Plants for Damp Ground

Is your garden situated on a particularly boggy patch of ground? Fear not, the plants in this collection are all known for their moisture-loving qualities, and are naturally found on riverbanks, pond sides and damp forest floors. From the filigree fronds of ferns to the willow's charming catkins, these plants add instant character and atmosphere.

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  • Flamingo Willow Tree | Salix integra 'Hakuro-Nishiki' Ornamental Trees
    From £15
    From £15

    Flamingo Willow Tree | Salix integra 'Hakuro-Nishiki'

    A riot of eyecatching colour

    • Charming bushy tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 2m
    • Variegated pink, cream and green foliage
    • Perfect for patio pots and front gardens

    8 options available

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  • Wisteria Sinensis | Chinese Wisteria | On a 90cm Cane in a 3L Pot Climbing Plants
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    Chinese Wisteria | Wisteria sinensis

    Prolific flowers, fab fragrance

    • Plunging purple blooms (up to 30cm long)
    • Ideal for training up a pergola, wall or arch
    • Happy in full sun to partial shade
    • Blooms from May to June

    4 options available

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  • Golden Weeping Willow Tree | Salix Chrysocoma Ornamental Trees
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    Golden Weeping Willow Tree | Salix 'Chrysocoma'

    The iconic weeping tree!

    • Elegantly weeping tree
    • Large tree - grows up to 12m
    • Chartreuse leaves becoming glossy green
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit

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  • White Japanese Wisteria | Wisteria floribunda 'Alba' Climbing Plants
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    White Japanese Wisteria | Wisteria floribunda 'Snow Showers'

    Snowy white drifts of wisteria

    • Swaying white blooms (up to 60cm long)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Happy in full sun to partial shade
    • Flowers from April to June

    2 options available

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  • Japanese Wisteria | Wisteria floribunda 'Black Dragon' Climbing Plants
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    Japanese Wisteria | Wisteria floribunda 'Black Dragon'

    Flowers roar to life each May

    • Striking violet trusses (up to 50cm long)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Happiest in full sun, grows in partial shade
    • Flowers from May to June

    2 options available

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  • Climbing Hydrangea | Hydrangea petiolaris Climbing Plants
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    From £15

    Climbing Hydrangea | Hydrangea petiolaris

    A climbing woodland classic

    • Giant, fluffy, white lacecap blooms
    • Gold and chartreuse hues in autumn
    • Prefers partial shade (tolerates full sun)
    • Flowers from May to July

    4 options available

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  • Purple Loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria Pond Plants
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    Purple Loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria

    Transforms any dull space!

    • Towering flower spikes in rich purple hues
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grows best in full sun
    • Flowers from July to September

    3 options available

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  • Premium Fern Collection Pond Plants
    £45
    £45

    Premium Fern Collection

    The perfect mix of stylish ferns

    • An array of wonderfully-textured foliage
    • Zone 1 - Pondside
    • Grows in all light (part shade is best)
    • Ideal for damp ground and shady borders

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  • Yellow Flag Iris | Iris pseudacorus Pond Plants
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    Yellow Flag Iris | Iris pseudacorus

    The UK-native flag iris

    • Bursts of zesty yellow brighten any pond
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from May to July

    3 options available

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  • Chinese Wisteria | Wisteria sinensis 'Prolific' Climbing Plants
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    Chinese Wisteria | Wisteria sinensis 'Prolific'

    Floriferous and superbly scented

    • Dangling amethyst racemes (up to 30cm long)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Grows best in full sun, tolerates part shade
    • Flowers from May to June

    4 options available

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  • Arum Lily 'Crowborough' Pond Plants
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    Arum Lily 'Crowborough'

    The most elegant pond plant

    • Magnificent satin-white blooms
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grow in full sun to partial shade
    • Huge flowers from May to August

    3 options available

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  • Wisteria sinensis 'Caroline' | On a 90cm cane in a 3L pot Climbing Plants
    £30
    £30

    Chinese Wisteria | Wisteria sinensis 'Caroline'

    A wonderfully-fragrant wisteria

    • Sumptuously-scented, lilac-blue flowers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Best in full sun, tolerates part shade
    • Flowers from May to June

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  • Hydrangea arborescens 'Strong Annabelle' Shrubs
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    Hydrangea arborescens 'Strong Annabelle'

    Scarcely believable blooms!

    • Tough, strong and bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.5m
    • White flower balls up to 30cm across
    • Absolutely huge blooms!

    3 options available

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  • Rough Horsetail | Equisetum hyemale Pond Plants
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    From £15

    Rough Horsetail | Equisetum hyemale

    The best vertical accent plant?

    • Evergreen, bamboo-like stems with black bands
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Thrives in full sun or partial shade
    • Evergreen for interest all year round

    5 options available

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  • White Wisteria | Sinensis 'alba' | On a 90cm Cane in a 3L Pot Climbing Plants
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    From £30

    White Wisteria | Wisteria sinensis 'Alba'

    A burst of perfumed brightness

    • Dense white racemes (up to 15cm long)
    • Also looks wonderful trained as a small tree
    • Prefers full sun, tolerates dappled shade
    • Flowers from May to June

    4 options available

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  • Hydrangea paniculata 'Candlelight' Shrubs
    From £220
    From £220

    Hydrangea paniculata 'Candlelight'

    Stunning pink pyramidal blooms

    • Upright and vigorous shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.5m
    • Punchy flower cones turn from cream to pink
    • A particularly vigorous variety

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  • Miniature Bulrush | Typha minima Pond Plants
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    Miniature Bulrush | Typha minima

    Perfect for smaller ponds

    • Slender leaves, small 'cattail' seedheads
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grow in a position with full sun
    • Flowers from July to August

    2 options available

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  • Orange Peel Plant | Houttuynia cordata 'Plena' Pond Plants
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    Orange Peel Plant | Houttuynia cordata 'Plena'

    Incredibly fragrant leaves

    • Citrus-scented foliage, silk white blooms
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Plant in full sun to partial shade
    • Flowers from May to September

    6 options available

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  • Corkscrew Willow | Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa' Ornamental Trees
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    Corkscrew Willow Tree | Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa'

    Uniquely-shaped twisting stems

    • Beautiful upright tree
    • Large tree - grows up to 15m
    • Lush green foliage, contorted branches
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    2 options available

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  • Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' Shrubs
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    Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'

    Snowy, oh-so showy blooms

    • Profusely-packed, bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 2.5m
    • Linen white, large, spherical blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Iris louisiana 'Black Gamecock' Pond Plants
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    Iris louisiana 'Black Gamecock'

    There are few plants as elegant

    • Huge iris flowers in deepest purple
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from May to July

    5 options available

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  • Japanese Painted Fern | Athyrium niponicum metallicum Pond Plants
    £23
    £23

    Japanese Painted Fern | Athyrium niponicum metallicum

    Year-round texture and interest

    • Blue, green, maroon and silver tones
    • Zone 1 - Pondside
    • Grows in all light (part shade is best)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    1 option available

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  • Corkscrew Rush | Juncus effusus spiralis Pond Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Corkscrew Rush | Juncus effusus spiralis

    Superb spiralling rush stems

    • Incredible corkscrew, twisting stems
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • Attracts wildlife (including dragonflies!)

    2 options available

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  • The Flamingo Willow Tree Gift Gift Option
    From £35
    From £35

    The Flamingo Willow Tree Gift

    A gift of happiness & personality

    • Joyful spring foliage
    • Thrives in a pot
    • Ideal for patio gardeners
    • A perfect new home gift

    3 options available

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  • Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight' Shrubs
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    Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'

    Award-winning scene stealer

    • Upright and airy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 2m
    • Rounded cones of green, white and pink blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • Cuckoo Flower | Cardamine pratensis Pond Plants
    From £23
    From £23

    Cuckoo Flower | Cardamine pratensis

    Ferny foliage dotted with pink

    • Foliage rosettes dotted with pink blooms
    • Zone 1 - Pondside
    • Partial shade to full shade
    • Flowers from April to June

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  • Pink Pussy Willow Tree | Salix gracilistyla 'Mount Aso' Ornamental Trees
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    Pink Pussy Willow Tree | Salix gracilistyla 'Mount Aso'

    An incomparably stylish willow

    • Cheery bushy tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 2m
    • Shimmering pink catkins in spring
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    3 options available

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Perennials born in Herefordshire, blooming in your garden

Our perennials start life in the rolling Herefordshire hills, where Jack and his team trial over 250 new varieties each year to bring you the best performing and most sustainable plants in the UK. With over forty years of excellence, it’s no surprise that they’ve won the HTA Plant Grower of the Year award two years running.

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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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