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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Panicum virgatumCommon Name: Panic Grass
Panic grass is a colonizing perennial grass that grows in large clumps 3-6' tall with sturdy, flat, glossy leaf blades. When used in prairies and bottomland sites, switchgrass develops long rhizomes that grow horizontally to interl... [ More Info ]
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Peltandra virginicaCommon Name: Arrow Arum
Arrow Arum grows in still or slow moving waters of ponds, swamps, marshes, and the banks of streams. The remarkable broad arrow headed leaves reach 2-4' tall in full sun to shade. Unassuming yet unique tiny flowers grow in a slende... [ More Info ]
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Phalaris arundinacea 'Picta'Common Name: Variegated Ribbon Grass
Hardy in zones 4-11, Variegated Ribbon Grass rapidly grows 2-3' tall with strong rhizomes in moist soils with sun to part shade. The yellow and creamy variegated leaves make this a suitable accent plant in a container or water gard... [ More Info ]
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Phragmites australis 'variegata'Common Name: Variegated Common Reed
Hardy in zones 4-11, Variegated Common Reed rapidly grows 3-6' tall with strong rhizomes in moist soils tolerating sun to full shade. The bright green & dark green stripes on variegated leaves make this a suitable accent plant ... [ More Info ]
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Phyla lanceolataCommon Name: Northern Frog Fruit
Northern Frogfruit is found in wet soils and is particularly common in moist forests, stream banks, and along the shores of rivers and lakes. Its square stem grows from 6"-2'. The small white flowers circle around a globular flower head maki... [ More Info ]
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Physostegia virginianaCommon Name: Obedient Plant
Obedient Plant gets its name from an unusual trait; when you turn the flowers by pushing them sideways, they stay there. Pink forms are more common, but a white form is shown here. The plant's maximum height is around 4 feet. Flowe... [ More Info ]
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Pinguicula moctezumaeCommon Name: Butterwort
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Pinguicula primulifloraCommon Name: Butterwort
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Pistia stratoidesCommon Name: Water Lettuce
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Plantago major 'Rubrifolia'Common Name: Red Plantain
Hardy in zones 3-9, Red Plaintain is desired for its clumps of purple leaves during the summer which turn a deep maroon in the Fall. The insignificant looking spikes of green flowers should be cut off to prevent self seeding. ... [ More Info ]
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Polygala LuteaCommon Name: Orange milkwort
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Polygonum amphibiumCommon Name: Water Smartweed
Water Smartweed is a sprawling perennial with willow-like leaves, reddish stems, and clusters of small flowers found in shallow water along the margins of lakes, ponds, and streams. The rhizomes form brilliant patches of manageable... [ More Info ]
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Pontedaria cordataCommon Name: Pickerelweed
Pickerelweed is a common sight in quiet fresh water areas. Shallow water is the usual habitat for this beautiful species. The native forms are usually shades of blue-purple, but we also have the uncommon white form. Pickerelweed fl... [ More Info ]
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Pontedaria cordata 'Alba'Common Name: White Pickerelweed
Pickerelweed is a common sight in quiet fresh water areas. The native forms are usually shades of blue-purple, but this beauty is a clear shade of white. Hardy in zones 5-11, White Pickerelweed flowers from summer to fall, with the... [ More Info ]
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Potamegeton nodosusCommon Name: Floating Leaf Pondweed
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Proserpinaca palustrisCommon Name: Water Mermaid
Water mermaid is a native perennial found in swamps, marshes, shores, and ephemeral woodland ponds. When above the waterline, the plant exhibits leaves that resemble rosemary with serrated edges. When submerged, Water mermaid... [ More Info ]
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