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NAME
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SEASONAL INTEREST & COLOR
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HABIT
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LIGHT
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WATER DEPTH
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COMMENTS
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Arrowhead
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summer-fall/ white flower
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upright
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4+ hours
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up to 6"
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use in groups along border, or as accent plant; 2' tall
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Canna (tropical)
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summer/pink, red, orange & yellow
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upright
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6+ hours
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up to 6"
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sword-like leaves with burgundy edges; mass plantings look best
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Cattails
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spring-fall/no flower
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upright
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5+ hours
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up to 6"
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varying sizes from 3'-7' tall; will not grow as tall when grown in containers;can become invasive
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Chinese Water Chestnut
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summer-fall/straw flower
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upright
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5+ hours
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up to 6"
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slim, green stems produce dense flower spikes; grow 1'-3' tall; good in bunches as accent; tubers are edible
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Dwarf Bamboo
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spring-fall/no flower
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upright
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5+ hours
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up to 6"
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bright green stalks that reach up to 3' tall; bamboo-like leaves; good for low border plant
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Floating Heart
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spring-summer/ yellow flower
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floating
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4+ hours
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4"-12"
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small, prolific blossom amid green and marron variegated leaves; produces new plants on stolons and may spread quickly
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Flowering Rush
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summer/pink flower
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upright
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6+ hours
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up to 6"
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unassuming, graceful appearance up to 3' tall; small flowers sit atop three-sided stems
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Golden-club
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spring/golden-tipped white spiked flower
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upright
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3+ hours
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up to 6"
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grows best in partial shade and shallow water; foliage is deep blue-green and very waxy making for nice display of beaded water
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Iris
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spring/blue, white, red, yellow flower
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upright
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3-5+ hours
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up to 6"
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many varieties and colors available; large flowers atop 3-4' sword-shaped leaves; good cutting flower; grow in bunches of 2-3 plants
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Lizard's Tail
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summer/white flower
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upright
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5+ hours
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up to 6"
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small flowers bloom on curved spikes to 18" tall; foliage is heart-shaped
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Marsh Marigold
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spring/golden yellow & white
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upright
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1-2 hours
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up to 1"
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clusters of large, shiny blossoms sit atop clumps of round foliage; prefers partial to moderate shade
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Papyrus (tropical)
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summer/wheat flower
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upright
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5+ hours
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up to 6"
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dwarf variety may reach 2' tall, giant variety may reach 6'-10' tall; thin reed-like stalks are topped with whorled flowers
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Parrot's Feather
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spring-fall/no flower
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floating
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4+ hours
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4"-12"
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blue-green whorls of feather-like leaves; clumping
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Purple Pickerel Rush
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summer-fall/blue, purple, or white flower
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upright
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5+ hours
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10"
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spike-shaped flowers atop lanced-shaped stems; 2'-3' tall
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Spearwort
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spring-summer/ yellow flowers
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upright
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5+ hours
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up to 6"
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small flowers atop light green foliage; plant grows up to 2' tall
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Sweet Flag
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spring-fall/no flower
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upright
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5+ hours
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up to 6"
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sword-shaped stalks up to 2.5' tall; green or variegated varieties; good vertical accent plant
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Taro (tropical)
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spring-fall/no flower
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upright
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4+ hours
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up to 12"
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accent plant that reaches 3.5' tall; black stem to large, green, arrowhead-shaped leaves
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Thalia
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summer/purple flower
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upright
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5+ hours
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up to 12"
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thin stems showing tiny purple blossoms can grow to 7' tall; shorter, broad leaves
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Umbrella Palm (tropical)
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spring-fall/no flower
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upright
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4+ hours
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up to 6"
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narrow, green stems reach 3'-4' tall with whorled, green foliage;may be grown in filtered light
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Water Clover
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spring-fall/no flower
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floating
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2+ hours
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up to 6"
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clusters of green four-leaf clovers with brown and yellow variegation; can tolerate shade; adds texture to water surface
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Water Hawthorne
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spring & fall/white flower with black stamen
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floating
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3-4 hours
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4"-12"
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long, band-shaped leaves with small clustered flowers; strong vanilla scent; prefers partial to moderate shade
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Water Pennywort
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summer/white flower
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floating
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5+ hours
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up to 8"
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umbrella-shaped foliage; small, clustered flowers; may be invasive
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