Texas Native Pond Plants Texas Native Pond Plants by Andrea DeLong-Amaya, Director of Horticulture, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. These plants are all native to the Texas region and are suitable for ponds and water gardens. If you live outside of Texas, these may or may not be native to your area.
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	Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed, Pink Milkweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Bacopa monnieri Herb-of-grace, Water Hyssop, Coastal Water-hyssop	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Canna glauca Water Canna, Louisiana Canna, Maraca Amarilla	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense Jamaica Swamp Sawgrass, Jamaican Saw-grass, Saw-grass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Echinodorus berteroi Upright Burrhead	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Echinodorus cordifolius Creeping Burhead, Lance-leaf Burhead, Radican Sword, Burhead, Creeping Water-plantain	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Shade Water: Wet
	Eleocharis quadrangulata Squarestem Spikerush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water:
	Equisetum hyemale Scouring-rush Horsetail, Horsetail, Scouring Rush, Canuela	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Fuirena simplex Western Umbrella-sedge, Umbrellagrass, Western Umbrella Sedge	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Water:
	Heteranthera dubia Grassleaf Mudplantain, Water Stargrass	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Hibiscus laevis Halberdleaf Rosemallow, Halberdleaf Hibiscus, Scarlet Rose Mallow, Halberd-leaved Hibiscus, Halberd-leaved Rose-mallow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Hibiscus moscheutos Crimson-eyed Rose-mallow, Marshmallow Hibiscus	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Hydrolea ovata Blue Waterleaf, Ovate False Fiddleleaf, Hairy Hydrolea	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Hymenocallis liriosme Texas Spiderlily, Spring Spiderlily, Spiderlily, Louisiana Spiderlily, Western Marsh Spiderlily	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Iris virginica Virginia Iris, Great Blue Flag, Southern Blue Flag	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet
	Juncus effusus var. solutus Lamp Rush, Soft Rush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Wet
	Justicia americana American Water-willow, Water-willow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Kosteletzkya virginica Virginia Saltmarsh Mallow, Virginia Fen-rose, Saltmarsh Mallow, Seashore Mallow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Ludwigia octovalvis Mexican Primrose-willow, Narrow-leaf Water Primrose, Seedbox, Mexican Primrose Willow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Ludwigia peploides Floating Primrose-willow, Water-primrose, Creeping Water-primrose	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Marsilea macropoda Bigfoot Water-clover, Water-clover, Clover-fern, Largefoot Pepperwort	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Fern Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet
	Najas guadalupensis Common Water Nymph, Southern Water Nymph, Najas	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet
	Nelumbo lutea American Lotus, Yellow Water Lotus, Yellow Lotus	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet
	Nuphar lutea Yellow Pond Lily, Yellow Cow Lily, Cow Lily, Spatter Dock, Wakas	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Wet
	Nymphaea odorata American White Water-lily, Fragrant White Water-lily, Fragrant Water-lily, White Water-lily, Sweet-scented White Water-lily, Sweet-scented Water-lily, Beaver Root	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet
	Physostegia intermedia Spring Obedient Plant, Marsh Obedient Plant, Slender False Dragonhead, Intermediate False Dragonhead	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Pluchea odorata var. odorata Sweetscent, Marsh Fleabane, Southern Marsh Fleabane	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Pontederia cordata Pickerelweed, Pickerel Rush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Potamogeton diversifolius Waterthread Pondweed, Threadleaf Pondweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Potamogeton nodosus Longleaf Pondweed, Knotty Pondweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet
	Rhynchospora colorata Whitetop Sedge, White-topped Sedge, Starrush Whitetop, Star Sedge, Star Rush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet
	Rhynchospora corniculata Shortbristle Horned Beaksedge, Horned Beakrush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water:
	Sagittaria platyphylla Delta Arrowhead	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Wet
	Saururus cernuus Lizard's Tail, Lizard Tail, Breastweed, Water Dragon	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Schoenoplectus americanus Chairmaker's Bulrush, Olney Three-square	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Water:
	Schoenoplectus californicus California Bulrush, California Club-rush, Giant Bulrush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Thalia dealbata Powdery Alligator-flag, Powdery Thalia, Water Canna	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Wet
	Vallisneria americana American Eelgrass, Water Celery, Eelgrass, Tapegrass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet

Texas Native Pond Plants