Tropical Shallow Water Plants
Choose a nice selection of the lovely tropical shallow plants to enhance the appearance in your pond or water garden. Create ledges or raised up planters to meet the depth requirements of the plants. Many of these tropical varieties may be kept indoors as house plants during the winter months. Unique and profuse flowering varieties produce long summer colour adding dramatic foliage accents to the water's edge.
- Planting Depth - 0 to 15 cm
- Fertilize
- Grows well in full sun to partial shade
Azure Hyacinth
- Purple blue flowers with yellow eye and has a trailing growth habit
- Adds dramatic foliage accents to the water’s edge
- Offers striking reflective qualities
- Overwinter as a house plant during the winter in colder climates
Dwarf Blue Bells
- Lovely bluish purple blooms continuously throughout the summer
- Adds dramatic foliage accents to the water’s edge
- Offers striking reflective qualities
- Overwinter as a house plant during the winter in colder climates
Black Knight Canna
- Dark green leaves with burgundy overtones
- Deep velvety red blooms
- Adds dramatic foliage accents to the water’s edge
- Offers striking reflective qualities
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Overwinter as a house plant during the winter in colder climates
Four Leaf Water Clover
- Four lobed leaves
- Bronze pattern on floating and aerial leaf
- Adds dramatic foliage accents to the water’s edge
- Offers striking reflective qualities
- Overwinter as house plants during the winter in colder climates
Imperial Taro
- Violet-black blotches on green leaves
- Adds dramatic foliage accents to the water’s edge
- Offers striking reflective qualities
- Overwinter as house plants during the winter in colder climates
Rhubarb Taro
- Velvety green leaves supported by vibrant, deep red stems
- Adds dramatic foliage accents to the water’s edge
- Offers striking reflective qualities
- Overwinter as house plants during the winter in colder climates
Umbrella Pennywort
- Round leaves curve down like umbrellas
- Tufts of white flowers
- Adds dramatic foliage accents to the water’s edge
- Offers striking reflective qualities
- Overwinter as house plants during the winter in colder climates
