Marginal plants are places in the shallow water of  a pond to help soften the edge of a pond or make it look for natural. Varieties which are winter hardy in New York and commonly found at Bergen Water Gardens include:

  • Arrow Arum Peltandra virginica
  • Arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia
  • Bloody Dock Rumex sanguineus
  • Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis
  • Cardinal Fan Salmon Lobelia Fan Salmon
  • Cattail, Dwarf – Typha minima
  • Cattail, Graceful –Typha laxmanni
  • Cattail, Variegated – Typha latifolia variegata.
  • Cattail, Zebra Typha augustifolia
  • Clover, Variegated – Marsilea mutica
  • Golden Club – Orontium aquaticm
  • Golden Club ‘Big Red’ – Orontium aquaticum ‘Big Red’
  • Houttuynia, Chameleon – Houttuynia cordata variegata
  • Coreopsis , Pink –
  • Iris, Japanese – Iris kaempferi
  • Iris, Louisiana Black Gamecock
  • Iris, Yellow – Iris pseudocorus Note: as of 2015 Yellow Iris can no longer be sold in New York State
  • Lizard’s Tail – Saururus cernuus
  • Lizard’s Tail. Chinese – Saururus chinesis
  • Marsh Marigold – Caltha palustris
  • Marsh Marigold, Double – Caltha palustris
  • Monkey Flower Mimulus ringens
  • Obedient Plant – Physostegia leptophylla
  • Pickerel, Blue – Pontederia cordata
  • Plantain, Red – Plantago major rubrifolia
  • Reed, Candy Stripe – Phragmites australis ‘Candy Stripe’
  • Reed, Giant Variegated – Arundo donax variegata
  • Ribbon Grass, Strawberries & Cream – Phalaris arundinacea ‘Strawberries & Cream’
  • Rush, Corkscrew – Juncus effusus
  • Rush, Corkscrew Blue Medusa – Juncus inflexus ‘Afro’
  • Rush, Flowering – Butomus umbellatus
  • Rush, Horsetail Robustum – Equisetum hyemale ‘Robustum’
  • Rush, Variegated – Baumea rubiginosa variegata
  • Rush, White – Scirpus albescens
  • Rush, Zebra – Scirpus tabernae-montani ‘Zebrinus’
  • Sagittaria Crushed Ice – Sagittaria graminea ‘ Crushed Ice’
  • Sedge – Carex spp.
  • Sedge, Blue Variegated – Carex flacca ‘bias’
  • Sedge. Black Flowering – Carex nigra
  • Spearwort Miniature – Ranunculus flammula
  • Sweetflag, Variegated – Acorus calamus variegatus
  • Silver Thalia – Thalia dealbata
  • Water Celery, Variegated – Oenanthe javanica ‘Flamingo’