Key:

Native - plants native to UK marked N

ML - plants equally happy in shallow water OR damp soil/ bog gardens

F - filtration plants