Common Names of Emergents, Floaters, & Submerged Plants

If you’re looking for different types of water plants but need to figure out what the common names are, here is a list of popular water garden plants listed with their common and botanical names.

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Emergents

Arrowhead – Sagittaria latifolia

Bog Lily – Crinum americanum

Cattail – Typha latifolia

Chameleon Plant – Houttuynia cordata variegata

Chinese Water Chestnut – Eleocharis dulcis

Corkscrew Rush – Juncus effuses “spiralis”

Cotton Grass – Scirpus augustifolius

Double Yellow Water Iris – Iris pseudacorus “FloraPlena”

Dwarf Papyrus – Cyrperus haspans

Floating Heart – Nymphoides peltate

Flowering Rush – Butomus umbellatus

Golden Club – Orontium aquaticum

Graceful Cattail – Typha laxmannii

Green Taro – Colocasia esculenta

Horsetail – Equisetum hyemale

Lizards Tail – Saururus cernuus

Pickerel Rush – Pontederia cordata

Spider Lily – Hymenocallis liriosme

Star Grass – Dichromena colorata

Sweet Flag – Acorus calamus

Umbrella Palm – Cyperus alternifolius

Water Arum – Peltandra virginica

Water Canna – Canna Hybrids

Water Poppy – Hydrocleys nymphoides

Yellow Snowflake – Nymphoides germinate

Yellow Water Iris – Iris pseudacorus

Water Mint – Mentha aquatica

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Floating Plants

Azolla, Fairy Moss – Azolla carliniana

Duckweed – lemna spp.

Salvinia – Salvinia rotundifolia

Water Hyacinth – Eichhornia crassipes

Water Lettuce – Pistia stratiotes

Frog Bit – Hydrocharis morsusranae

Submerged Plants

Anacharis, Water Weed – Elodea canadensis

Cabomba, Fish Grass – Cabomba caroliniana

Dwarf Sagittaria – Sagittaria subulata

Water Celery, Eel Grass – Vallisneria americana

Water Milfoil – Myriophyllum spp.

Hornwort – Ceratophyllum spp.

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If any of these plants are what you’re looking for, please give us a call or come in and ask to see if we have them in stock for you!