Here are the most popular flowers that will thrive in water.
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Hardy varieties can survive freezing winter temperatures while the tropical types are perfect for warm weather.
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Lotus
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Lotus flowers are another popular aquatic plantso popular that they’re often confused with water lilies.
Lotus flowers' foliage can grow up to 2 feet wide in ideal conditions.
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Water poppy’s flowers only last a day, but will continue to bloom throughout summer.
Their unimposing size makes them perfect for smaller ponds and water features in your garden.
Water irises have three-petaled flowers that can grow to about 3 feet above the water’s surface.
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It’s best to grow water irises in shallow water, up to about 8 inches deep.
you’re free to also plant forget-me-nots right at the water’s edge in wet soil.
Much like water lilies, water hawthorn foliage creates the perfect home for any fish or aquatic animals.
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Pickerelweed prefers shallow waters and is often found growing on the edges of ponds.
An added bonus of pickerelweed: it’s a great food source for birds and pollinators!
Mosaic Flower
Mosaic flowers are perfect if you want an element that adds major visual intrigue.
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Their wavy foliage and flowers will add visual interest to any water garden.
Get ready to wow all your guestsboth human and animal.
Swamp lilies grow best in wet soil or shallow water.
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These flowers should be grown in shallow, standing water, making them perfect border plants for ponds.
Another added bonus:they’re big with hummingbirds.
These plants are known for their heart-shaped leaves and eye-catching yellow color.
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These fast-growing perennials can grow up to 10 feet tall in the right conditions.
Swamp Milkweed
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Swamp milkweed is a key plant formonarch butterflies.
This plant thrives along the edges of ponds and streams and in wetlands.
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Swamp milkweed is known for its summer blooms in shades of pink to reddish-violet and sometimes even white.
This varies on the punch in of plant.
It’s native to only one small location in Rwanda.
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