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.

Plants for shade (180)Bog plants (116)Woodland garden plants (300)Pond plants (158)Marginal pond plants (70)
  • Wisteria sinensis 'Amethyst' Climbing Plants
    £25
    £25

    Wisteria sinensis 'Amethyst'

    Deep amethyst, fragrant cascades

    • Pendulous pea-like, lavender racemes
    • Blooms boasting a lovely fragrance
    • Loves a spot in full sun
    • Flowers from May to June

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  • Mimulus guttatus | Yellow Monkey Flower Pond Plants
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    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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  • Variegated Sweet Flag | Acorus calamus 'Variegatus' Pond Plants
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    Variegated Sweet Flag | Acorus calamus 'Variegatus'

    Erect foliage plant with oomph

    • Strappy green blades with cream margins
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Plant in sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from May to July

    4 options available

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  • White Chinese Marshflower | Mazus Reptans alba Pond Plants
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    White Chinese Marshflower | Mazus reptans 'Alba'

    Low-growing and prolific

    • Snow white, tubular-shaped flowers
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grows in partial or full shade
    • Flowers from May to August

    2 options available

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  • Marsh Woundwort | Stachys palustris Pond Plants
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    Marsh Woundwort | Stachys palustris

    A bumblebee's paradise

    • Pretty pink flower cones and toothed foliage
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Thrives in full sun or partial shade
    • Free flowering from June to August

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  • Hemp Agrimony | Eupatorium cannabinum Pond Plants
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    Hemp Agrimony | Eupatorium cannabinum

    Prolific powder pink blooms

    • Dusky pink flower clusters on tall stems
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Suitable for full sun (or partial shade)
    • Flowers from July to September

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  • Hydrangea paniculata 'Phantom' Shrubs
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    Hydrangea paniculata 'Phantom'

    Blooms worth haunting for...

    • Vigorous, spreading shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 2.5m
    • Wonderful white flower cones, green foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    3 options available

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  • Medium Bulrush | Typha gracilis Pond Plants
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    Medium Bulrush | Typha gracilis

    Perfect for larger ponds!

    • Strappy blades of foliage and iconic cattails
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grow in a position with full sun
    • Flowers from July to August

    6 options available

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  • Iris louisiana 'Her Highness' Pond Plants
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    Iris louisiana 'Her Highness'

    The queen of irises

    • Regal white and yellow flowers
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from May to July

    2 options available

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  • Houttuynia cordata 'Boo Boo' Pond Plants
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    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

    2 options available

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  • Wood Dock | Rumex sanguineus Pond Plants
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    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

    3 options available

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  • Sweet Flag | Acorus calamus Pond Plants
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    Sweet Flag | Acorus calamus

    A vibrant vertical accent

    • Blades of bright green foliage
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Prefers a fully sunny spot
    • Low maintenance and beneficial to wildlife

    4 options available

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  • Hydrangea paniculata 'Skyfall' Shrubs
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    Hydrangea paniculata 'Skyfall'

    Talk about free-flowering...

    • Striking, bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.2m
    • Jumbo conical white flowers
    • Looks lovely in a feature patio pot

    2 options available

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  • Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon' Pond Plants
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    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

    5 options available

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

    3 options available

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  • Iris pseudacorus 'Variegata' 3L Pot Pond Plants
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    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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  • Hydrangea paniculata Pinky Winky Shrubs
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    Hydrangea paniculata 'Pinky Winky'

    Watch the colours change!

    • Upright, spreading shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.5m
    • Fragrant blooms turn from green to pink!
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Variegated Reed Sweet Grass | Glyceria maxima variegata Pond Plants
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    Variegated Reed Sweet Grass | Glyceria maxima variegata

    Elegant variegated foliage

    • Long blades of strappy, cream-lined leaves
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Thrives in full sun or partial shade
    • Summer flowering from June to August

    1 option available

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  • Gardener's Garters | Ribbon Grass Pond Plants
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    Gardener's Garters | Ribbon Grass

    A fabulous two-toned bunchgrass

    • Stylishly-striped ribbons of foliage
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Thrives in full sun or partial shade
    • Thrives in full sun or partial shade

    5 options available

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  • Drumstick Primula | Primula Denticulata Pond Plants
    £23
    £23

    Drumstick Primula | Primula denticulata

    Drumroll, please...

    • Award-winning violet pompoms on erect stems
    • Zone 1 - Pondside
    • Happy in full sun or part shade
    • Pompom purple flowers from April to June

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  • Hydrangea macrophylla 'Rembrandt Rosso Glory' Shrubs
    £30
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    Hydrangea macrophylla 'Rembrandt Rosso Glory'

    Pretty as a painting

    • Compact, bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.5m
    • Superb pink and red blooms
    • Grows nicely in pots

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  • Variegated Water Dropwort | Oenanthe javanica 'Flamingo' Pond Plants
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    Variegated Water Dropwort | Oenanthe javanica '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

    4 options available

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  • Iris pseudacorus 'Flore Pleno' Pond Plants
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    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

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  • Hydrangea paniculata 'Silver Dollar' Shrubs
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    Hydrangea paniculata 'Silver Dollar'

    Take my coins - I'm sold!

    • Densely-packed, bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.2m
    • Sizable, satin-white, cone-shaped clusters
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Bulley's Primrose | Primula Bulleyana Pond Plants
    £23
    £23

    Bulley's Primrose | Primula bulleyana

    A jolt of cheery sunshine

    • Superb sunset blooms aloft vertical stems
    • Zone 1 - Pondside
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from March to June

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  • Hydrangea 'Rendez-Vous Confetti Panther' Shrubs
    £40
    £40

    Hydrangea 'Rendez-Vous Confetti Panther'

    A celebration in plant form

    • Free-flowering, bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.5m
    • Incredible marbled pink blooms
    • Fully hardy and easy to grow

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  • Hydrangea macrophylla 'Rembrandt Dolce Chic' Shrubs
    £30
    £40 £30

    Hydrangea macrophylla 'Rembrandt Dolce Chic'

    Blooms worthy of a great master

    • Neat, bushy shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.2m
    • Pristine pink blooms (starting lemon yellow)
    • Exellent for cut flowers

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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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