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Australian Native Aquatic & Wetland Plants
This section includes a wide range of Australian native aquatic plants ranging from moisture loving reeds/rushes to fully submerged aquatic species.
| Alisma plantago-aquatica (Water Plantain)
Green ovate leaves with slightly cordate leaf base. Panicles of tiny white flowers produced during the warmer months. Propagated by seeds only.
        | AUD $7.50 each
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| Azolla filiculoides (Pacific Azolla)
Medium green feathery foliage that resemble the foliage of ferns. Snowflake shaped foliage.
  | AUD $5.00 each
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| Azolla pinnata (Ferny Azolla)
Light green but sometimes reddish-brown foliage. Similar to the previous but are more flat and foliage triangular in shape.
| AUD $5.00 each
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| Bacopa monniera (Smooth Water Hyssop)
Small bright green elliptic leaves grown on trailing stems. Beautiful tiny white flowers produced in the warmer months.
| AUD $5.50 each
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| Bacopa monniera - Pink form (Smooth Water Hyssop - Pink form)
NEW! Small bright green elliptic leaves grown on trailing stems. Beautiful tiny pink or pale mauve flowers produced in the warmer months. An interesting form of the species. Rare.
| Currently Not Available
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| Baloskion tetraphyllum (Tassel Cordrush/Restio tetraphyllus)
Green thread-like foliage emerging from erect stems covered with light brown sheaths across each node. Great for landscaping. Not for Tas.
| Currently Not Available
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| Baumea articulata (Jointed Twig Rush)
Tall deep green blade culm-like stems. Deep reddish brown spikelets produced during the warmer months. Formerly known as Cladium articulatum.
| AUD $6.50 each
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| Baumea juncea (Bare Twig Rush)
Grey-green circular culm-like stems. Deep reddish brown spikelets sparsely produced during the warmer months.
| AUD $6.00 each
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| Baumea rubiginosa (Red Twig Rush)
Green blade culm-like flatten stems. Dense clusters of reddish brown spikes produced from the stems during the warmer months.
| Currently Not Available
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| Baumea tetragona (Square Twig Rush)
NEW! An interesting and unusual square-stemmed rush. Grows on the edge of swamps or very shallow water. Not commonly found.
| Currently Not Available
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| Blechnum penna-marina (Alpine Water Fern)
Deep green pinnate fronds growing in a scrambling habit. Prefers cool, moist and shade conditions to do well. Not for Tas.
| Currently Not Available
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| Bolboschoenus medianus (Marsh Clubrush)
Grass-like upright triangular stems growing from rhizomes. Clusters of yellow-brown spikelets during the warmer months.
| Currently Not Available
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| Brasenia schreberi (Water Shield)
Native to Australia and Asia. This unusual plant has shield-like green leaves floating on the water and deep reddish-purple flowers. Slow to propagate, hence limited supply.
 | Currently Not Available
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| Calystegia sepium (Swamp Bindweed)
NEW! An interesting aquatic twining plant. Near arrow (or hastate) shaped green leaves with eye-catching white flowers produced in the warmer months. Must be planted in companion with taller plants such as sedges and rushes.
| Currently Not Available
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| Carex appressa (Tall Sedge)
A sedge with green grass-like leaves with yellow-brown flower spikes during the warmer months. Not for Tas.
| AUD $5.50 each
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| Carex fascicularis (Tassel Sedge)
A sedge with green grass-like leaves growing from tough rhizomes with pendulous flower spike during the warmer months.
| AUD $6.00 each
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| Carex gaudichaudiana f. 'Bruny Island' (Dwarf Lizard Tail Sedge)
Short blue-green leaves with black inflorescence appearing in Autumn. A dwarf form of the species Carex gaudichaudiana discovered in Tasmania, Australia.
| AUD $5.50 each
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| Centella cordifolia (Swamp Centella)
Heart or kidney shaped green leaves edged with reddish-pink that is grown on trailing reddish-pink stems.
| AUD $6.00 each
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| Ceratophyllum demersum (Hornwort)
Dark green brushy & brittle foliage. Floats just beneath the water surface. Sometimes used as a submergent plant anchored to the bottom of pond or water feature. Not for Tas.
| AUD $4.50 each
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| Ceratopteris pteridoides (Floating Water Sprite/Giant Floating Fern)
Large floating blunted lobe shaped leaves bright green in colour. Spreads by forming young floating leaves that detaches itself from the edge of the leaf of an older plant.
| Currently Not Available
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| Ceratopteris thalictroides (Water Sprite)
Multi-branching bright green floating/submerged fern-like foliage. Spreads by broken branches.
| Currently Not Available
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| Chorizandra australis (Southern Bristle Rush)
Attractive dark green stems with white spined black flowerball seedheads during the warmer months.
| Currently Not Available
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| Chorizandra cymbaria (Heron Bristle Rush)
Narrow yellow green stemmed foliage. Egg shaped yellow brown seedheads produced in the warmer months. Maximum 1m in height.
| Currently Not Available
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| Chorizandra enodis (Black Bristle Rush/Echidna Rush)
Very narrow blue-grey to dull green cylindrical stems. Small white spined black flowerball seedheads. Maximum 1m in height.
| Currently Not Available
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| Chorizandra sphaerocephala (Roundhead Bristle Rush)
A very beautiful native Australian sedge with rounded eye-catching dark brown seedheads to the size of the 5 cent coin. Yellow green stemmed foliage. Approximately 1m in height. Slow growing.
| Currently Not Available
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| Cotula coronopifolia (Water Buttons)
Golden yellow button-like flowers produced over the warmer months. Succulent-like textured bronze-green leaves on brown stems.
| Currently Not Available
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| Crassula helmsii (Swamp Stonecrop)
Short linear (or narrow lanceolate) green leaves on trailing pinkish-brown stems. A great plant for the small water features.
| AUD $5.50 each
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| Crinum pedunculatum (River Lily/Swamp Lily)
White starry flowers from long stalks during the warmer months. Medium green strap-like leaves. A large growing plant. Not for Tas.
| AUD $9.50 each
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| Cyperus exaltatus (Giant Sedge)
Tall growing green stems and bracts with reddish-brown spikelets produced during the warmer months.
| AUD $12.50 each
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| Cyperus lucidus (Leafy Flatsedge)
Tall growing green stems and bracts with short sharp reddish-brown spikelets produced during the warmer months.
| Currently Not Available
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| Cyperus vaginatus (Flat Sedge)
Erect green stems with very few rib-like bracts on top. Similar to Cyperus alternifolius var. 'Gracilis' but much taller and larger growing.
| AUD $6.50 each
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| Eleocharis acuta (Common Spike Rush)
Straw-coloured tinged red-brown to dark red-brown spikelets produced on top of tall deep green stemmed reed-like foliage.
| AUD $6.00 each
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| Eleocharis cylindrostachys (Spike Rush)
Straw-coloured tinged red-brown spikelets produced on top of the tall green stemmed foliage grown from rhizome rootstock.
| AUD $5.50 each
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| Eleocharis pusilla (Dwarf Eleocharis)
Short dark red-brown to blackish spikelets produced on top of mid green stemmed foliage. More of a small grower than a medium grower.
| AUD $6.50 each
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| Eleocharis sphacelata (Tall Spike Rush)
Straw-coloured spikelets usually with dark reddish band near margins. Tall grey green stemmed reed-like foliage.
| Currently Not Available
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| Glossostigma elatinoides (Glossostigma)
Egg-shaped or wedge shaped green leaves on trailing stems. Can form into a mat of green foliage in shallow water areas. Tiny white flowers in warmer months. Often used in aquariums.
| Currently Not Available
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| Gratiola peruviana (Austral Brooklime)
Oval green leaves with toothed edges on sprawling green stems. Unusual pinkish-purple-red flowers during the warmer months.
| AUD $9.50 each
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| Gunnera cordifolia (Heart-leaved Gunnera)
An interesting Australian native from Tasmania with hairy green heart shaped leaves. Red berries produced during mid-summer. A carpeting plant that spreads by stolons. Prefers a cool, moist and protected site. Do not allow it to dry out. Great for cool climate gardens. Rare.
| Currently Not Available
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| Hydrilla verticillata (Hydrilla/Water Thyme)
Dark green leaves with serrated edges in whorls of 5 or so and on branching stems. Usually eaten by fish as a source of diet. A great substitute for Elodea plants both in aquarium and ponds. Not for Tas.
| AUD $6.50 each
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| Hydrocotyle pterocarpa (Wing Pennywort)
Kidney shaped green leaves with scalloped edges grown from trailing stems.
| AUD $12.50 each
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| Hydrocotyle verticillata (Shield Pennywort)
Green circular to elliptic leaves with scalloped edges that resemble the leaves of Nasturtiums. Very tiny spikelets of flowers during the warmer months. Not for WA.
| AUD $6.00 each
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| Isachne globosa (Marsh Millet)
Bamboo grass-like green foliage with seed-head flower spikes. Spread by runners or stolons. Keep contained in tropical regions.
| Currently Not Available
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| Isolepis nodosa (Knobby Club Rush)
Green stemmed foliage with short brown spikes produced during the warmer months. Not for Tas.
| AUD $5.50 each
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| Isotoma fluviatilis (Swamp Isotome)
Near oval green leaves with slightly toothed edges growning on creeping stems. Pale violet-blue to off-white flowers during the warmer months.
| Currently Not Available
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| Juncus ingens (Giant Rush)
Tall greyish-green reed-like stemmed foliage. Straw-brown spikelets (occasionally tinged red) produced during the warmer months.
| AUD $9.50 each
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| Juncus pallidus (Pale Rush)
Upright green foliage with light coloured flower spikes produced during the warmer months. Not for Tas.
| AUD $8.50 each
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| Juncus usitatus (Native Rush)
Thin green cylindrical rush-like stems with tiny golden-brown coloured flower spikes during the warmer months. Not for Tas.
| AUD $5.50 each
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| Lepidosperma longitudinale (Pithy Sword Sedge)
Tall, stiff and flattened green stemmed foliage. Red-brown spikelets appearing during the warmer months.
| AUD $6.50 each
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| Lepironia articulata (Cigar Rush)
Tall greyish-green stemmed foliage of an interesting rush-like plant. Dark brown spikes that resembles the shape of cigars.
| AUD $7.50 each
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| Lilaeopsis brisbanensis (Water Grass)
Tufty strong green grass-like foliage. A great mat-forming plant for the wet area.
| AUD $5.50 each
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| Lilaeopsis polyantha (Australian Lilaeopsis)
Green cylindrical and hollow stems growing on creeping stems that floats on water. Easily breaks off to establish into a new area.
| Currently Not Available
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| Limnophila aromatica (Rice Paddy Herb)
Narrow ovate green leaves with serrated edges. Heavily fragrant when the leaves are crushed. Purple flowers with white throat appears during the warmer months.
| Currently Not Available
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| Ludwigia adscendens (White Primrose)
This is one of the more interesting species of the Ludwigia genus. This particular species have very distinctive pneumatophores, a breathing type of spongy roots arising at the nodes of the floating or creeping stems. A sun loving plant with pale creamy to almost white flowers that will probably make it unique within it's own genus. It is a plant native to remote areas of Australia, Papua New Guinea, India and other parts of Asia.
| Currently Not Available
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| Ludwigia peploides ssp. montevidensis (Water Primrose)
Deep green oblanceolate to obovate leaves on trailing stems. Golden yellow flowers produced in the warmer months. Not for WA.
| AUD $5.50 each
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| Lycopus australis (Native Gypsywort)
Green ovate to lanceolate leaves with toothed edges. Small flowers at the bases of each leaf where it joins the stem.
| AUD $8.50 each
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| Lythrum salicaria (Purple Loosestrife)
Tall shrub with narrow-ovate green leaves. Attractive purplish-pink flower spikes produced during the warmer months.
| AUD $6.50 each
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| Marsilea costulifera (Narrow Leaf Nardoo)
Beautiful small growing four-leaf clovers with narrower leaves than other species under the same genus. Similar to "Marsilea angustifolia" except for the leaf shape.
| AUD $10.50 each
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| Marsilea drummondii (Nardoo)
Attractive floating or emergent green four leaf clovers that is sometimes feathery or furry in texture. Popular and easy to grow.
| AUD $6.00 each
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| Marsilea hirsuta (Hairy Nardoo)
Attractive emergent green four leaf clovers on short stems. The distinctive hairy sporocarps separates this plant from the others under this genus.
| AUD $7.50 each
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| Marsilea mutica (Rainbow Nardoo/Water Clover)
Floating or emergent beautiful four-leaf clovers which are often patterned with striking reddish-brown colours.
| AUD $6.00 each
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| Mazus pumilio - White form (White Swamp Mazus)
The white form this species. Tiny white flowers with a hint of violet produced during the warmer months. Medium green creeping leaves. Mat forming. Not for Tas.
| AUD $5.00 each
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| Mentha diemenica (Slender Water Mint)
A mat forming mint with branching stems and oval green leaves. Tiny lavender flowers produced in the warmer months. Scented.
| Currently Not Available
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| Mentha pulegium (Pennyroyal Mint)
Spikes of light violet blue flowers during the warmer months. Highly scented green leaves. Can also be grown in shallow water as well. Not for Tas.
| Currently Not Available
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| Mimulus repens (Creeping Monkey Flower)
Attractive tiny dark green leaves bearing oversized Monkey face-like lavender flowers during the warmer months.
| Currently Not Available
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| Myriophyllum caput-medusae (Cat-tail Milfoil/Coarse Water Milfoil)
Coarse green emergent leaves with a hint of blue-grey colour on creeping or upright stems. One of the more attractive species from the genus Myriophyllum.
| Currently Not Available
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| Myriophyllum crispatum (Upright Water Milfoil)
Fine green divided (or pinnate) leaves densely grown on upright stems. One of the more beautiful species from the genus Myriophyllum.
| AUD $5.50 each
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| Myriophyllum latifolium (Water Milfoil)
Green leaves with short toothed edges on creeping stems. Different to other native Myriophyllum species as this one have quite distinctive emergent leaves. Not commonly cultivated.
| Currently Not Available
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| Myriophyllum papillosum (Water Milfoil)
Green fine needle-like (or linear) leaves growing on creeping stems. The leaves has numerous tiny short teeth on the margins.
| AUD $5.50 each
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| Myriophyllum papillosum var. 'Red Stem' (Red Stemmed Water Milfoil)
An interesting variant or selection of this species plant with green fine needle-like (or linear) leaves growing on an eye-catching reddish-pink creeping stems. Unusual.
| AUD $7.00 each
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| Myriophyllum salsugineum (Lake Water Milfoil)
An interesting Australian native milfoil with yellow stems carry red berry-like flowers above water along with circular clusters of fine green leaves.
| Currently Not Available
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| Myriophyllum simulans (Filigree Water Milfoil)
Very fine bright green feathery foliage underwater. Emergent stems with needle-like foliage.
| AUD $6.50 each
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| Nelumbo nucifera 'Paleface' (Australian Native Lotus)
Beautiful white flowers with petal tips edged amd viened with pink. Large green leaves. Native to Australia and Asia.
| Currently Not Available
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| Neopaxia australasica (White Purslane)
A small carpeting plant with creeping stems and narrow bright green leaves. Tiny attractive starry white flowers produced during the warmer months.
| Currently Not Available
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| Nymphoides crenata - Inland NSW form (Crenated Water Fringe/Wavy Marshwort)
Green and thick succulent waterlily-like leaves with sparse maroon speckles. Leaf underside reddish in colour. Tiny deep yellow fringed flowers.
| AUD $7.50 each
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| Nymphoides crenata - Northern NSW form (Crenated Water Fringe/Wavy Marshwort)
Slight bronzed-green waterlily-like leaves with heavily crenated edges and purplish-brown speckles. Tiny yellow fringed flowers. Similar to the Victorian form, but the leaf sinus is wide open "V". Not as cold tolerant as the Victorian form.
| Currently Not Available
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| Nymphoides crenata - Variegated Form (Crenated Water Fringe - Variegated Form)
Green waterlily-like leaves with maroon marbling patterns. Tiny deep yellow fringed flowers during the warmer months. Possibly sometimes sold as the "Nymphoides variegata".
| AUD $7.50 each
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| Nymphoides crenata - Victorian form (Murray River Crenated Water Fringe/Wavy Marshwort)
Deep green waterlily-like leaves with heavily crenated/scalloped edges and slight purplish-brown speckles. Yellow fringed flowers to the size of a 20cent coin (Australin currency). Similar to the northern NSW form, but the leaf lobes overlap at sinus. Quite cold tolerant. Also known as the "Murray River form" of this species.
| Currently Not Available
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| Nymphoides crenata 'Purple Mosaic' (Mosaic Water Fringe/Mosaic Marshwort)
A form of the species Nymphoides crenata. Deep green leaves heavily marbled with deep purple patterns. Tiny yellow fringed flowers. Previously known as Nymphoides variegata.
| Currently Not Available
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| Nymphoides indica (Water Snowflake/Snowflake Lily/White Water Fringe)
Green waterlily-like leaves initially patterned with purplish-brown. Tiny white fringed flowers bourne by the leaf stem.
| AUD $5.50 each
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| Nymphoides montana (High-country Marshwort/Water Fringe)
Oval bronzed-greenish waterlily-like leaves. Tiny yellow flowers emerging by the leaf stem underneath the leaf during the warmer months. This particular species tends to be much more cold tolerant than others under this genus.
| AUD $7.50 each
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| Nymphoides spinulosperma (Marbled Water Fringe/Marbled Marshwort)
Largest flowering species from the genus Nymphoides. Golden yellow flowers that can reach up to the size of a 20c coin. Green waterlily-like leaves with reddish-brown marbled patterns trailing around the edges.
| AUD $8.50 each
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| Oenanthe javanica (Water Parsley)
Sprawling or creeping reddish-brown stems bearing parsley-like green leaves. Quite rare and not commonly available commercially. Not for WA.
| Currently Not Available
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| Ottelia ovalifolia (Swamp Lily)
Green strap-like emergent leaves in the warmer months and grass-like underwater leaves during the cooler months. Interesting three-petalled white flowers produced during summer. Can only be propagated by seeds. Grown as an annual in non-tropical regions.
| Currently Not Available
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| Persicaria decipiens (Slender Knotweed)
Beautiful spikelets of bright pink to white flowers during the warmer months. Green lanceolate leaves with brown markings across. Sprawling habit.
| AUD $6.50 each
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| Persicaria praetermissa (Spotted Knotweed)
NEW! Interesting aquatic herb with sprawling and scrambling habit. Tiny spikelets of pink to white flowers during the warmer months. A good companion plant for the pond margins.
| AUD $7.50 each
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| Philydrum lanuginosum (Woolly Frogsmouth)
Sharp and hairy sword-like green leaves. Heavy woolly golden yellow flowers produced in the warmer months.
| AUD $8.50 each
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| Phragmites australis (Native Reed)
Tall growing bamboo-like green leaves with eye-catching and silvery white fine spikelets produced in the warmer months.
| AUD $5.50 each
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| Potamogeton australiensis (Thin Pondweed)
A beautiful Australian native with rounded oval green leaves emerging on the water surface during the warmer months. The underwater translucent dark green ovate leaves has short toothed margins. Emergent leaves could closely resemble and occasionally be mistaken for the species "Potamogeton sulcatus".
| Currently Not Available
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| Potamogeton cheesemanii (Red Pondwed)
This is one of the most interesting pondweeds within the southern hemisphere. It's natural distribution range covers both Australia and New Zealand. Under cooler temperatures, the emergent leaves become reddish brown in colour. Leaves submerged during winter and emergent during summer. Often confused with similar species Potamogeton australiensis, Potamogeton sulcatus and Potamogeton tricarinatus.
| Currently Not Available
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| Potamogeton crispus (Curly Pondweed)
Wavy or heavily convuluted edges on reddish or dark green translucent leaves on branching stems that grows towards the surface of water.
| AUD $6.50 each
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| Potamogeton javanicus (Small Pondweed)
A small plant with floating leaves during the warmer months. More information coming soon.
| Currently Not Available
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| Potamogeton ochreatus (Blunt Pondweed)
Long and narrow lanceolate translucent green leaves with rounded or blunt tips. An interesting Australian native plant.
| Currently Not Available
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| Potamogeton pectinatus/Stuckenia pectinata (Sago Pondweed)
Attractive fine narrow linear dark green leaves from rhizomatous yellow-green stems. Can tolerate slightly saline water.
| Currently Not Available
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| Potamogeton perfoliatus (Clasped Pondweed/Jade Plant)
The most beautiful of the Potamogeton spp.. Oval shaped translucent jade green leaves with undulated (or wavy) margins on underwater branching stems. Also used in aquariums. A very slow growing species according to our experience. Limited supply.
| Currently Not Available
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| Potamogeton sulcatus (Floating Pondweed)
Oval green floating emergent leaves during the warmer months and underwater semi-translucent long lanceolate leaves during other times. Bronzed flower spike during the warmer months.
| Currently Not Available
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| Potamogeton tricarinatus (Pondweed)
Australian native pondwwed with long strap-like emergent leaves during warmer weather. More information coming.
| Currently Not Available
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| Ranunculus amphitrichus (River Buttercup)
Very beautiful multi-lobed green leaves growing from sprawling stems. Golden yellow appearing during the warmer months.
| Currently Not Available
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| Ranunculus inundatus (Lacy Buttercup)
Deeply divided green leaves with linear (or needle-like) lobes. Small golden yellow flowers during the warmer months.
| AUD $6.00 each
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| Riccacarpus natans (Bearded Liverwort)
A interesting floating plant with green velvet textured foliage and fine black root hairs underneath. Uncommon.
| Currently Not Available
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| Schoenoplectus mucronatus (Triangular Club Rush/Scirpus mucronatus)
Tall deep green triangular stems. Clusters of pale red-brown to pale yellow-brown spikes produced near the top of the stems.
| AUD $6.50 each
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| Schoenoplectus pungens (Sharp Club Rush/Scirpus pungens)
Tall grey green pointy triangular stems. Clusters of dark red-brown spikes produced near the top of the stems.
| AUD $6.50 each
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| Schoenoplectus validus (River Club Rush)
Tall deep green circular stemmed foliage. Red-brown spikelets produced during the warmer months.
| AUD $6.50 each
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| Selliera radicans (Swamp Weed)
Bright green obovate leaves growing from runners/suckers. Small near white flowers produced in the warmer months.
| AUD $6.50 each
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| Triglochin procerum (Native Water Ribbons)
Floating or upright green linear ribbon-like leaves. Emergent greenish flower spikes during the warmer months.
| Currently Not Available
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| Triglochin striatum - Cylindrical leaf form (Streaked Arrow Grass)
Fine narrow cylindrical green grass-like leaves growing from runners. Tiny greenish flower spikes during the warmer months. Much smaller growth than the flattened leaf form. This is a rare form of this species and is not often available.
| Currently Not Available
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| Triglochin striatum - Flattened leaf form (Streaked Arrow Grass)
Green flattened grass-like leaves growing from runners. Interesting greenish flower spikes during the warmer months.
| AUD $9.50 each
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| Typha domingensis (Narrow-leaved Cat-tail)
Tall narrow green grass-like leaves. Narrow tan brown poker heads produced during the warmer months. Not for Tas.
| Currently Not Available
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| Typha orientalis (Broad-leaved Cat-tail)
Tall broad green grass-like leaves. Thick cylindrical tan brown poker heads produced during the warmer months. Not for Tas.
| AUD $6.00 each
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| Utricularia australis (Native Bladderwort)
Delicate green submerged fan-like leaves attached onto floating stems with golden yellow emergent flowers. Dormant in winter and turions sink to the bottom of ponds.
| Currently Not Available
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| Vallisneria gigantea (Giant Ribbonweed/Giant Eelgrass)
Long wide grass-like underwater green leaves that grows from suckers produced from mature plants. Needs space to spread. The largest species from the genus Vallisneria.
| AUD $6.00 each
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| Vallisneria nana (Narrow Ribbonweed/Narrow Eelgrass)
Long narrow green grass-like leaves that grows from suckers produced from mature plants. Very distinct width of the leaf that is approximately 2mm across, although, there also exist other geographical forms and variations of this species. Great for all size water features.
| Currently Not Available
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| Vallisneria nana 'Howard River' (Howard River Eelgrass)
A form of the species plant with attractive green leaves tinted with red-brown colour. Leaf blades are about 1cm in width and has a strap-like texture. Great in large aquariums or ponds.
| AUD $12.50 each
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| Vallisneria nana 'Little Yabba Creek' (Snakeskin Vallisneria/Snakeskin Eelgrass)
A interesting species. Attractive bronzed-green leaves with distinctive brown markings on leaves when young. Great for both aquariums and ponds.
| AUD $9.00 each
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| Villarsia albiflora (White Marsh Flower)
The truly beautiful & unusual white flowered species from Western Australia. Interesting kidney shaped green leaves with papery-like texture. Attractive panicles of white star shaped flowers during the warmer months. There are different leaf forms across this species, this one is the more common kidney-shaped leaf form.
| Currently Not Available
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| Villarsia albiflora - scalloped leaf form (White Marsh Flower)
The truly beautiful & unusual white flowered species from Western Australia. Interesting kidney shaped brownish-green leaves with deeply scalloping edges. Attractive panicles of white star shaped flowers during the warmer months. There are different leaf forms across this species, this one is the rarest form discovered.
| Currently Not Available
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| Villarsia exaltata (Yellow Marsh Flower)
Green lanceolate to oblanceolate leaves, much broader at the leaf base. Panicles of golde yellow star shaped flowers during the warmer months.
| Currently Not Available
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| Villarsia parnassifolia (Star Marsh Flower)
A native of Western Australia. Mid green spade shaped (or cordate) leaves with toothed edges. Succulent textured leaves. Panicles of golden yellow star shaped flowers during the warmer months. Slow to propagate.
| Currently Not Available
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| Villarsia reniformis (Running Marsh Flower)
Thick succulent textured dark green kidney shaped leaves with lime green undersides. Spreads by running stems or stolons. Panicles of golden yellow star shaped flowers during the warmer months.
| AUD $6.00 each
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| Villarsia umbricola var. beaugleholei (Lax Marsh Flower)
Bright green leaves of varying shapes from kidney to oval shaped with slightly scalloped edges. Panicles of golden yellow star shaped flowers during the warmer months. Two variants exist from this species, of which they can only be identified by seed structure.
| Currently Not Available
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| Villarsia umbricola var. umbricola (Lax Marsh Flower)
Bright green leaves of varying shapes from kidney to oval shaped with slightly scalloped edges. Panicles of golden yellow star shaped flowers during the warmer months. Two variants exist from this species, of which they can only be identified by seed structure.
| Currently Not Available
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| Villarsia violifolia (Villarsia)
A very small carpeting plant, spreading by stolons. Green leaves near kidney shaped, sometimes with toothed margins. Short scape with solitary yellow flower. A Western Australian native. Rare.
| Currently Not Available
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| Wolffia australiana (Tiny Duckweed)
The smallest flowering plant in the world. Around 1 to 1.5mm of floating tiny green fronds, rootless. Sinks to the bottom of ponds over the winter period. Rare.
| Currently Not Available
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Code explanations:
= Tolerant of cold temperate climate
= Tolerant of tropical climate
= Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate
= Frost Sensitive - may not survive in climate subjected to frost
= Full Shade or Indirect Sunlight
= Full Sun
= Part Sun & Part Shade
= Small growing - Suitable for small size water gardens or tub style water features
= Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens
= Large growing - Suitable for large size water gardens or naturalizing in dams
 = Great as cut flowers
= Native to Australia
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