This category includes lake, pond and swale plants that professional installers recommend for most of their projects. These are the best choices for their survival, benefits for shoreline management, ease of installation, and overall cost per unit. Questions, call us today at 941-378-2700!
Popular Aquatic Plant Species for Lakes, Ponds, Swales and more...
- Yellow Canna (Canna flaccida)
- Swamp Lily (Crinum americanum)
- Gulf Coast Giant Spikerush (Eleocharis cellulosa)
- Jointed Knotted Spikerush (Eleocharis interstincta)
- Horse Tail (Equisitum hyemale)
- Blue Flag Iris (Iris virginica)
- Soft rush (Juncus effusus)
- Black Needle Rush (Juncus roemerianus)
- Cardinal Flower (Lobella cardinalis)
- Yellow Water Lily (Nymphaea mexicana)
- Arrow Arum (Peltandra Virginica)
- Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)
- Arrowhead Lance Leaf (Sagittaria lancifolia)
- Arrowhead Duck Potato (Sagittaria latifolia)
- Lizard's Tail (Saururus cemuus)
- Soft Stem Bulrush (Scirpus validus or Schoenoplectus tabemaemontani)
- Giant Bulrush (Scirpus or Schoenoplectus californicus)
- Alligator Flag or Fireflag (Thalia geniculata)
Wetland Ferns
- Swamp Fern (Blechnum serrulatum)
- Giant Leather Fern (Acrostichum danaeifolium)
Wetland Trees
- Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
- Swamp or Water Hickory (Carya aquatica)
- Sugarberry (Celtis laevigata)
- Dahoon Holly (Ilex cassine)
- Virginia Willow (Itea virginica)
- Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
- Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)
- Sweet Bay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana)
- Slash Pine (Pinus elliotti)
- Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris)
- Loblolly Pine (Pinus palustris)
- Laurel Oak (Quercus hemisphaerica)
- Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)
- Cabbage Palm (Sabal palmetto)
- Pond Cypress (Taxodium ascendens)
- Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)
- Florida Elm (Ulmus floridana)
Wetland Shrubs
- Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
- Beauty Berry (Callicarpa americana)
- Button Bush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
- Firebush (Hamelia Patens 'Calusa')
- Swamp Hibiscus or Scarlet Rosemallow (Hibiscus coccineus)
- Gallberry (Ilex glabra)
- Wax Myrtle (Myrica cerifera)
- Wild Coffee (Psychotria nervosa)
- Saw Palmetto (Green) (Serenoa repens)