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are located at:

2829 East Main Road
Portsmouth, RI 02871

Our local Phone Numbers:

Portsmouth, Jamestown, Newport,
Tiverton and Little Compton
(401)683-1588

Bristol, Barrington and Warren
(401)247-0024

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(401)295-0059

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Types of Aquatic Plants

Water Lilies, Floaters, Marginals, and Oxygenators in Hardy or Tropical

For the plant enthusiast, there is not a more exciting variety of plants to choose from than the aquatics. If you are not familiar with water plants, you are missing out on an entirely different world of ornamentals, including the lotus (Nelumbo) and incredibly vast variety of water lilies (Nymphaea). Like the many different colors of rose blossoms, so are the flowers of the lily pad. Water gardening can also be as simple or complex as the pond construction itself: a small fountain with one miniature water lily, or a large naturalized pond complete with underwater oxygenators (Anacharis), floaters (water hyacinth), and marginals (cattail, Iris spp.) The latter could also include an adjacent ‘bog garden’ or ‘wet meadow’ naturalized garden of more familiar perennials that are not considered aquatic plants but tolerate and prefer damp soil conditions.

Click the links below to see some images of aquatics: