Plant Library
Welcome to the Aquascapes Unlimited online plant catalog. You can review the plants by either Botanical Name or Common Name by clicking the appropriate selection below. If you would like to view a specific category select the appropriate order in the drop down box. We're adding new plants on a regular basis, so check back frequently. To see a larger picture and to read more about a specific plant click on that image or the "More Info" link.
Please check back often as we continually update this library with more photos and plant information.
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Decodon verticillataCommon Name: Water Willow
This perennial herb has a woody base at the bottom of its arching leafy stems. It is often found on the edges of standing water, lazy streams or marshy swamps. Growing from the stalks are dense clusters of showy pink/purple bell shaped flowers whi... [ More Info ]
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Dionea muscipulaCommon Name: Venus Fly Trap
The Venus Fly Trap, just saying that plant conjures memories of the little man-eating plant we all had or heard of as children. This botanical oddity has been called the worlds most famous carnivorous plant, quite a title! Native to southern North... [ More Info ]
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Drosera capensisCommon Name: Cape Sundew
The Cape Sundew is a native to South Africa. It is a showy sundew producing many 3-5” long leaves sparkling with bug attracting globes of sticky dew. Drosera capensis is a prolific bloomer producing many ¼- ½” pink f... [ More Info ]
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Drosera filiformisCommon Name: Thread Leaf Sundew
Thread leaf sundew is one of our favorites here at the nursery, it grows erect leaves standing 5-9” tall with a reddish tinge. Its leaves are covered from top to bottom with globular glands of bug attracting dew. We have used this plant in t... [ More Info ]
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Drosera intermediaCommon Name: Spatulate Leaf Sundew
Native to Eastern North America from the Canadian Maritime down the Atlantic coast and parts of the gulf coast. The Spatulate-leaf sundew is a small plant standing 2-3” in height and flowering with ¼” white flowers 5” above ... [ More Info ]
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Dulichium arundinaceumCommon Name: Three Way Sedge
One of the easier to identify sedges, you can look straight down on the plant and see the leaves growing in ranks of three. The upright stems growing 2-3' tall are quite at home in moist areas including swamps, pond edges, standing... [ More Info ]
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