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’
