Ludwigia palustris (Water Purslane) is found growing in wet soil or in shallow running streams and in ponds all over this country. The leaves are long, oblong; the flowers are small and reddish colored. It is useful for the aquarium.   Lythrum portula   Water Purslane ...more

Scirpus lacustris zebrina  is a fine ornamental rush, growing from three to four feet in height, having beautifully variegated leaves with alternate bands of green and yellowish white. It grows well in shallow water, or when planted in a moist place. It is quite hardy. ...more

Limnocharis emarginata (Limnocharis Plumieri) is an erect growing aquatic plant reaching out of the water to a height of from one to two feet. The leaves are cordate, four to six inches long, of a light green color. The flowers are pale straw colored from one-half to three-quarters of an inch in diameter. It likes rich soil and ...more

Saururus cernuus (Lizard's Tail) is a fine plant for the margin of the pond, reaching from two to two and one-half feet in height. It is a hardy perennial plant growing in swampy soil. The leaves are heartshaped, and it has small fragrant white flowers, borne on a dense terminal spike that curves gracefully over at the end. ...more

Phyllostachys nigra (Black-stemmed) grows from eight to fifteen feet high. The stems are first green, quickly turning to black as they get older. The leaves are from two to six inches in length, green above with a glaucous reverse.   Phyllostachys nigra   Phyllostachys nigra ...more

Salix vitellina aurea (Salix vitellina aurantiaca), Golden Willow, is a very effective tree; in Winter the branches and twigs are of a beautiful yellow color. ...more

Limnocharis Humboldtii (The Water Poppy) is a beautiful little yellow flowered aquatic plant. The thick floating leaves are broad, oval, of a deep green color. The. Flowers pale yellow, from two to two and one-half inches across, are borne on stems that rise well above the water. It should be planted in soil, in shallow water no ...more

Sagittaria Sinensis (Giant Sagittaria)     2010-05-09 173 01   2010-05-09 176 01 ...more

Sagittaria sagittaefolia (Arrowhead) is a perennial plant much used for the edge of ponds. It succeeds well planted in shallow water or at the edge in wet soil. The leaves are broad, sagittate, from two to eight inches in length. The flower stems are erect, from six to eight inches long, and are carried a little above the leaves ...more

Phyllostachys aurea (Bambusa aurea) will grow to a height of from fifteen to twenty feet when once established. The stems are yellow colored; the leaves light green. The plant has a light and graceful effect and is very suitable for the edge of the pond. The illustration on page 181 is reproduced from a photograph showing this p ...more

Salix Babylonica (Weeping Willow) is a beautiful weeping tree, very well adapted for growing in low, wet ground. It reaches a height of from 30 to 40 feet and has long, slender, drooping olive green branches.   Botanical Garden, Copenhagen   Trauerweide / weeping willow   Weeping Willows   weeping willow ...more

Limnanthemum trachyspermum (Fairy Water Lily) resembles a miniature water lily, and has leaves from two to three inches wide. The flowers are pure white, borne close to the leaves on the leaf stem. This is a native plant found growing in ponds from New Jersey to Florida. ...more

Rudbeckia nitida (Autumn Glory) produces large pale yellow flowers opening through August and September. The plant grows to a height of five feet.   Rudbeckia nitida 476   Rudbeckia nitida ‘Goldschirm’ (Pflanze) ...more

Arundinaria Japonica (Bambusa Metake) has leaves of from eight to ten inches in length and one to two inches wide; the upper surface of a smooth glossy green; the lower side glaucous and rough. ...more

Acer rubrum (Swamp or Red Maple) is a tree that will do well in any location; in the swamp or on the dry hillside it is perfectly at home. This tree has a beautiful, symmetrically rounded head when grown where it has room to develop. The flowers are bright red in Spring; the leaves, in Fall, turn bright yellow or scarlet, tintin ...more