Anemopsis californica (Yerba Mansa)
Very attractive white flowers during the warmer months. Mid-green leaves. Often used as a medicinal plant. Rare.
             

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Apios americana (Ground Nut)
An aquatic twiner. Interesting red flowers over summer. Rhizomes are said to be edible. Rare.
             

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Baldellia ranunculoides (Lesser Water Plantain/Siberian Pink Cups)
A great little plant that has a single umbel of beautiful pastel pink flowers produced in spring. The flowers are of the same size as the larger water plantain, except this one has small leaves. Very rare in Australia.
           

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Butomus umbellatus (Flowering Rush)
An old favourite. Tall narrow green grass-like leaves. Beautiful umbels of rose-pink flowers on tall stems during the warmer months. Prefers very cold winter to flower well.
             

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Caltha palustris (Marsh Marigold)
Attractive single golden yellow flowers with heart shaped green leaves. The true species plant that is small in spread. Prefers shade and cooler conditions.
           

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Caltha palustris var. 'Alba' (White Marsh Marigold)
Originally discovered in the Himalayas. Green leaves with unique & unusual white marigold flowers. Prefers shade and cooler conditions, does not like heat. Small spread. Can be difficult to establish. Quite rare.
           

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Caltha palustris var. 'Flore Pleno' (Double Marsh Marigold)
Very beautiful double pom-pom like golden yellow flowers. Green heart shaped leaves. Very slow to establish & propagate. Prefers shade and cooler conditions. Small spread.
           

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Carex grayii (Morning Star Sedge)
Green leaves with interesting and unusual sharp starry ball-shaped spike seed heads. Rare.
             

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Carex riparia (Greater Pond Sedge)
This is the true species plant with narrower green leaves imported from UK. It is not the mis-labelled blue-green foliage plant sold under this name in Australia. Approximately 1 metre or so in height. Rare.
           

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Carex riparia var. 'Variegata' (Variegated Greater Pond Sedge)
Variegated white stripes over green narrow leaves. An attractive plant for the water garden or waterlogged areas. Approximately 1 metre or so in height. Rare.
           

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Crinum americanum (American Swamp Lily)
One of our favourite recent imports. The only specie from the Crinum genus that will withstand fully water-logged conditions throughout all year round. Long deep green strap-like leaves. White lily-like flowers with only 6 petals. Spread by producing suckers. Rare.
               

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Cyperus percamenthus (Dwarf Giant Papyrus)
NEW! An interesting plant with similar features to Cyperus papyrus except for the height - it grows to about 2ft or 3ft tall. Great for the smaller water gardens. Deciduous over winter and not as hardy as Cyperus papyrus. Sometimes known as Cyperus papyrus cv. 'King Tut'.
         

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Justicia americana (Water Willow)
One of the more interesting plants from our previous imports. Very beautiful orchid-like flowers blended with colours of violet, light lavender and white. Bright green linear-lanceolate leaves. Native to USA.
             

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Lythrum salicaria 'Blush' (Blush Pink Loosestrife)
AGM (The Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit). Beautiful pale pink flowers produced over summer. Tall erect shrub with dark green leaves fading to light with heat. Very worth growing. Rare.
           

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Menyanthes trifoliata (Bog Bean)
Shiny green tri-lobed leaves grown from creeping rhizomes. Beautiful cluster of small white flowers appearing during the warmer months.
             

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Miscanthus capensis (Daba Grass)
This is one of two species within the genus Miscanthus that will grow in permanently wet locations. It's natural distribution range is southern parts of Africa. A very distinctive species with features such as hairy leaf blades and hairy leaf ligules. Unfortunately, like some other plant species, mis-identified plants are often sold under this plant name. Rare.
           

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Nerine platypetala (Marsh Nerine)
The only Nerine species that is of aquatic nature. Attractive pale pink flowers with grass-like green leaves. Very Rare.
             

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Nymphoides aquatica (Banana Lily)
Floating thick succulent green leaves tinged with reddish brown underneath. Tiny white flowers with yellow centre. This is the TRUE PLANT of the "Banana Lily" producing thick and blunt banana-shaped roots underneath the leaves. Not the misidentified Nymphoides indica that has been sold under this name in the aquarium trade.
           

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Peltandra virginica (Arrow Arum)
Arrow shaped lime green leaves. Very unusually shaped greenish-white flowers produced during the warmer months. Slow growing. Rare.
         

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Pontederia cordata 'Pink Pons' (Pink Pickerel Rush)
A beautiful new colour in the Pickerel Rush plants. Bright rose pink flowers instead of the standard blue, white and violet shades. Rare.
           

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Typha latifolia var. 'Variegata' (Variegated Bulrush/Variegated Cat-tail)
A very interesting tall water garden plant with unusual green overlaid with creamy white stripes. Great impact for colour contrast planting for the warmer months. Rare.
         

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