PLANTS FOR BACKYARD PONDS

FOR IN THE POND

FOR BOGS & NEAR POND

Arrowhead (Sagittaria spp.) Native Blue Flag Iris (Iris missouriensis) Native Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinales) Native Cattail (Typha Spp.) - non-native species best for backyard ponds Creeping Water Primrose (Ludwigia spp.) Native Golden Club (Orontium aquaticum) No. Amer. Native Horsetail (Equisetum spp.) Native Indian Rhubarb (Darmera peltata) Native Lizard's Tail (Eriiophyllum staechadifolium) No. Amer. Native Mare's Tail (Hippuris vulgaris) Native Marsh Marigold (Caltha leptosepala) Native Pondweed (Potamogeton natans) Some native species Blue Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) Native east U.S. Sweet Flag (Acornus calamus) Non-native Sweet Rush (Scripus species) Native Water/Bog Calla (Calla pallustris) No. Amer. Native Water Cress (Rorippa species) Native Water Clover (Marsilea species) Native Water Hyacinth* (Eicphhornia crassipes) So. Amer. Native * use only in 1^st yr. ponds where a hard freeze will kill it – invasive! Water Pennywort (Hydrocotyle ranunculoides) Native S.A. Water Plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica) Native Water Shield (Brasenia schreberi) native Water Smartweed (Polygonum spp.) Some native species Free Floating Plants: Duckweed (Lemna minor) Native Fairy Weed/Water Fern (Azolla filiculoides.) Native Underwater Plants: Fanwort (Cabomba caroliniana) No. Amer. Native Ribbon Sagittaria (Sagittaria subulta) No. Amer. Native Hornwort (Ceraatophyllum demersum) Native Water purslane (Didiplis diandra) No. Amer. Native Waterweed/Goldfish Plant (Elodea canadensis) No. Amer. Native

Bleeding Heart (Dicentra formosa) Native Bog Sage (Salvia uligonosa) Non-native California Rhododendron (R. macrophvilum) California Pitcher Plant (Darlingtonia californica) Deer Fern (Blechnum spicant) Native Dogwood (Cornus spp.) Native/Non-native Douglas Iris (Iris douglasiana) Native Seep Monkey Flower (Mimulus spp.) Native Farewell to Spring (Clarkia spp.) Native Feather Grass (Stipa spp.) Native/Non-native Fiber Optics Grass (Scripus cernus) Native Five-finger Fern (Adiantum pedatum) Native Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) Non-native (wild) Ginger (Asarum caudatum) Native Goat's Beard (Aruncus vulgaris) Native Huckleberry (Vaccinium ovate) Native Hummingbird Sage (Salvia spathacea) Native Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina) Native Leopard/Tiger Lily (Lilium pardalinum) Native Lupine (Lupinus spp.) Native Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris.) Native east U.S. Penstemon (native/non- native species) Point Reyes Checkerbloom (Sidalcea calycosa ssp. rhizomata).) Native coastal California Redwood Sorrel (Oxalis oregana) Native (shade) Rush (Juncus spp.) Native/Non-native Sedge (Carex spp.) Native/Non-native Solomon's Seal (Smilacina spp.) Native Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) No. Amer. Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum) Native Spirea (Spiraea douglasii) Native Trillium (Trillium albidum) Native Water Hyssop (Bacopa monnieri) Non-native Western Dog Violet (Viola adunca) Native Wild Onion (Allium unifolium) Native Azalea (Rhododendron spp) Native

Plants in bold type above are pictured in the web pages of Bigsnest Pond:

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