Hardy MarginalsLatin NameCommon NameZoneExposureHeightSpread
Acorus calamusSweet Flag3Full Sun/Part Shade3 ft.running
Acorus calamus 'Variegata'Variegated Sweet Flag3Full Sun/Full Shade2-3 ft.running
Acorus gramineus 'Ogon'Golden Japanese Sweet Flag 'Ogon'4full sun/full shade6-12 in.12 in.
Alisma plantago-aquaticaWater Plantain/Water Baby's Breath5Full Sun/Part Shade12-24 in.18 in.
Aponogeton distachyusWater Hawthorn5Full Sun/Part Shade2 in.2-2.5 ft.
Arundo donax 'Variegata'Variegated Mediterranean Reed5Full Sun3-8 ft.3-5 ft.
Baumea Rubiginosa 'Variegata'Variegated Striped Rush (Baumea)6Full Sun/Part Shade12-24 in.running
Butomus umbellatusPink Flowering Rush3Full Sun/Part Shade1-3 ft.14 in.
Caltha palustrisMarsh Marigold3Part Shade12 in.12-18 in.
Caltha palustris 'Plena'Double Flowering Marsh Marigold (Plena)3part shade5-12 in.12-18 in.
Caltha polypetalaGiant Marsh Marigold4full sun/part shade12-24 in.18-24 in.
Carex muskingumensisPalm Sedge4Full Sun/Full Shade12-18 in.12 in.
Carex nigraBlack Flowering Sedge5full sun/part shade24 in.2-3 ft.
Carex riparia 'Variegata'Variegated Sedge4Full Sun24 in.2-3 ft.
Cephalanthus occidentalisButton Bush5Full Sun/Part Shade3-6 ft.6-8 ft.
Cyperus longusUmbrella Grass4Full Sun/Part Shade2-4 ft.running
Dulichium arundinaceumDwarf Bamboo5full sun/full shade1-3 ft.running
Echinodorus cordifoliusMarble Queen 5Part Shade/Full Shade12-24 in.24 in.
Equisetum scripoidesDwarf Horsetail4full sun/part shade8 in.running
Eriophorum angustifoliumCotton Grass3full sun/part shade8-40 in.running
Glyceria maxima aquaticaVariegated Manna Grass4full sun/part shade12-24 in.creeping
Hibiscus moscheutosWater Hibiscus5full sun2-6 ft.12-24 in.
Houttuynia cordata 'Variegata' Chameleon Plant5Full Sun/Part Shade6-12 in.running
Hydrocotyle verticillataWater Pennywort5Full Sun/Part Shade6-12 in.running
Juncus effusus 'Gold Strike'Gold Strike Rush3full sun/part shade2-3 ft.12 in.
Juncus effusus 'Spiralis'Corkscrew Rush (Spiralis)4full sun/part shade12-18 in.12-18 in.
Juncus inflexusBlue Rush4Full Sun/Part Shade2-3 ft.12-18 in.
Juncus inflexus 'Afro'Blue Corkscrew Rush (Afro)4full sun/part shade12-18 in.18-24 in.
Juncus inflexus 'Lovesick Blues'Lovesick Blues Rush4Full Sun/Part Shade2-3 ft.18 in.
Lobelia siphiliticaBlue Lobelia3Full Sun/Part Shade1-3 ft.12 in.
Ludwigia peploidesPrimrose Creeper6Full Sun/Part Shade1-5 in.2-4 ft.
Lysimachia nummulariaCreeping Jenny4Full Sun/Part Shade1 in.creeping
Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'Golden Creeping Jenny4full sun/part shade1 in.creeping
Marsilea muticaVariegated Water Clover5Full Sun/Full ShadeUp to 3running
Mentha aquaticaWater Mint5Full Sun/Part Shade3-12 in.running
Menyanthes trifoliataBog Bean2full sun/part shade8-12 in.creeping
Mimulus guttatusYellow Monkey Flower6Part Shade/Full Shade6 in.12 in.
Mimulus luteus 'Variegata' Variegated Monkey Flower6Part Shade/Full Shade4-10 in.8-12 in.
Mimulus ringensLavender Musk5Full Sun/Part Shade20-30 in.12-20 in.
Myosotis scirpoidesBlue Water Forget-Me-Not3part shade6-12 in.12 in.
Nasturtium officinaleWatercress4Full Sun/Full Shade6-12 in.12 in.
Nymphoides peltataFloating Heart/Water Fringe5full sun/part shadeup to 2 in.running
Oenanthe javanicaWater Celery5Full Sun/Part Shade12-24 in.running
Oenanthe javanica 'Flamingo'Variegated Water Celery5full sun/part shade6-12 in.running
Orontium aquaticumGolden Club5full sun/part shade5-12 in.12-18 in.
Peltandra virginicaArrow Arum5full sun/part shade 24 in.24 in.
Phalaris arundinacea 'Feesey'Strawberries & Cream Ribbon Grass4Full Sun/Part Shade12-14 in.running
Phragmites australis 'Aurea'Golden Reed5Full Sun/Part Shade3-4 ft.running
Pontederia cordataBlue Pickerel Rush5full sun/part shade2-2.5 ft.1-2 ft.
Pontederia cordata 'Alba'White Pickerel Rush5Full Sun/Part Shade2-3 ft.12-24 in.
Pontederia dilatataRoyal (Blue) Pickerel Rush5Full Sun/Part Shade3-5 ft.24 in.
Ranunculus linguaMiniature Spearwort5Full Sun/Part Shade12-24 in.12 in.
Saururus cernuusLizard Tail4Full Sun/Part Shade1-3 ft.running
Saururus chinensisChinese Lizard Tail5full sun/part shade1.5-3 ft.running
Scirpus albescensWhite Rush5Full Sun/Part Shade4-6 ft.running
Scirpus zebrinusZebra Rush5Full Sun/Part Shade4-6 ft.running
Stachys palustrisMarsh Betony4Full Sun/Part Shade6-24 in.running
Thalia dealbataPowdery Thalia5Full Sun/Part Shade 2-6 ft.24 in.
Typha angustifoliaNarrow-Leaved Cattail3Full Sun/Part Shade4-6 ft.running
Typha latifoliaCommon Cattail3full sun/part shade6 ft.4-6 ft.
Typha latifolia 'Variegata'Variegated Cattail3Full Sun/Part Shade5-6 ft.running
Typha LaxmanniiGraceful Cattails3full sun/part shade3 ft.2-4 ft.
Typha minimaMiniature Cattail3Full Sun/Part Shade12-18 in.running
Veronica americana American Brooklime5Full Sun/Part Shade4-12 in.10-12 in.
Zizania latifoliaPerennial Wild Rice4full sun5-6 ft.2-4 ft.