Water and swamp plants

Bletilla striata, usually called earth orchid or Japanese orchid in Dutch, is a bushy swamp plant with ground-shaped, ribbed, sword-shaped, medium green leaves. The main bloom of this orchid takes place in June and July, the flowers are violet pink to purple, orchid-like with a three-lobed lower lip. Bletilla striata prefers a position in partial shade or light shade and moist, well-drained, fertile soil. It is fairly hardy but will appreciate a good protective layer with mulch. Although it prefers moist soil, this earth orchid is also quite drought tolerant, it also tolerates sea wind and air pollution quite well, is disease resistant but can sometimes suffer from aphids, red spider mites and mealy bugs.
Are sold per 4.
Price is for 4 pieces.

Bletilla striata "Alba", usually called earth orchid or white Japanese orchid in Dutch, is a marsh plant with ground-shaped, sword-shaped, medium green leaves. The main bloom of this orchid takes place in June and July, the flowers are first light lilac-white, later evolving to pure white, orchid-like with a three-lobed lower lip. Bletilla striata "Alba" prefers a position in partial shade or light shade and moist, well-drained soil. It is fairly hardy but will appreciate a good protective layer with mulch. Although it prefers moist soil, this earth orchid is also quite drought tolerant, it also tolerates sea wind and air pollution quite well, is disease resistant but can sometimes suffer from aphids.
Are sold per 4.
Price is for 4 pieces.

Butomus umbellatus, in Dutch called swan flower, is a high upright, rhizome-spreading, deciduous, water or marsh plant with long, narrow, stiff green leaves, which are strangely triangular at the bottom. Swan flower blooms from May to August with whitish pink flowers arranged in 15cm umbel-like flowers on long rounded flower stems. Butomus umbellatus prefers a position in full sun or partial shade and a water depth of minimum 5 to maximum 45 cm. The acidity of the soil is not that important, although the swan flower feels at its best in reasonably "greasy" clay soil. This plant is hardy and disease resistant and gives a nice vertical accent to the pond planting.
P9 are sold per 4.
Price is for 4 pieces.

Caltha palustris "Alba", in Dutch called white marsh marigold, is a low-growing, pol-forming swamp plant that often grows indigenously along ditches, streams and on damp meadows. The leaves are glossy, fleshy, kidney-shaped, medium green in color and have a slightly serrated edge. The white marsh marigold blooms from March to May with small white flowers, usually single flowers, often a second bloom in August or September. Dotter flowers do well in the swamp zone around the pond, but also in other moist locations, the plant likes a position in full sun or partial shade and does well on any moist soil. Caltha palustris "Alba" is very hardy and has little trouble with diseases, although powdery mildew can occasionally strike.
P9 are sold per 4.
Price is for 4 pieces.

Caltha palustris, in Dutch called marsh marigold, is a pol-forming swamp plant that often grows indigenously along ditches, streams and on moist meadows. The leaves are glossy, fleshy, kidney-shaped, medium green in color and have a slightly serrated edge. The marsh marigold blooms from March to May with large warm yellow flowers, usually single flowers, often followed by a second flowering in August or September. Marsh flowers do well in the swamp zone around the pond, but also in other moist locations, the plant likes a position in full sun or partial shade, is pH flexible and does well on any moist soil. Caltha palustris is very hardy and does not suffer from diseases, although powdery mildew can occasionally strike.
P9 are sold per 4.
Price is for 4 pieces.

Cardamine pratensis, also called cuckoo flower and foam herb in Dutch, is an evergreen perennial with a clump-forming, columnar upright habit. The green rosette leaves are ovate and pinnate, the stem leaves narrow and sometimes serrated. The cuckoo flower blooms from April to June with white-pink to lilac-pink small flowers grouped in short open clusters. It likes a position in filtered sunlight or partial shade, prefers moist soil and looks great in the rock garden and along the waterfront or forest edge. Cardamine pratensis is very hardy, tolerates sea wind and air pollution, is disease resistant, but is sometimes plagued by beetles and aphids.
Are sold per 4.
Price is for 4 pieces.

Grows on wet and swampy soils in large parts of Europe.
Are sold per 4.
Price is for 4 pieces.

Carex panicea forms a clump of overhanging narrow grass-like leaves, glossy and blue-green in color.
The male dark brown flower spikes are shaped like cigars.
Requires well-moist soil and will do very well at the edge of the pond.
Are sold per 4.
Price is for 4 pieces.

Tall cyper sedge is found all over Europe except in the far north. Grows on wet soil to shallow water.
A fresh green grass with gracefully hanging spikelets.
Are sold per 4.
Price is for 4 pieces.

Carex riparia is a tall grass with slightly arching, silver to blue-green glossy leaves.
In late spring they flower with dark brown upright flower spikes.
They are sometimes encountered along the waterfront, in shallow water of puddles -5cm, ditches, but also in swamp areas.
Are sold per 4.
Price is for 4 pieces.

Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic', in Dutch called black taro or elephant ear. The leaves are purple-black, ovate with a heart-shaped base and tapered at the top, they can grow up to 60 cm long and serve as an umbrella in the tropics. Elephant ear blooms in July and August with typical arondskin-like inflorescence, the small female and male flowers are close together in a white to white-yellow spike. Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic' likes a position in full sun or partial shade and a permanently moist, acidic to neutral soil.This plant is moderately hardy and can only be kept evergreen as a houseplant or in a heated greenhouse. This variety is sensitive to too wet winter conditions, causing rot.
P11 are sold per 4.
Price is for 4 pieces.

Colocasia esculenta, in English called taro or elephant's ear. The leaves are deep green, ovate with a heart-shaped base and tapered at the top, they can reach 60 to 100cm long and serve as an umbrella in the tropics. Elephant ear blooms in July and August with typical arondskin-like inflorescence, the small female and male flowers are close together in a white to white-yellow spike. Colocasia esculenta likes a position in full sun or partial shade and a permanently moist, acidic to neutral soil.This plant is moderately hardy and can only be kept evergreen as a houseplant or in a heated greenhouse. Colocasia esculenta is tolerant to sea wind and air pollution and is not prone to diseases or pests.
P11 are sold per 4.
Price is for 4 pieces.