Home About Us Contact Us Products Information Fish Plants Photos Links
Shade Tolerant Aquatic Plants
The shady pond does not have to be a drab looking pond. Careful selection of plants can offer a great variety of leaf texture and color. Keep in mind that all plants do require some light. The plants on the following list are tolerant of part shade to full shade.Shallow Water and Floating Plants
Plants marked with * are plants that we carry.
Anacharis (Elodea) *
Aquatic Mint (Mentha aquatica) *
Aquatic Morning Glory (Ipomea batatas)
Arrow Arum (Peltandra virginica) *
Arrowhead- Ruby-Eyed (Sagittaria montevidensis) *
Bamboo- Dwarf (Dulichium arundinaceum) *
Black Magic Taro (Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic') *
Black Princess Taro (Colocasia jensii)
Black Stem Taro Colocasia fontanesii "Black Stem") *
Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor)
Bog Bean (Menyanthese trifoliate)
Bog lily (Crinum americanum) *
Cardinal Flower (Lobelia fulgens)
Chameleon Plant (Houttuynia cordata variegata) *
Chameleon Plant (Houttuynia cordata) *
Corkscrew Rush (Juncus effusus spiralis) *
Cranberry Taro (Colocasia esculenta) *
Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia ‘Aurea’)
Crushed Ice Sagittaria (Sagittaria graminea ‘Crushed Ice’) *
Dwarf Papyrus (Cyperus haspans) *
Fairy Moss (Azolla caroliniana) *
Fiber Optics Rush (Scirpus montevidensis)
Forget-Me-Not (Mysotis scorpiodes) *
Frogbit (Limnobium spongia) *
Golden Club (Orontium aquaticum)
Green Taro (Colocasia esculenta) *
Horsetail (Equisetum hyemale) *
Imperial Taro (Colocasia esculenta ‘Antiquorum’)
Lizard Tail (Saururus cernuus) *
Louisiana Iris (Iris louisiana 'Dorothy Kay Williams')
Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)
Marsh Marigold- Double Bloom (Caltha palustris ‘Double Bloom’)
Monkey Flower- Lavender (Mimulus ringens)
Mosaic Plant- Giant (Trapa bicornis)
Parrot Feather (Myriophyllum aquatica) *
Pennywort (Hydrocotyle vericillata) *
Pickerel Rush (Pontederia condata) *
Plumbae Taro (Colocasia alocasia ‘plumbae’) *
Primrose Creeper (Ludwigia peploides) *
Rainbow Water Celery (aka Parsley) (Oenanthe javanica 'Flamingo') *
Ribbon Grass- Japanese (Phalaris arundinacea 'Pacta') *
Sedge- Variegated (Carex conica)
Sensitive Plant (Aeschynomene fluitans)
Sensitive Plant (Neptunia aquatica)
Spatterdock (Nuphar lutea)
Sedge, Golden Bowles (Carex elata)
Spider Lily (Hymenocallis liriosme) *
Spike Rush (Eleocharis montevidensis) *
Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus) *
Sweet Flag- Variegated (Acorus calamus variegata) *
Umbrella Palm (Cyperus afternifolius) *
Umbrella Palm- Dwarf (Cyperus alternifolius gracillus) *
Violet Stemmed Taro (Colocasia esculenta) *
Water Canna- Variegated (Canna americanallis variegata) *
Water Clover (Marsilea Mutica) *
Water Clover- Upright (Marsilea quadrifolia) *
Water Cress (Rorippa nasturtium aquaticum) *
Water Hawthorne (Aponogeton distachyus)
Water Leather Fern (Acrostichum danaeifolium)
Water Lettuce (Pistia stratioites)
Water Poppy (Hydrocleys nymphoids) *
Water Purslane (Bacopa monniera)
Water Snowball (Gymnocoronis spilanthoides)
White Fringe or Painted White Water Snow Flake (Nymphoides cristata)
White Water Snow Flake (Nymphoides cristata)
White Water Snow Flake (Nymphoides indica)
Yellow Flag Iris (Iris pseudacorus) *
Yellow Water Snow Flake (Nymphoides crenata) *
Zebra Rush (Scripus 'zebrinus') *
Water lilies and Lotus that are tolerant of some shade
Arc en Ceil *
Attraction
Carolina Sunset
Charlene Strawn *
Comanche *
Hermine
Indiana
James Brydon *
Texas Dawn *
Virginia *
Albert Greenburg
August Koch
Dauben *
Director Moore
Panama Pacific *
Shirley Bryne
Texas Shell Pink *
Tina
Angel Wings
Hindu