Plant database

Rich to light yellow flower. Star shaped with fragrant blooms.

Compact cyperus plant with long umbrella like fronds. Sun to part-shade. Suited to smaller water gardens. Moist soil or water up to 15cm.

Marginal plant. Spiralis has tightly coiled deep green foliage and remains evergreen in winter. Grows in sun to part shade. Plant in moist soil or water up to stem base.

Lingua grows spear shaped green leaves on long stems. Will grow submerged or on pond edge creating a floating mat over the pond. Flowers are bright yellow and buttercup shaped. Plant in moist soil or up to 30cm submerged.

NZ Natie has feathery foliage that carpets the water surface. Grows well by pond edge or moving water. Grows in any depth and will extend to the surface. Planting depth from moist soil to 1 metre under water.

NZ Native Rare has feathery foliage that floats over the water surface. Slow growing. Suited by the pond edge, semi-shaded. grows in any depth and will extend to the surface.

Popular aquarium plant. Will grow in bog areas or water up to 60cm deep. Tough lush green foliage with small white flowers if grown out of water. Not freely consumed by goldfish.

Easy growing ground cover. Can be grown completely submerged. Small tear shaped fleshy green foliage with small white/lavender flowers if grown above water.