Pond in the Shade
You can have a nice pond in a shaded area.
It will be a benefit on keeping green water
at bay.
And you already know to keep the leaves and 'stuff' out.
Here is a list of plants that will do well in your
pond -
Shade tolerant marginals
* acorus graimineus Ogon
* any aquatic grass
* Bowles Golden Sedge
* any clover
* dwarf bamboo
* Flamingo (variegated Water Parsley)
* horsetail rush
* Japanese Ribbon Grass
* Parrot Feather
* Pennywort
* spike rush
* any Taro
* Water Parsley (green)
Flowering shade Tolerant Marginals
* Bog Lily
* Chameleon Plant
* Creeping Buttercup
* creeping jenny
* creeping jenny gold
* Japanese Bog Orchid
* Ligularia 'Othello'
* Lobelia- Cardinal Flower
* Marsh Marigold
* mazus reptans
* Primula (Candleabra) japonica
* Spider Lily
(compiled by Patrica Sample)
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