WATER PLANTS
With good weather, Sky carries a wide selection of water plants from early May through summertime. Adding plants to the water features in your home helps prevent the build-up of algae, creates habitat for wildlife, and makes everything just that much more beautiful.
CURRENTLY SOLD OUT OF WATER PLANTS - CHECK BACK EARLY MAY
Water Lilies & Deep Water Plants
These plants root on the bottom of the pond and send long stems and leaves up to float on the surface. They provide shade and hiding places for fish. Water lilies are perhaps the most well known example, beloved for their flowers and lily pads. Most will flower best in at least six hours of daily sun. They can also be grown in containers for easy maintenance.
DEEP WATER PLANTS WE OFTEN RECEIVE
(Stock changes daily, Call to confirm availability)
Lilypons, Water Hawthorn, Water Snowflake, etc.
WATER LILY WE OFTEN RECEIVE
Froebeli, Gregg’s Orange Beauty, Miss Siam, Multi Double Pink Hardy, Myra, Perry’s Double Yellow, Siam Jasmine, Virginalis
Aponogeton distachyos
Water Hawthorn
Nymphaea virginalis
Virginalis Water Lily
Nuphar lutea
Japanese Pond Lily
Numphoides cristata
Water Snowflake
Floating Water Plants
These plants float freely on the surface, without rooting in the pond. Some, like water hyacinth, are valued for their flowers, but all will provide cover for fish and help reduce algae in the pond by competing for nutrients and shading out natural light. All of the floating plants at Sky are annuals, and will not overwinter in the Pacific Northwest climate. They can be removed and composted in autumn.
Sky carries Water Hyacinth and Water Lettuce.
Marginals
These plants thrive in shallow water or moist soil along the edge of a pond or water feature, and can tolerate being partially submerged.
Use them to frame a water feature and to soften the transition between land and water. Keep in mind that most prefer full - part sun. Though mostly ornamental, they can also help keep water in your pond clearer.
MARGINALS WE OFTEN RECEIVE
(Stock changes daily, Call to confirm availability)
Canna Lilies, Calla Lilies, Cattail, Colocasia, Gunnera, Grasses, Horsetail, Iris, Papyrus, Rushes, Sagittaria, Watercress, Water Mint, Yellow Monkey Flower, and more.
CHECK OUR OTHER DEPARTMENTS
Many of the plants in this category are also carried in our Annuals, Perennials and Groundcover Departments. For use in ponds, be sure to replace their potting soil with a pond medium or clay soil before setting in water.
Caltha polypetala
Giant Marsh Marigold
Equisetum hymale
Horsetail
Canna ‘Orange Punch’
Orange Punch Canna
Gunnera manicata
Giant Rhubarb
Pond Supplies
Whether it's a pump, flexible liner, sustainable pest control or algae destroyers, we've got the specialty supplies to make your dreams, large or small, a reality. We even have LED lights and koi food!
POND LINER
45 ml EPDM synthetic rubber pond liner.
5 foot, 10 foot, and 15 foot rolls. Sold by the linear foot.
FILTER MEDIA
28 inch wide polyester filter media. 1 inch or 2inch thick, sold by the linear foot.
Our selection is always changing, with fresh shipments of water plants arriving every other week from spring to summer. Please give us a call to check on availability.
Frequently Asked Questions
Water Bowl Garden DIY
Create a Water Bowl Garden
Create your own water bowl garden or fountain. Follow Gretchen’s step by steps instructions to bring water into your home or garden.