The Best Water Garden Plants

Name: Nelumbo selections Growing Conditions: Full sun, submerged in water Size: To 6 feet tall, depending on type Zones: Tropical: 10-11, Hardy: 4-9 Name: Iris fulva Growing Conditions: Full sun, pondside Size: 3 feet tall Zones: 5-9 Name: Sarracenia hybrids Growing Conditions: Full sun, pondside Size: To 18 inches tall Zones: 2-11, depending on type Name: Canna selections Growing Conditions: Full sun, submerged or pondside Size: To 6 feet tall, depending on type Zones: 8-11 Name: Crinum americanum Growing Conditions: Full sun, pondside Size: To 4 feet tall Zones: 9-11 Name: Acorus calamus ‘Variegata’ Growing Conditions: Full sun, pondside Size: To 5 feet tall Zones: 4-11 Name: Zephyranthes selections Growing Conditions: Full sun, pondside Size: To 1 foot tall Zones: 9-11, depending on type Name: Typha latifolia Growing Conditions: Full sun, submerged, or pondside Size: To 6 feet tall Zones: 2-11 Name: Primula japonica Growing Conditions: Part to full shade, pondside Size: To 18 inches tall Zones: 4-8 Name: Hibiscus moscheutos Growing Conditions: Full sun, pondside Size: To 8 feet tall Zones: 5-10 Name: Lobelia cardinalis Growing Conditions: Part to full shade, pondside Size: 3 feet tall Zones: 3-9 Name: Iris japonica Growing Conditions: Full sun, pondside Size: 3 feet tall Zones: 3-8 Name: Colocasia selections Growing Conditions: Part to full shade, pondside Size: To 5 feet tall Zones: 9-11 Name: Cyperus papyrus Growing Conditions: Full sun, pondside or submerged Size: To 6 feet tall Zones: 9-11 Name: Nymphaea selections Growing Conditions: Full sun, submerged in water Size: To 6 feet wide, depending on type Zones: Tropical: 10-11, Hardy: 4-9