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Schizostylis coccinea "Mrs Hegarty", also called pink kaffir lily or swamp gladiolus, is a perennial plant from South Africa. It grows in marshes in the east of the Cape province (drakensbergen). Pink Kaffir Lily is clump-forming and extends via the rhizome. The leaves are sword-shaped, grassy, narrow, bright green and about 35 cm long. Flowering takes place from August to October with soft pink, star-shaped flowers. Schizostylis coccinea "Mrs Hegarty" likes a sheltered and sunny place in a moist but well permeable soil The plant is not very hardy, growing in pots and digging in at the edge of the pond is a reliable solution This plant remains semi-evergreen, tolerates sea wind and is disease resistant.
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The plant has grassy leaves and grows in a warm place in the sun. A kaffir lily is a perennial that will thrive both along the pond and in the garden soil.
The flowers with 6 petals are arranged in clusters on long stems. Very good cut flower.

Scirpus isolepis, in Dutch called dwarf breeze, is a very decorative underwater grass with evergreen, fine, bright green grass-like leaves and lots of mini white flowers that tower on thin stems just above the surface of the water. Dwarf clover likes a sheltered position in full sun or partial shade and a water depth that can vary from 0 to 30cm. This plant likes acidic to neutral, permanently moist soil and can be absorbed well into the filter zone of the pond, although some winter protection will be advisable there. Dwarf cinquefoil is fairly hardy, tolerates sea wind and even brackish water, is tolerant to air pollution.
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Scirpus lacustris (syn. Schoenoplectus lacustris), also called mat rush, is a widespread native swamp plant. This impressive plant can grow to more than 3 meters in favorable conditions and, given its prolific growth habit, it is best kept in a container. After all, the sharp points of the rhizome can easily pierce pond liner. The leaves are flat or gutter-shaped and are located at the bottom of the gray-green, round, hollow stems. Mattenbies blooms from June to September with elongated to elongated oval, reddish brown spikes at the top of the stems. Scirpus lacustris likes a sheltered position in full sun or partial shade and a water depth that can vary from 30 to 60 cm. This plant likes acidic to neutral, permanently moist soil.
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Scirpus lacustris "Albescens", also called variegated mat rush, is a marsh plant. This impressive plant can reach a height of 2 meters in favorable conditions and, given its prolific growth habit, is best enclosed. After all, the sharp points of the rhizome can easily pierce pond liner. The leaves are gutter-shaped and are located at the bottom of the green, vertically white striped hollow stems. Variegated mat rush blooms from June to September with elongated oval, reddish brown spikes at the top of the stems. Scirpus lacustris "Albescens" prefers a sheltered position in full sun or partial shade and a water depth that may vary from 20 to 50 cm. This plant likes permanently moist soil, grows in clay, sand and loamy soil.
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Scirpus tabernaemontani "zebrinus", also called zebrabies or variegated rough rush, is a beautiful marsh plant. These zebrabies are much more compact and more modest in size than its counterparts. Yet, given its proliferating growth habit, it is best confined. After all, the sharp points of the rhizome can easily pierce pond liner. The leaves are flat or gutter-shaped and are located at the bottom of the hollow green stems, striped white-yellow horizontally. Zebrabries blooms from June to September with elongated to elongated oval, reddish-brown spikes at the top of the stems. Scirpus tabernaemontani "zebrinus" prefers a sheltered position in full sun or partial shade and slightly less deep water than its counterparts (10 to 40 cm).
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Sparganium erectum is called large hedgehog head in Dutch. It is a widespread, semi-evergreen marsh plant or bank plant. The plant has stiff, reed-like, triangular, green leaves. During spring and summer, the sturdy stems have 1 to 4 off-white, spherical, female flower heads surmounted by numerous smaller male flowers. This is followed by spiky, club-shaped fruits. Large hedgehog head likes a position in full sun or partial shade, a water depth of 10 to 50 cm and prefers clay soil. This plant is hardy and once established can also cope with temporary drying out of the habitat. It tolerates sea wind and light brackish water, is well tolerant of air and water pollution, but is a formidable usurer.
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Stachys palustris is called swamp and thorn in Dutch. It is a deciduous perennial or swamp plant with an upright habit. The leaves are narrow and elongated with a pointed top and heart-shaped base. Marsh thorn blooms from July to September with small, lilac-pink flowers in white felt-like spikes on upright, square flower stems. Stachys palustris prefers full sun or partial shade and moist to wet, moderately fertile soil. Marsh buckthorn prefers to grow with its feet in the water, a depth of 0 to 5cm is suitable. Once established, the plant can also cope with temporary drying out. Stachys palustris is also very hardy, tolerant to sea wind and air pollution and has little trouble with pests or diseases.
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Symphytum officinale is called common comfrey in Dutch. It is a deciduous perennial with a bushy upright but widely spread habit. The leaves are large, dark green, lanceolate and rough-haired. This comfrey flowers from May to July with very variably colored (pink, white, purple), bell-shaped flowers in hanging flower clusters. Symphytum officinale prefers a position in the sun or partial shade and neutral, moist soil. The plant has medicinal power and the leaf litter is a good compost activator. Common comfrey is hardy and, once established, also fairly drought tolerant. It is a good pregnancy plant for bees and can tolerate some air pollution as well.
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Thalia dealbata is native to southeastern North America. This water plant with a tropical look has large, oval to lanceolate, gray-green leaves with a fine red leaf margin and a powdery, white underside. The plant blooms from July to September with violet-colored, waxy flowers. These are grouped in long spikes on tall stems. Thalia dealbata prefers a warm, sunny position and a water depth of 30 to 60 cm, preferably in loamy soil. The plant is hardy if it is overwintered sufficiently deep in the winter months and thus frost-free, a depth of 60 cm is recommended during these months. The plant is sea wind and salt tolerant, tolerates air pollution, attracts bees and butterflies and does not suffer from diseases.
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Tulbaghia violacea is called wild garlic in Dutch. It is a vigorous clump-forming bulbous plant from South Africa with beautiful inflorescences and culinary properties. Wild garlic looks a bit like agapanthus. The leaves are gray-green, slightly fleshy, narrow elongated and, when bruised, have a garlic scent. The plant blooms from May to August with lilac to purple-pink flowers in terminal flower heads. Tulbaghia violacea prefers a position in full sun and a well-drained, humus-rich soil that does not dry out too much during the flowering season. This plant can therefore be used well at the pond edge. It is moderately hardy and requires winter protection just like agapanthus. Thulbaghia tolerates sea breeze and air pollution.
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Typha angustifolia, in Dutch called "little cattail", is an indigenous aquatic plant that is mainly found in acidic and nutrient-poor water. This perennial has a high upright and wide spreading habit. It easily proliferates through rhizomes, so lock it up in a good pond basket is the message. The leaves are narrow, linear and colored blue-green to blue-gray. Small cattail flowers from June to August with double cigar-shaped spikes, the male spikes are at the top, the female a few centimeters lower. After wind fertilization, the female flowers form the characteristic spindle-shaped "cigars". Typha angustifolia likes a sunny position and a swampy soil with a water depth of 15 to 20 cm, although it can easily stand up to 80 cm deep.
P9 are sold per 4.
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