Oxygenating Pond Plants

 

Oxygenators help to keep your pond clear and healthy, reduce algae and if that wasn’t enough, they also encourage wildlife to your garden! Choose from floating, submerged, flowering and UK native oxygenating plants - these multi-tasking perennials sparkle with colour, texture and year round interest, revitalising any pond or water garden.

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  • Hornwort Plant | Oxygenating Pond Plants
    From £18
    From £18

    Oxygenating Hornwort Plant | Ceratophyllum demersum

    Keeps your pond healthy

    • Zone 3 - Deep Water
    • Grows well in full sun, partial or full shade
    • Excellent algae control
    • A free floating native plant for oxygenating ponds and lakes

    2 options available

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  • 5 Water Crowsfoot| Oxygenating | 9cm Pots Pond Plants
    From £18
    From £18

    Oxygenating Water Crowfoot | Ranunculus aquatilis

    Clouds of brightest white

    • Zone 3 - Deep Water
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from July to August
    • An excellent oxygenator with a mass of white flowers

    2 options available

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  • Fibre Optic Plant | Isolepsis Cerna| Oxygenating Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Oxygenating Fibre Optic Plant | Isolepsis cerna

    Unique plant that looks like fibre optics!

    • Zone 2 - Pond Edges
    • Happy in full sun or partial shade
    • Summer flowering from June to August
    • Spectacular in pond margins or pots

    4 options available

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  • Best Oxygenating Pond Plants | Growers' Choice Pond Plants
    From £13
    From £13

    Best Oxygenating Pond Plants | Growers' Choice

    Keep your pond nice and clear!

    • Zone 3 - Deep Water
    • Full sun to full shade
    • Gorgeous foliage in a range of green hues
    • Plants that keep your pond from stagnating

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  • Pond In A Pot Planting Kit | Oxygenating & Wildlife | Flowers & Structure Pond Plants
    From £60
    £90 From £60

    Pond in a Pot Planting Kit | Oxygenating & Wildlife | Flowers & Structure

    The easy way to create a beautiful and relaxing mini pond

    • Contains oxygenators and decorative pond plants including a dwarf water lily
    • Tall, spreading and flowering plants for a beautiful display
    • Keeps your pond healthy and attracts wildlife
    • Specially curated for container ponds up to 1m square

    2 options available

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  • Red Stem Parrot's Feather| Oxygenating Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Oxygenating Red Stem Parrot's Feather | Myriophyllum brasiliensis

    Red and green feathery foliage

    • Zone 2 - Pond Edges
    • Thrives in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowering from June to August
    • Helps to maintain clean and healthy ponds

    3 options available

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  • Dwarf Hairgrass| Oxygenating Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Oxygenating Dwarf Hairgrass | Eleocharis acicularis

    The brightest, greenest grass!

    • Zone 2 - Pond Edges
    • Suitable for growing in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from August to September
    • Keeps your pond healthy and clean

    3 options available

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  • Best Pond Plants For Any Size Pond | All In One | Oxygenating & Wildlife | Flowers & Structure Pond Plants
    From £60
    £75 From £60

    Best Pond Plants for Any Size Pond | All in One | Oxygenating & Wildlife | Flowers & Structure

    All the plants you need for a beautiful and healthy pond

    • The perfect selection of plants for every size of pond
    • Contains oxygenators, marginal and floating plants plus a water lily
    • Tall, spreading and flowering plants for a beautiful display
    • Keeps your pond healthy and attracts wildlife

    4 options available

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  • Brazilian Micro Sword | Lilaeopsis brasiliensis| Oxygenating 1L Pot Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Oxygenating Brazilian Micro Sword | Lilaeopsis brasiliensis

    Fresh green stems for shallow waters

    • Zone 3 - Deep Water
    • Suitable for growing in full sun or partial shade
    • A very compact vibrant plant from the Amazon
    • Perfect for small and container ponds

    3 options available

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  • Upright Water Milfoil| Oxygenating Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Oxygenating Upright Water Milfoil | Myriophyllum crispatum

    Feathery foliage with tiny red blooms

    • Zone 2 - Pond Edges
    • Happy in full sun or partial shade
    • Summer flowering from June to August
    • Provides excellent cover for pond fish

    Currently out of stock

  • Miniature Pennywort | Hydrocotyle nova zealand| Oxygenating 1L Pot Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Oxygenating Miniature Pennywort | Hydrocotyle novae-zeelandiae

    Tiny floating snowdrops

    • Zone 2 - Pond Edges
    • Thrives in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from April to June
    • Can be grown below or above the water

    Currently out of stock

  • 5 Water Violet Plants| Oxygenating | 9cm Pots Pond Plants
    From £18
    From £18

    Oxygenating Water Violet Plants | Hottonia palustris

    Ferny foliage dotted with lilac

    • Zone 3 - Deep Water
    • Grows best in partial shade
    • Flowering from June to August
    • Spirals of lilac purple flowers

    Currently out of stock

  • Crystal Confetti | Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides variegata| Oxygenating 1L Pot Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Oxygenating Crystal Confetti | Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides variegata

    Bright green leaves with atttactive variegation

    • Zone 3 - Deep Water
    • Grows well in both full sun and partial shade
    • Flowers from April to June
    • Thrives in pond margins and water gardens

    Currently out of stock

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Nestled amongst wildlife meadows and resident ducks, Caroline’s award winning pond plant nursery in Enfield has been making a splash since 1965, when they invented the (recycled, obvs) aquatic basket. Sixty years and multiple RHS gold medals later, they’re still surprising us with new varieties every year!

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Why oxygenating plants are important

Why oxygenating plants are important

Ponds are wonderful garden features, but it’s important to keep them in good shape. Oxygenating plants offer an excellent (and attractive) way to help with this. These are plants that release oxygen into the water, helping to keep the pond water clear and healthy. How? Well, more oxygenated water helps better sustain aquatic wildlife, which in turn limits algal growth because animals either eat the algae, keep the water agitated (and therefore less likely to stagnate) or out-compete it for nutrients. Like the wildlife they help to support, oxygenating plants themselves also compete and deprive algae of nutrients, which reduces the chance of algal mats forming.

Growing tips for oxygenating plants

Growing tips for oxygenating plants

There are so many great oxygenators out there, but there are a few we’re particularly partial to here at Roots – namely, hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum) with its distinctive spiky foliage, the dainty white flowers of water crowfoot (Ranunculus aquatilis), and New Zealand pennywort (Hydrocotyle novae-zeelandiae), thanks to its alluring scalloped, clover-like leaves. They’re all brilliant, though, and most importantly, help keep your pond in tip-top condition.

Our favourite oxygenating plants

Our favourite oxygenating plants

There are so many great oxygenators out there, but there are a few we’re particularly partial to here at Roots – namely, hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum) with its distinctive spiky foliage, the dainty white flowers of water crowfoot (Ranunculus aquatilis), and New Zealand pennywort (Hydrocotyle novae-zeelandiae), thanks to its alluring scalloped, clover-like leaves. They’re all brilliant, though, and most importantly, help keep your pond in tip-top condition.

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Ornamental Colour Collection Pond Plants
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Plants arrived in great condition and very promptly. Well established - much better than the ones I got at my local garden centre.

Monica Spence

| 24 May
Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides Climbing Plants
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Yet again this company delivered good healthy plants, exactly as shown in photos, well packaged and within delivery time quoted. Recommend!

Jacqueline Burgess

| 2 Jun
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I continue to be so impressed with Roots. Their customer care, knowledge of their subject: from planting hedges to pruning roses and more, has been a great support.

Judy Lane

| 23 Oct
E 'Black Hamburgh' Indoor Grape Vine Soft Fruit
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The plant arrived looking vigorously healthy, which brings a smile to your face, extremely well protected in its packaging.

Martyn Hill

| 5 Jul
E 'Braeburn Hillwell' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
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As a non-gardener, I found my whole experience brilliant. Great information & advice available on the website, great range of products & prices are brilliant.

John-Paul

| 22 May
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Wonderful plants and great customer service... really surprised to find that the plants are better than those you would get at your local garden centre.

Gavin Wilcock

| 8 Nov

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