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Nymphaea "king of the blues" is a beautiful, violet-blue, tropical water lily for the medium to small pond. This water lily blooms from June to September, with small, delicately scented, star-shaped, violet-blue flowers, with a yellow heart. As soon as the flower has finished blooming, the seeds sink to the bottom. Nymphaea "king of the blues" likes a warm position in full sun, a water depth of 0.30 to 0.50 meters and a nutrient-rich soil. The plant is tropical and not hardy, attracts butterflies, bees and other insects, tolerates sea winds and is also tolerant of air pollution.

Nymphaea 'Lemon Mist' is a water lily that is very suitable for a medium-sized pond with a water depth of 20 to 90 cm.
Blooms with lemon yellow double flowers with a bright yellow center. The flowers protrude 10 cm above the water surface.
The round leaves are green with brown-red spots.

Nymphaea 'Mangkala Ubol' is a water lily that is very suitable for a medium to small pond with a water depth of 20 to 80 cm.
Blooms with large bowl-shaped flowers (14cm) with a yellow heart. The petals are slightly wrinkled, cream-yellow with a peach-pink hue and protrude +/- 10 cm above the water surface.
The round leaves are bronze green with purple spots.

Nymphaea "Perry Almost Black" is a profusely flowering, dark red water lily, which is especially suitable for large and medium-sized ponds. The plant has large, almost round, leaves that emerge purple-red and then slowly turn green. This water lily flowers from June to September, with beautiful, pleasantly scented, peony-like, deep red flowers, with an even darker center and nicely contrasting yellow stamens. As soon as the flower has finished blooming, it begins to sink to the bottom. Nymphaea "Perry Almost Black" likes a position in full sun or partial shade, a water depth of 0.40 to 0.70 meters and a nutrient-rich soil. The plant is hardy, attracts butterflies, bees and other insects, tolerates sea wind and slightly brackish water and is also tolerant of air pollution.

Nymphaea 'Perry's Double White' is a richly flowering water lily that is very suitable for a medium to large pond with a water depth of 40 to 80 cm.
The pure white double flowers with golden yellow stamens float on the water between the large green leaves.

Nymphaea pygmaea 'Phoebus' is a small water lily that is very suitable for a small pond or tub with a water depth of 15 to 30 cm.
Blooms with cup-shaped orange-pink flowers (6cm) with a yellow center floating on the water between the purple-spotted green leaves (12cm)

Nymphaea "Pygmaea Alba" is a true dwarf water lily. This small, white-flowering hybrid is suitable for medium to small ponds. The small leaves first appear olive green and then, during the season, turn a decorative darker green with brown spots. This water lily blooms from June to September, with small, slightly fragrant, cup-shaped, white flowers with a golden yellow center and the diameter of the flower is just 3 to 5 cm. As soon as the flower has finished blooming, the seeds sink to the bottom. Nymphaea "Pygmaea Alba" likes a position in full sun, a water depth of 0.15 to 0.40 meters and a nutrient-rich soil. The plant is very hardy, attracts butterflies, bees and other insects, tolerates sea wind and slightly brackish water and is also tolerant of air pollution.

Nymphaea "Pygmaea Helvola" is a beautiful, yellow dwarf water lily, which was introduced in 1879 and is suitable for medium to small ponds. The small, slightly ruffled leaves appear olive green at first and then, during the season, turn a decorative darker green with dark purple spots. This mini water lily blooms from June to September, with small, slightly fragrant (first cup-shaped, later star-shaped), soft yellow flowers with a golden yellow heart and the diameter of the flower is barely 3 to 5 cm. As soon as the flower has finished blooming, the seeds sink to the bottom. Nymphaea "Pygmaea Helvola" likes a position in full sun, a water depth of 0.20 to 0.40 meters and a nutrient-rich soil.

Nymphaea "Pygmaea Rubra" is a true dwarf water lily. This small, pink-red hybrid is suitable for medium to small ponds. The small leaves first appear olive green and then, during the season, turn a decorative darker green with dark purple spots. This water lily blooms from May to September, with small, slightly fragrant, cup-shaped, pink-red flowers, with a golden yellow heart and the diameter of the flower is just 3 to 5 cm. As soon as the flower has finished blooming, the seeds sink to the bottom. Nymphaea "Pygmaea Rubra" likes a position in full sun, a water depth of 0.15 to 0.40 meters and a nutrient-rich soil.

Callitriche verna, called little star duck in Dutch, is an evergreen oxygenating plant or floating plant with a wide distribution area, the plant is also native to Belgium and the Netherlands. Little Star Duckweed has small, narrow, elliptical, bright green leaves that float on the surface of the water in a rosette form. Callitriche verna blooms in spring with small, axillary, white-green flowers made up of 1 stamen or 1 pistil. This oxygenating plant can be planted in acidic to neutral soil at a water depth of 20 to 50cm, but can also be used perfectly as a floating plant or as a marsh plant. Callitriche verna is very hardy and suffers little or no disease.

Ceratophyllum demersum, called thorn or coarse hornwort in Dutch, is a submerged aquatic plant without roots, with a very high water-purifying capacity. This oxygenating plant is a true cosmopolitan and occurs almost worldwide in sufficiently deep and fresh water. The leaves are dark green, branched fork-shaped, standing in whorls on long stems. This hornwort blooms in summer with small white flowers, the plant is monoecious, the male flowers have about 20 stamens, the female 1 pistil. The pollen floats through the water until it reaches the pistil, after fertilization olive green spiny achenes form. Thorn hornwort is very hardy, grows quickly, is not salt tolerant and only suitable for fresh water.

Elodea canadensis, called broad waterweed in Dutch, originates from North America. This submerged, evergreen aquatic plant with stems of 60cm and more has an enormous water-purifying capacity and vigor. It quickly forms runners and can form entire mats in a short time. The leaves are oblong, lanceolate, dark green, usually in whorls of 3 on the long stems. Elodea is dioecious, but in our regions we usually only find female plants. The flowers are inconspicuous, greenish white to pinkish, the flowering period runs from May to August. Waterweed likes a place with sufficient sunlight and prefers to grow in a mixture of clay and peat, but it also comes into its own in a sandy soil.