Plant Library

The Canada Rush grows well in swampy meadows; boggy sites, and pond margins. Growing from 1-2' tall, the inflorescence branches from a single point on the stem from July to October turning from yellow to brown as the season progres...

Soft rush is a striking perennial wetland plant that grows up to 3' tall in full sun to part shade. The bright green cylindrical stems are fairly soft and taper to a bristle and remain green well into the winter. This clump forming perennial adds ...

Hardy in zones 3-11, Corkscrew Rush is known for its curled foliage similar to a loosely wound packet of Ramen style noodles. Growing in green clumps about 1' tall in full sun to part shade and shallow water, this unique plant is p...

Flat Bladed Rush has rather plain unassuming spikes of foliage until it flowers with a silky white cloud of wispy pink & white dancing above the top of the green foliage making it stand apart from most Rush "flowers". This Sout...

Saltmeadow rush is a perennial wetland plant that grows on tide lines and along waterways from vigorous rhizomes forming small upright stands just over 1' tall. The rigid stems rise from spreading rhizomes making it a won...

Perfect for winter interest, the Blue Rush has upright blue stems that sort of resemble a blue fescue from afar but lives right on the pond edge in full sun and moist soil. This European native hardy in zones 4-11 holds color throu...

Hardy in zones 5-11, 'Blue Medusa' is known for its curled foliage similar to a loosely wound packet of Ramen style noodles. Similar to Corkscrew Rush but with thicker leaves and a hazy blue-green color. Growing in blue green clump...

Hardy in zones 5-11, 'Love Sick Blues' is known for its striking steel blue foliage that is triangular shaped when viewing a cross section. Growing in blue-green slightly arching clumps about 1-2' tall in full sun to part shade and shallow water, ...

The Water Willow grows from creeping rhizomes in large dense colonies submerged along the shorelines of lakes, ponds, and standing water. The hardiest of the Justicia species, the Water willow grows 1-2' tall above the water and pr...

This rhizomatous perennial grass grows from 2-4' tall. The leaves a very rough minutely toothed edge that makes it unpalatable to many herbivore mammals. The inflorescence is a somewhat loose, open array of hair like branches beari...

Cardinal flower is a relatively short-lived herbaceous perennial that grows in nice clumps from 2-3' tall and less than 1' in diameter. The stems and leaves have a soft purplish tint with a striking red flower head which creates a ...

Great Blue Lobelia is an herbaceous perennial that grows in nice clumps from 1-3' tall. The upright stems produce a striking blue flower head which creates a wonderful flush of color along the edge of a pond, water garden, stream b...

A creeping aquatic perennial that grows along shorelines, in shallow water, and moist soils. The leaves are highly variable in color, from green to slightly red-tinged or entirely red with hints of purple. Inconspicuous flowers but...

A good ground cover for the edges of water gardens & growing down along waterfalls, Creeping Jenny grows no more than a couple inches high in moist soils and water no deeper than 1". The flowers are a golden yellow and appear i...

A good ground cover for the edges of water gardens & growing down along waterfalls, Gold Creeping Jenny grows no more than a couple inches high in moist soils and water no deeper than 1". The flowers are not as profuse as the s...