Damp Areas Beside Water – Bog Plants

Damp Areas Beside Water – Bog Plants
Bog plants can be trees, shrubs or herbaceous plants but what they all have in common is that they are best suited to damp, wet and usually shady situations or beside water. They should not however be confused with pond plants which are typically grown actually in the water itself. Herbaceous bog plants tend to be clump forming and the majority die down completely in the winter.
This is our favourite selection, full plant list can be found by using the a-z on the right hand menu or using the keyword search top right, if you need something specific.

ACANTHUS mollis

ACANTHUS mollis

Bear's breeches, Brank ursine

tall spikes of white flowers suffused purple, deeply lobed leaves

 
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individually £13.50 each , 3+ £12.00 each 
AMELANCHIER

AMELANCHIER

Alderwood service berry, Juneberry, Shadbush

All Flower MAR-APR

5 varieties
ASTELIA nervosa 'Westland'

ASTELIA nervosa 'Westland'

silvery bronze arching leaves that turn red in colder conditions. Frost hardy but prefers damp areas

 
£16.50 each 
Available again from OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2024
Dispatch will take place anytime from early October through to late November as stock becomes available.
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ASTILBE

ASTILBE

False goatsbeard

All are suitable for growing in wet or boggy areas. All flower JUL-SEPT

11 varieties
BAMBOO

BAMBOO

20 varieties
BETULA pendula

BETULA pendula

Common silver birch, Lady of the woods

 
Pot grown
MULTIBUY
individually £11.00 each , 10+ £10.00 each 
Estimated availability autumn 2024 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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CALTHA palustris

CALTHA palustris

Kingcup, Marsh marigold, Mollyblobs

creeping rhizomes and buttercup-yellow flowers. Best grown on the edge of water or in a bog

 
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individually £13.00 each , 3+ £11.00 each 
CORTADERIA

CORTADERIA

Pampas grass, Tussock grass

AUG-NOV

5 varieties
 AWARD
DICKSONIA antarctica

DICKSONIA antarctica

Man fern, Soft tree fern

this attractive architectural plant thrives in cool moist shaded woodland

 
Small
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£20.00 each 
6 inch Trunk
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£50.00 each 
Trunk 1ft
£75.00 each 
Trunk 2ft
£175.00 each 
Trunk 3ft
£275.00 each 
Trunk 4ft
£375.00 each 
Trunk 5ft
£475.00 each 
Collect Only
Unfortunately this plant is too big to be sent by courier
It can only be purchased direct from the nursery.
Trunk 6ft
£575.00 each 
Collect Only
Unfortunately this plant is too big to be sent by courier
It can only be purchased direct from the nursery.
GUNNERA manicata

GUNNERA manicata

Chile rhubarb, Giant prickly rhubarb

the more boggy the conditions the larger the giant, umbrella-shaped leaves.

Currently out of stock, please check again soon
 AWARD
HARDY FERNS Osmunda regalis

HARDY FERNS Osmunda regalis

Royal fern

sterile green, fertile leaves on tops thickly covered with brown spores

 
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£14.50 each 
HOUTTUYNIA cordata 'Chameleon'

HOUTTUYNIA cordata 'Chameleon'

multicoloured variegated heart-shaped leaves, white tangerine scented flowers. Prefers moist soil or a boggy area

 
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individually £13.50 each , 3+ £12.00 each 
IRIS ensata

IRIS ensata

Japanese water iris

(kaempferi) - Water iris - shades pink-purple

 
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MULTIBUY Any 3+ £12.00 each
£13.50 each 
LOBELIA tupa

LOBELIA tupa

robust upright perennial from Chile with reddish purple stems and orange-red tubular flowers

 
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individually £13.50 each , 3+ £12.00 each 
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MECONOPSIS baileyi

MECONOPSIS baileyi

Tibetan blue poppy

(Syn. betonicifolia) - blue Himalayan poppy

 
Seeds
Free delivery
£7.00 each 
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MULTIBUY
individually £16.00 each , 3+ £14.00 each 
METASEQUOIA glyptostroboides

METASEQUOIA glyptostroboides

Dawn redwood, Shui-hsa, Water fir

conical tree with ascending branches and fibrous orange bark which prefers a boggy or wet area. Soft light green leaves especially in spring

 
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£16.50 each 
PETASITES japonicus

PETASITES japonicus

Giant butterbur

perennial rhizomatous plant which prefers damp conditions. Dense clusters of yellowish-white flowerheads in FEB-MAR followed by large kidney-shaped leaves growing up to 3 feet high on stalks

 
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MULTIBUY
individually £13.50 each , 3+ £12.00 each 
PHORMIUM tenax

PHORMIUM tenax

New Zealand flax

green tall growing

 
MULTIBUY Any 3+ for 15.00 each
£17.50 each 
Estimated availability autumn 2024 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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RHEUM palmatum

RHEUM palmatum

Turkey rhubarb

bog or water loving rhubarb plant with large leaves and plumes of red flowers on tall stems

 
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MULTIBUY
individually £14.50 each , 3+ £12.00 each 
RODGERSIA

RODGERSIA

All Flower MAY-JUL

4 varieties
SALIX

SALIX

Willow

15 varieties
SAMBUCUS

SAMBUCUS

Elder

All flower JUN-JUL

7 varieties
TAXODIUM distichum

TAXODIUM distichum

Bald cypress, Deciduous cypress, Swamp cypress

prefers boggy moist conditions where this conical tree with pale green leaves and splendid rust brown autumn colour will perform to best effect

 
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£18.50 each 
ZANTEDESCHIA aethiopica

ZANTEDESCHIA aethiopica

Arum lily, Pig lily, Trumpet lily

white flowers. Best grown in a damper boggy area

 
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MULTIBUY Any 3+ for £12.00 each
£13.50 each 

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