# Pond and marginal plants

> Every article on pond and marginal plants native to the Netherlands at tuinontwerp.app: position, planting, pruning, diseases, and the insects and birds each species supports.

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Last updated: 2026-09-28

Plants for the pond and the wet edge around it, from white water lily to yellow flag and marsh marigold.

## [Water plants](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants/water-en-oeverplanten/waterplanten)

Plants that grow in the water itself: floating leaves, oxygenators and everything that keeps a pond clear.

- [Frogbit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae): pond care and price](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/frogbit-hydrocharis-morsus-ranae) - Frogbit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae): a native floating pond plant with white flowers of 2 to 3 cm, June to August. Identification, planting, price and problems. (2026-09-28)
- [Water soldier: a spiny native pond plant](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/water-soldier-pond-plant) - Water soldier (Stratiotes aloides): a native pond plant with spiny toothed leaves to 45 cm and white flowers from May to July. How to spot, plant and price it. (2026-09-28)
- [Water violet: identify, plant and care for it in a pond](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/water-violet) - Water violet (Hottonia palustris): native pond plant, pale lilac flowers in May and June. Plant it under 20 to 50 cm of water. Identification, price and care. (2026-09-28)

[All 4 articles on water plants](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants/water-en-oeverplanten/waterplanten)

## [Marginal plants](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants/water-en-oeverplanten/oeverplanten)

Plants for the wet edge and the shallows, where dragonflies emerge and frogs hide.

- [Arrowhead (Sagittaria sagittifolia): planting and care](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/arrowhead-sagittaria-sagittifolia) - Arrowhead (Sagittaria sagittifolia) is a native marginal plant, 30 to 90 cm tall, with white flowers. Where it fits in a pond, its price and how to plant it. (2026-09-28)
- [Flowering rush as a pond plant: position and care](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/flowering-rush-pond-plant) - Flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus) is a native marginal plant, 30 cm to 1.5 m tall, with light pink umbels. Where it fits, what it costs and how to plant it. (2026-09-28)
- [Yellow iris: where to plant it, care and wildlife](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/yellow-iris) - Yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus) is a native marginal plant, 40 to 120 cm tall, with yellow flowers from May to July. Where it grows, its price, what goes wrong. (2026-09-28)

## See also

- [Plants](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants)