# Water plants

> Every article on water 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 that grow in the water itself: floating leaves, oxygenators and everything that keeps a pond clear.

- [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)
- [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)
- [Yellow water lily (Nuphar lutea): pond planting and care](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/yellow-water-lily) - Yellow water lily (Nuphar lutea): native pond plant with yellow flowers of 3 to 6 cm, May to August. Identification, planting depth, 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)

## See also

- [Pond and marginal plants](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants/water-en-oeverplanten)