Bog Plants

A bog garden makes a wonderful addition to any outdoor space - they’re ideal for areas with waterlogged, poorly draining or wet soil and their natural aesthetic is ideal for attracting wildlife. If you have a pond, moisture-loving bog plants will flourish in the damp soil around the edges. You can even create a mini bog garden in a container! Bog gardens are a low maintenance and relaxed way to plant, with native British plants, woodland plants and even exotic varieties to lend your space a jungle vibe. Explore our exciting new collection - it’s anything but bog standard!

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  • Variegated Slender Sweet Flag | Acorus gramineus 'Variegatus' Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Variegated Slender Sweet Flag | Acorus gramineus 'Variegatus'

    Versatile variegated tufts

    • Sword-shaped leaves outlined in creamy yellow
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • A spot in full sun is best
    • Compact and perfect for pots

    2 options available

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  • 3 Japanese Tassel Ferns | 9 cm Pots Pond Plants
    £23
    £23

    Japanese Tassel Ferns

    Fresh colours all year round

    • Unfurling foliage that looks like tassels!
    • Zone 1 - Pondside
    • Grows in all light (part shade is best)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Polystichum rigens Perennial Plants
    From £8
    From £8

    Rigid Shield Fern | Polystichum rigens

    Architectural form, rugged beauty

    • Adds interest to shady borders, ponds or woodland gardens
    • Rigid, leathery foliage with overlapping leaflets
    • Bold, dark green fronds
    • Tolerant of drier conditions

    2 options available

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  • Autumn Fern | Dryopteris erythrosora Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Autumn Fern | Dryopteris erythrosora

    Captivating seasonal foliage

    • Adds interest to shady borders, ponds or woodland gardens
    • Classic fern form
    • Fronds emerge coppery-red, maturing to deep green
    • Stunning colour transformation

    2 options available

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  • Pendulous sedge Pond Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Pendulous sedge

    A graceful, native sedge

    • Nodding brown seed heads, arching leaves
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Thrives in full sun (tolerates partial shade)
    • Flowers from July to August

    2 options available

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  • Alpine Wood Fern | Dryopteris Wallichiana 'Jurassic Gold' Perennial Bedding
    £8
    £8

    Alpine Wood Fern | Dryopteris Wallichiana 'Jurassic Gold'

    Straight outta Dorset

    • Fronds emerge golden orange and mature to green
    • Show off in patio pots or use to underplant trees
    • Fully hardy and disease resistant
    • Discovered on the Jurassic coast

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  • Athyrium filix femina Pond Plants
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    From £8

    Lady Fern | Athyrium filix femina

    An elegant, lacy, native fern

    • Adds interest to shady borders, ponds or woodland gardens
    • Feathery arching fronds
    • Soft green
    • Easy to grow deciduous fern

    2 options available

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  • Mimulus guttatus | Yellow Monkey Flower Pond Plants
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    From £15

    Mimulus guttatus | Yellow Monkey Flower

    Blooms like bottled sunshine

    • Cheerful, snapdragon-like blooms
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Needs a position in full sun
    • Flowers all summer from June to August

    5 options available

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  • 3 Eared Lady Fern | Athyrium otophorum okanum | 9cm Pots Pond Plants
    £23
    £23

    Eared Lady Fern | Athyrium otophorum okanum

    Amongst the most striking ferns

    • Yellow and green leaves with purple midribs
    • Zone 1 - Pondside
    • Grows in all light (prefers part shade)
    • Brightens any shady border!

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  • Giant Marsh Marigold | Caltha Palustris Polypetala Pond Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Giant Marsh Marigold | Caltha palustris polypetala

    Masses of giant buttercups

    • Stunning lemon-yellow flowers
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • Spring flowering right from March to May

    2 options available

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  • Tassel Fern | Polystichum polyblepharum Perennial Bedding
    £15
    £15

    Tassel Fern | Polystichum polyblepharum

    Tassel-like elegance in green

    • Adds interest to shady borders, ponds or woodland gardens
    • Foliage forms a cascade of tassels
    • Lush dark green fronds
    • Tolerant of drier conditions

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  • Lace Fern | Dryopteris Linearis Polydactila Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Lace Fern | Dryopteris Linearis Polydactila

    Lace-like texture, stunning form

    • Adds interest to shady borders, ponds or woodland gardens
    • Lacy foliage
    • Vibrant green
    • British native fern, perfect cover for wildlife

    2 options available

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  • Water Lily | Nymphaea Wanvisa Pond Plants
    From £40
    From £40

    Variegated Water Lily | Nymphaea 'Wanvisa'

    No two flowers are the same!

    • Spectacular multicoloured flowers
    • Zone 3 - Deep water
    • Grow in a fully sunny spot
    • 2010 Best New Waterlily winner

    2 options available

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  • Houttuynia cordata 'Boo Boo' Pond Plants
    From £23
    From £23

    Houttuynia cordata 'Boo Boo'

    Aromatic with great autumn hues

    • Citrus-scented leaves, bright white blooms
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Equally happy in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from May to September

    3 options available

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  • Lobelia fulgens 'Queen Victoria' Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Lobelia fulgens 'Queen Victoria'

    Blooms worthy of any monarch

    • Scorching red blooms and burgundy foliage
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Happy in full sun or partial shade
    • Summer flowering from August to September

    3 options available

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  • Bloodwort Wood Dock | Rumex sanguineus Pond Plants
    From £23
    From £23

    Wood Dock | Rumex sanguineus

    Use in tangy-tasting salads!

    • Striking red-veined foliage, tiny flowers
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Best in full sun but grows in partial shade
    • Flowering from June to August

    1 option available

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  • Iris pseudacorus 'Variegata' 3L Pot Pond Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Variegated Flag Iris | Iris pseudacorus 'Variegata'

    RHS-award-winning yellow flag

    • Bold yellow blooms with subtle brown markings
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from May to July

    2 options available

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  • Golden Variegated Sweet Flag | Acorus gramineus 'Ogon' Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Golden Variegated Sweet Flag | Acorus gramineus 'Ogon'

    Compact and oh-so versatile

    • Narrow, strappy leaves (chartreuse and green)
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Full sun is best for this plant
    • Perfect for containers and mini ponds

    2 options available

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  • Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon' Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon'

    Superb rainbow of mottled leaves

    • Incredible variegated foliage, white blooms
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grows well in full sun or partial shade
    • Summer flowering from May to September

    3 options available

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  • Loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria Robert Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria 'Robert'

    Towering bog garden blooms

    • Fuchsia pink flower spires
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grows best in full sun
    • Flowers from July to September

    3 options available

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  • Water Lily | Nymphaea Lemon Mist Pond Plants
    From £36
    From £36

    Water Lily | Nymphaea 'Lemon Mist'

    The centrepiece for a sunny pond

    • Bold lemon and soft butter hues
    • Zone 3 - Deep water
    • Grow in full sun
    • Free-flowering with gently-perfumed blooms

    2 options available

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  • Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal Flower Pond Plants
    From £23
    From £23

    Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal Flower

    An injection of pond edge colour

    • Vivid scarlet flower spikes
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Happy in full sun or partial shade
    • Late summer colour from August to October

    1 option available

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  • Varigated Water Dropwort 'Flamingo' Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Varigated Water Dropwort 'Flamingo'

    Wonderfully-variegated leaves

    • Gorgeous tri-coloured foliage, dainty flowers
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers throughout July and August

    2 options available

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  • Iris pseudacorus 'Flore Pleno' Pond Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Iris pseudacorus 'Flore Pleno'

    A prolific favourite

    • Gorgeous yellow blooms on vertical stems
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from May to July

    2 options available

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  • Water Lily | Nymphaea Albatross Pond Plants
    From £36
    From £36

    Water Lily | Nymphaea 'Albatross'

    A big water lily for big impact

    • Snowy white petals and lush, leathery leaves
    • Zone 3 - Deep water
    • Perfect for a sunny pond
    • Floriferous without being overly vigorous

    2 options available

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  • Water Forget-Me-Not | Myosotis scorpioides Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Water Forget-Me-Not | Myosotis scorpioides

    The most delightful pastel blue

    • Stunning blue and yellow blooms
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • Long flowering from May to September

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  • Upright Water Milfoil| Oxygenating Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Oxygenating Upright Water Milfoil | Myriophyllum crispatum

    Feathery, filligree-like foliage

    • Delicate, pipe cleaner-esque foliage
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Suited to full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from June to August

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Nestled amongst wildlife meadows and resident ducks, Caroline’s award winning pond plant nursery in Enfield has been making a splash since 1965, when they invented the (recycled, obvs) aquatic basket. Sixty years and multiple RHS gold medals later, they’re still surprising us with new varieties every year!

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Ornamental Colour Collection Pond Plants
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Plants arrived in great condition and very promptly. Well established - much better than the ones I got at my local garden centre.

Monica Spence

| 24 May
Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides Climbing Plants
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Yet again this company delivered good healthy plants, exactly as shown in photos, well packaged and within delivery time quoted. Recommend!

Jacqueline Burgess

| 2 Jun
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I continue to be so impressed with Roots. Their customer care, knowledge of their subject: from planting hedges to pruning roses and more, has been a great support.

Judy Lane

| 23 Oct
E 'Black Hamburgh' Indoor Grape Vine Soft Fruit
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The plant arrived looking vigorously healthy, which brings a smile to your face, extremely well protected in its packaging.

Martyn Hill

| 5 Jul
E 'Braeburn Hillwell' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
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As a non-gardener, I found my whole experience brilliant. Great information & advice available on the website, great range of products & prices are brilliant.

John-Paul

| 22 May
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Wonderful plants and great customer service... really surprised to find that the plants are better than those you would get at your local garden centre.

Gavin Wilcock

| 8 Nov

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