Type of aquatic plants for the pond
Aquatic plants are more than just decoration; they are the essence of a healthy aquatic environment. They filter the water, provide hiding places for fish and insects, and keep the ecology in balance. Without aquatic plants, a pond would be nothing more than a stagnant pool.
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Buy aquatic plants
Hardy Blue Water Lily - Nymphaea Blue Queen
- Water lily
- Full-grown plant height: 20 cm
- Placement: -20 to -40 cm
Crab crab - 6 pieces - Stratiotes Aloides
- Floating oxygen plant
- Full grown height: 20 cm
- Placement: loose in the water
Floating Plant Island - Aquatic Plants
- Floating aquatic plant
- Full grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: loose in the water
Swan flower - 4 pieces - Butomus Umbellatus
- Aquatic plant
- Full-grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
Waterweed - 10 pieces - Elodea Densa
- Oxygen plant
- Full grown height: 60 cm
- Placement: loose in the water
Needlewort - 4 pieces - Crassula Recurva
- Oxygen plant
- Full-grown height: 10 cm
- Placement: -1 to -80 cm
Waterweed - 5 pieces - Elodea Densa
- Oxygen plant
- Full grown height: 60 cm
- Placement: loose in the water
Hornleaf - 2 liters - Ceratophyllum Demersum
- Oxygen plant for 100 - 1,000 liters
- Full grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: loose in the water
Hornleaf - 5 liters - Ceratophyllum Demersum
- Oxygen plant for 500 - 2,000 liters
- Full grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: loose in the water
Marimo Moss Balls - 5 pieces - Cladophora Aegagropila
- Oxygen plant
- Full grown height: 10 cm
- Placement: loose in the water
Lavender - 4 pieces - Typha latifolia
- Aquatic plant
- Full-grown height: 120 cm
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
White Arum - 4 pieces - Zantedeschia Aethiopica
- Marsh plant
- Full-grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: -1 to -10 cm
Dwarf glade - 4 pieces - Typha Minima
- Marsh plant
- Full-grown height: 60 cm
- Placement: -1 to -10 cm
Dandelion - 4 pieces - Caltha palustris
- Striking, yellow aquatic plant
- Full-grown height: 40 cm
- Placement: -1 to -10 cm
Mini Water Lily - Red - Nymphaea Pygmaea Rubra
- Small water lily
- Full-grown height: 5 cm
- Placement: -10 to -40 cm
Crab crab - 12 pieces - Stratiotes Aloides
- Floating oxygen plant
- Full grown height: 20 cm
- Placement: loose in the water
White Water Lily - Nymphaea Albatross
- Large water lily
- Full-grown height: 10 cm
- Placement: -10 to -100 cm
Water mint - 4 pieces - Mentha Aquatica
- Mint scented marsh plant
- Full-grown height: 60 cm
- Placement: -1 to -10 cm
Featherweed - 4 pieces - Myriophyllum Brasiliensis
- Oxygen plant
- Full-grown height: 10 cm
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
Marimo Moss bulbs - 10 pieces - Chladoflora Aegagropila
- Oxygen plant
- Full grown height: 10 cm
- Placement: loose in the water
Spring pond trio - 12 pieces - Caltha, Mentha, Crassula
- Combi set
- 12 plants
- Placement: -1 to -10 cm
Pink Lotus - Nelumbo - 2 pieces
- Lotus plant
- Full-grown plant height: 60 cm
- Placement: -10 to -20 cm
Black Lis - 4 pieces - Iris Louisiana Black Gamecock
- Marsh plant
- Full-grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: -1 to -10 cm
Pikeweed - 4 pieces - Pontederia Cordata
- Aquatic plant
- Full-grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
10 Pond Mussels, 25 pond snails & 10 moss balls
- For 500 - 1.000 L
- Soil and wall cleaner
- Does not attack pond plants
Mini Water Lily - White - Nymphaea Pygmaea Alba
- Small water lily
- Full-grown height: 5 cm
- Placement: -10 to -40 cm
Combi Oxygen Plants Set
- For 1,500 - 3,000 L
- 28 plants
- Placement: -1 to -80 cm
Loose Oxygen Plants Set
- For 500 - 1,000 liters of water
- 16 plants
- Placement: loose in the water
Dark Red Water Lily - Nymphaea Black Princess
- Large water lily
- Full-grown height: 10 cm
- Placement: -10 to -100 cm
Blue Lis - 4 pieces - Iris Kaempferi Blue
- Marsh plant
- Full-grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: -1 to -10 cm
Clear Pond Kit - M
- For 750 - 1.500 L
- Oxygen plants + bacteria
- Placement: loose in the water
Red Water Lily - Nymphaea Attraction
- Large water lily
- Full-grown height: 10 cm
- Placement: -10 to -100 cm
Complete Pond Package - Small - Red
- For 100 - 500 L
- 19 plants + extras
- Placement: -1 to -100 cm
Pink Water Lily - Nymphaea Pink Opal
- Large water lily
- Full-grown height: 10 cm
- Placement: -10 to -100 cm
Baskets Oxygen Plants Set
- For 500 - 1,000 liters of water
- 12 plants
- Placement: -1 to -80 cm
Cape Water Lily - Aponogeton Distachyos
- Vanilla scented water lily
- Full-grown height: 5 cm
- Placement: -10 to -40 cm
Lid Stem - 4 pieces - Hippuris Vulgaris
- Oxygen plant
- Full-grown height: 30 cm
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
Needlegrass - 4 pieces - Eleocharis Acicularis
- Oxygen plant
- Full-grown height: 20 cm
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
Japanese Hollow Pipe - 4 pieces - Equisetum Japonicum
- Aquatic plant
- Full-grown height: 120 cm
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
Combi Floating Plant Island - Pond Plants
- Combi set
- 12 plants
- Placement: loose in the water
White Lis - 4 pieces - Iris Kaempferi White
- Marsh plant
- Full-grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: -1 to -10 cm
Sumpf schwertlilie - 4 pieces - Iris Pseudacorus
- Marsh plant
- Full-grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: -1 to -10 cm
10 Pond mussels & 10 Moss balls
- For 500 - 1000 L
- Bottom and wall cleaner
- Does not attack pond plants
Sumpf schwertlilie - 30 pieces - Iris Pseudacorus
- Marsh plant
- Full-grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: -1 to -10 cm
Floating Plant Island - Swan Flower
- Floating aquatic plant
- Full grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: loose in the water
Pied Calamus - 4 pieces - Acorus Calamus Variegatus
- Aquatic plant
- Full-grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
Yellow Water Lily - Nymphaea Marliacea Chromatella
- Large water lily
- Full-grown height: 10 cm
- Placement: -10 to -100 cm
Complete Pond Package - Small - White
- For 100 - 500 L
- 19 plants + extras
- Placement: -1 to -100 cm
Pikeweed Pink - 4 pieces - Pontederia Cordata Pink Pons
- Aquatic plant
- Full-grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
Pink Lis - 4 pieces - Iris Laevigata Rose Queen
- Marsh plant
- Full-grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: -1 to -10 cm
Mini Water Lily - Salmon - Nymphaea Pygmaea Aurora
- Small water lily
- Full-grown height: 5 cm
- Placement: -10 to -40 cm
Clear Pond Kit - S
- For 100 - 500 liters of water
- Oxygen plants + pond bacteria
- Placement: loose in the water
Mini Water Lily - Yellow - Nymphaea Pygmaea Helvola
- Small water lily
- Full-grown height: 5 cm
- Placement: -10 to -40 cm
Complete Pond Package - Medium
- For 500 - 1.500 L
- 36 plants + extras
- Placement: -1 to -100 cm
Floating Plant Island - Needlewort
- Floating oxygen plant
- Full grown height: 10 cm
- Placement: loose in the water
White Lotus - Nelumbo - 2 pieces
- Lotus plant
- Full-grown plant height: 60 cm
- Placement: -10 to -20 cm
Pond Plant Set - Bee and Butterfly Attracting Aquatic Plants
- Combi set
- 12 plants
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
10 Water snails & 10 Moss balls
- For 50 - 500 liters
- Bottom and wall cleaner
- Does not attack pond plants
Pennywort - 4 pieces - Lysimachia Nummularia
- Marsh plant
- Full-grown height: 10 cm
- Placement: -1 to -10 cm
Carnivorous plants set - 3 different Sarracenia
- 3 carnivorous plants
- Full-grown height: 40 cm
- Placement: -1 cm
Mini pond set - White + Oxygen plants
- For 50 - 250 L
- 15 plants
- Placement: -10 to -20 cm
6 Crab crab and 5 Moss balls
- Oxygen plant
- Full grown height: 20 cm
- Placement: loose in the water
Simons Pond Advice Book - Dutch + Moss balls
- Dutch language book + 5 moss balls
- Complete pond handbook
- 100+ pages from construction to maintenance
Pikeweed White - 4 pieces - Pontederia Cordata Alba
- Aquatic plant
- Full-grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
Thread algae control - Pond Block + 5 moss balls
- Usage: 1 block per 1,000 L
- In 10 days thread algae free
- Incl. oxygen plants
False Swamp Anemone - 4 pieces - Anemopsis Californica
- Marsh plant
- Full-grown height: 40 cm
- Placement: -1 to -10 cm
Plant Filter Package - Medium
- For 3 - 4 m²
- 64 plants
- Placement: -1 to -80 cm
Thread Algae Fighting Pond Package - Small
- For 1,000 liters of water
- In 10 days filamentous algae free
- Placement: loose in the water
Floating Plant Island - Pennywort
- Floating marsh plant
- Full grown height: 10 cm
- Placement: loose in the water
Clear Pond Kit - L
- For 2,000 - 3,000 L
- Oxygen plants + bacteria
- Placement: loose in the water
Juthatip - 2 pieces - Sarracenia Juthatip Soper
- Carnivorous plant
- Full-grown height: 40 cm
- Placement: -1 cm
Pied calamus - 30 pieces - Acorus Calamus Variegatus
- Aquatic plant
- Full-grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
Anti Algae Plant Filter Set - Small
- For 2 - 5 m²
- 24 plants
- Placement -1 to -80 cm
Dwarf glade - 12 pieces - Typha Minima
- Marsh plant
- Full-grown height: 60 cm
- Placement: -1 to -10 cm
Swan flower - 30 pieces - Butomus Umbellatus
- Aquatic plant
- Full-grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
Gold club - 4 pieces - Orontium Aquaticum
- Aquatic plant
- Full-grown height: 40 cm
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
Marsh hyacinth Pikeweed - 30 pieces - Pontederia Cordata
- Aquatic plant
- Full-grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
Blue Lis - 30 pieces - Iris Kaempferi
- Marsh plant
- Full-grown height: 60 cm
- Placement: -1 to -10 cm
Floating Plant Island - Pikeweed
- Floating aquatic plant
- Full grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: loose in the water
Large Lischodder - 30 pieces - Typha Latifolia
- Aquatic plant
- Full-grown height: 120 cm
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
Marsh anemone - 4 pieces - Houttuynia Cordata Chameleon
- Marsh plant
- Full-grown height: 40 cm
- Placement: -1 to -10 cm
Floating Plant Island - Earsweed
- Floating oxygen plant
- Full grown height: 10 cm
- Placement: loose in the water
Swan flower - 12 pieces - Butomus Umbellatus
- Aquatic plant
- Full-grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
Aquatic Plant Package - Small - White
- For 100 - 500 L
- 19 plants
- Placement: -1 to -100 cm
Anti Algae Pond Package - S
- For 100 - 500 L
- Oxygen plants + extras
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
Complete Pond Package - Large
- For 2.000 - 3.000 L
- 93 plants + extras
- Placement: -1 to -100 cm
Dwarf glade - 30 pieces - Typha Minima
- Marsh plant
- Full-grown height: 60 cm
- Placement: -1 to -10 cm
White Water Lily - 3 pieces - Nymphaea Albatross
- Combi set
- 3 plants
- Placement: -10 to -100 cm
Floating Plant Island - Sumpf schwertlilie
- Floating marsh plant
- Full grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: loose in the water
Red Water Lily - 3 pieces - Nymphaea Attraction
- Combi set
- 3 plants
- Placement: -10 to -100 cm
Water Lily Field - 6 pieces - Nymphaea Drop & Grow
- Large water lily
- Without basket into the water
- Placement: -10 to -100 cm
Simons Pond Advice Book - German + Moss balls
- German language book + 5 moss balls
- Complete pond handbook
- 100+ pages from construction to maintenance
Mini Water Lily - White + Oxygen Plants
- Combi set
- 12 plants
- Placement: -10 to -100 cm
Venosa - 2 pieces - Sarracenia Purpurea Venosa
- Carnivorous plant
- Full-grown height: 20 cm
- Placement: -1 cm
Pond Clear-Zyme + 5 moss balls
- Combi pack
- Pond bacteria and oxygen plants
- Placement: loose in the water
Mini Pond Bowl with Plant Set - Red
- Complete set
- 15 plants
- Plastic bowl Ø 40 x H 20 cm
Mini Pond Bowl with Plant Set - Pink
- Complete set
- 15 plants
- Plastic bowl Ø 40 x H 20 cm
Terrace Pond - Hardy Blue Water Lily
- Complete set
- 12 plants
- Plastic bowl Ø 40 x H 20 cm
Maroon - 2 pieces - Sarracenia Maroon
- Carnivorous plant
- Full-grown height: 30 cm
- Placement: -1 cm
Anti Algae Plant Filter Package - Large
- For 10 - 20 m²
- 96 plants
- Placement: -1 to -80 cm
Clear Pond Kit - XL
- For 4,000 - 6,000 L
- Oxygen plants + bacteria
- Placement: loose in the water
Water Lily Field - 30 pieces - Nymphaea Drop & Grow
- Large water lily
- Without basket into the water
- Placement: -10 to -100 cm
Anti Algae Pond Package - M
- For 750 - 1.500 L
- Oxygen plants + extras
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
Liverwort - 12 pieces - Typha Latifolia
- Aquatic plant
- Full-grown height: 120 cm
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
Dwarf glade - 4 pieces + 5 moss balls
- Combi set
- 9 plants
- Placement: 0 to -20 cm
Swan flower - 4 pieces + 5 moss balls
- Combi set
- 9 plants
- Placement: 0 to -20 cm
Fish Pond Oxygen Plants Package - Small
- For 500 - 1,000 L
- 11 plants + 1L fish food
- Placement: loose in the water
Simons Pond Advice Book - French + Moss balls
- French language book book + 5 moss balls
- Complete pond handbook
- 100+ pages from construction to maintenance
Fish Pond Oxygen Plants Package - Medium
- For 1.500 - 3.000 L
- 36 plants + 5L fish food
- Placement: loose in the water
Mini Pond Bowl with Plant Set - White
- Complete set
- 15 plants
- Plastic bowl Ø 40 x H 20 cm
Large Lischodder - 15 pieces - Typha Latifolia
- Aquatic plant
- Full-grown height: 120 cm
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
Deep Pond Plant Filter Package - Large
- For 5 - 10 m²
- 144 plants
- Placement: -1 to -80 cm
Oxygen Plants Package - For Large Ponds
- For 5,000 - 10,00 L
- 96 plants
- Placement: -1 to -80 cm
Simons Pond Advice Book - English + Moss balls
- English language book + 5 moss balls
- Complete pond handbook
- 100+ pages from construction to maintenance
Cyperus Papyrus Nofretete
- Aquatic plant
- Full-grown plant height: 100 cm
- Placement: -10 to -40 cm
Clear Pond Kit - XXL
- For 12,500 - 15,000 L
- Oxygen plants + bacteria
- Placement: loose in the water
Japanese Hollow Pipe - 12 pieces - Equisetum Japonicum
- Aquatic plant
- Full-grown height: 120 cm
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
Sumpf schwertlilie - 15 pieces - Iris Pseudacorus
- Marsh plant
- Full-grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: -1 to -10 cm
Pied calamus - 15 pieces - Acorus Calamus Variegatus
- Aquatic plant
- Full-grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
Dwarf glade - 15 pieces - Typha Minima
- Marsh plant
- Full-grown height: 60 cm
- Placement: -1 to -10 cm
Blue Lis - 15 pieces - Iris Kaempferi
- Marsh plant
- Full-grown height: 60 cm
- Placement: -1 to -10 cm
Swan flower - 15 pieces - Butomus Umbellatus
- Aquatic plant
- Full-grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
Marsh hyacinth Pikeweed - 15 pieces - Pontederia Cordata
- Aquatic plant
- Full-grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
Pond Crate with Water Lilies - 4 pieces
- For 10,000 - 15,000 L
- 12 mature water lilies
- Placement: -1 to -100 cm
Aquatic Plants Pond Package - XL
- For 10,000 - 12,500 L
- 260 plants
- Placement: -1 to -100 cm
Caution! The delivery of this package is approximately 3 weeks
Anti Algae Pond Package - XXL
- For 12,500 - 15,000 L
- Oxygen plants + extras
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
Anti Algae Pond Package - XL
- For 4,000 - 6,000 L
- Oxygen plants + extras
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
Anti Algae Pond Package - L
- For 2,000 - 3,000 L
- Oxygen plants + extras
- Placement: -1 to -20 cm
Japanese Hollow Pipe XL - Equisetum Japonicum
- Hardy aquatic plant
- Can grow up to 120 cm tall
- Planting depth: maximum -40 cm
Small Lisodder - 2000 pieces - Typha angustifolia
- Green contractors and municipalities: we are your partner for riparian planting
- Delivery of large volumes of reed cuttings and plugs, up to 250,000 pieces
- Other native aquatic plants also available in bulk
Reed - 2000 pieces - Phragmites Australis
- Green contractors and municipalities: we are your partner for riparian planting
- Delivery of large volumes of reed cuttings and plugs, up to 250,000 pieces
- Other native aquatic plants also available in bulk
Cyperus Papyrus Alternifolius
- Aquatic plant
- Full-grown plant height: 150 cm
- Placement: -10 to -40 cm
Cyperus Papyrus Umbrella Plant
- Aquatic plant
- Full-grown plant height: 150 cm
- Placement: -10 to -40 cm
Frequently asked questions about aquatic plants
Native aquatic plants are available at Van der Velde Aquatic Plants. You can easily order the water plants and pay securely online. All water plant species are organically grown and supplied from our own water plant nursery in the Netherlands.
You can buy aquatic plants from us all year round. This is because all species are hardy. Planting water plants is possible as long as there is no ice on the water, because then it is quite difficult to place.
To achieve biological balance in a pond, you need at least 4 different types of aquatic plants: water lilies to keep the sun out of the pond, oxygen plants to release oxygen underwater, Sumpfpflanzen to create a natural plant filter and aquatic plants that purify the water with their roots.
Read all about which aquatic plants are best to buy and why? Read all about it on the page: Step by step decorating the pond
This comes in handy when you've just built a pond. We sell complete aquatic plant packages that contain everything you need to get a clear pond naturally. Check out our complete aquatic plant packages for different ponds.
Unfortunately, there is no such thing as special aquatic plants against algae. It's all about a combination of the right pond plants that makes algae growth less likely. Water lilies keep the sun out of the water so algae is less likely to grow. Oxygen plants in baskets are often used in less deep areas of the pond to also prevent algae growth. Simon mentions the right combination and amount of plants you need per square meter in his pond planting plan.
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Aquatic plant species
Oxygen Plants
From a biological perspective, oxygen plants are the most important aquatic plants in a pond, as they absorb many nutrients from the water as they grow. The fact that oxygen plants and algae compete for the same nutrients makes oxygen plant growth an effective way to control algae in the pond and keep the water clear.
Water Lilies
The water lily is a popular aquatic plant known for its beautiful flowers and its ability to provide shade for fish and other aquatic animals. Water lilies can come in a variety of colors and sizes and are easy to grow in the pond if the right conditions are created.
Sumpfpflanzen
Sumpfpflanzen are aquatic plants that thrive in shallow water and moist soil around the pond. They tend to have larger leaves and are excellent filters for the water by absorbing nutrients from the water. Sumpfpflanzen are also an ideal hiding place for pond fish and other pond animals and add a beautiful and natural look to the pond.
Bank plants
The riparian plant is an aquatic plant that grows on the banks of still or slow-flowing waters such as lakes, ponds, rivers and marshes. It usually has long, thin leaves that stick out of the water and can be used to protect the bank from erosion. Some species of riparian plants, such as Japanese cave pipe and Lisdodde, are also used for their aesthetic value in all kinds of ponds.
Floating Plants
A floating plant is an aquatic plant that floats on the surface of still or slow-flowing water. It has no roots that attach to the bottom, but hangs freely in the water. Floating plants are important to the aquatic ecosystem because they produce oxygen and provide food and shelter for aquatic animals such as frogs and toads. Examples of floating plants are water lilies and crabgrass.
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Aquatic plant advice from the pond specialist
Aquatic plants are essential in any pond. In the right amount, they ensure that you don't need a filter or pump. Through our years of experience, we know exactly how much aquatic plants each pond needs. All tips on pond construction, pond design and also pond maintenance can be found on our pond advice page.