Filtration PlantsLatin NameCommon NameZoneExposureHeightSpread
Acorus calamusSweet Flag3Full Sun/Part Shade3 ft.running
Acorus calamus 'Variegata'Variegated Sweet Flag3Full Sun/Full Shade2-3 ft.running
Carex nigraBlack Flowering Sedge5full sun/part shade24 in.2-3 ft.
Carex riparia 'Variegata'Variegated Sedge4Full Sun24 in.2-3 ft.
Cyperus alternifoliusUmbrella Palm7Full Sun/Part Shade4-6 ft.2 ft.
Cyperus alternifolius 'Gracilis'Dwarf Umbrella Palm7full sun/part shade1-2 ft.12 in.
Cyperus longusUmbrella Grass4Full Sun/Part Shade2-4 ft.running
Eichhornia crassipesWater Hyacinth9full sun/part shade6 in.running
Glyceria maxima aquaticaVariegated Manna Grass4full sun/part shade12-24 in.creeping
Hedychium coronariumWhite Butterfly Ginger7Part Shade/Full Shade4-6 ft.2-4 ft.
Iris pseudacorus, Yellow FlagYellow Flag Iris4full sun/part shade3-4 ft.2-3 ft.
Iris versicolor, Deep RoseDeep Rose Iris4Full Sun/Part Shade2-2.5 ft.12 in.
Iris versicolor, Mountain BrookMountain Brook Iris4Full Sun/Part Shade2-2.5 ft.12 in.
Iris versicolor, Wild WineWild Wine Iris4Full Sun/Part Shade2-2.5 ft.12 in.
Iris virginica, Purple FanPurple Fan Iris4full sun3 ft.12 in.
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.
Lemna minorDuck Weed3Full Sun/Part Shadesurfacerunning
Limnobium spongiaAmerican Frogbit6Full Sun/Part Shade1/2 - 2 in.running
Mentha aquaticaWater Mint5Full Sun/Part Shade3-12 in.running
Myosotis scirpoidesBlue Water Forget-Me-Not3part shade6-12 in.12 in.
Nasturtium officinaleWatercress4Full Sun/Full Shade6-12 in.12 in.
Oenanthe javanicaWater Celery5Full Sun/Part Shade12-24 in.running
Oenanthe javanica 'Flamingo'Variegated Water Celery5full sun/part shade6-12 in.running
Phalaris arundinacea 'Feesey'Strawberries & Cream Ribbon Grass4Full Sun/Part Shade12-14 in.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.
Scirpus albescensWhite Rush5Full Sun/Part Shade4-6 ft.running
Scirpus cernuusFiber Optics Rush7full sun/part shade6-12 in.12-24 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