The lake with its swamp is a powerful characteristic of the garden, an area that doesn’t need other elements and which expresses quite well the beauty and the wonders of nature.
The Lake
The Lake and the Swamp
We have collected here the so-called water plants, which need to be immersed in water in order to live and plants that need to live in a damp place, the swamp with around 10/15 cm of water, while on the river banks we meet again the Mediterranean plants that need a dry climate to flourish with their colours and fragrances.
Acorus calamus
- NAME: Acorus calamus
- COMMON NAME: Sweet flag
- FAMILY: Araceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Yellow green
- FOLIAGE: Deciduous
- BLOOMING TIME: July/September
- PLANT CATEGORY: Aquatic perennials
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Clunp division in spring-autumn
- ORIGIN: Asia, Europe, North America, temperate zones in humid areas and ponds
Alisma plantago-acquatica
- NAME: Alisma plantago-aquatica
- COMMON NAME: Waterplantain
- FAMILY: Alismataceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Pinkish-white
- FOLIAGE: Deciduous
- BLOOMING TIME: June/August
- PLANT CATEGORY: Aquatic perennials
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Seed
- ORIGIN: Europe, Asia
Caltha palustris
- NAME: Caltha palustris
- COMMON NAME: Marsh-marigold
- FAMILY: Ranuncolaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Bright yellow
- FOLIAGE: Deciduous
- BLOOMING TIME: April/May
- PLANT CATEGORY: Aquatic perennials
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Division of roots
- ORIGIN: Europe, Asia, North America and Mexico
VAR: Multiplex
- COMMON NAME: Marsh-marigold
- FLOWER COLOUR: Golden yellow
- BLOOMING TIME: March/April
- EXPOSURE: Sun/half-shade
- ORIGIN: Europe, Asia
Equisetum fluviatile
- NAME: Equisetum fluviatile
- COMMON NAME: Water horsetail, Swamp horsetail
- FAMILY: Equisetaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Yellow-green sporophytes
- FOLIAGE: Evergreen
- BLOOMING TIME: July/September
- PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
- EXPOSURE: Sun/half-shade
- HARDINESS: -10°
- PROPAGATION: Spores, rhizomes division
- ORIGIN: Europe, North America and Asia
Equisetum hyemale
- NAME: Equisetum hyemale
- COMMON NAME: Scouring-rush horsetail
- FAMILY: Equisetaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Brown sporophytes
- FOLIAGE: Evergreen
- BLOOMING TIME: July/September
- PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
- EXPOSURE: Sun/half-shade
- HARDINESS: -10°
- PROPAGATION: Spores, dicision of rhizomes
- ORIGIN: Europe, North America and Asia
Iris laevigata
- NAME: Iris laevigata
- COMMON NAME: Smooth iris
- FAMILY: Iridaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Violet blue
- FOLIAGE: Deciduous
- BLOOMING TIME: June-July
- PLANT CATEGORY: Aquatic perennials
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Rhizomes division
- ORIGIN: Siberia, Manchuria, Korea and Japan
Iris pseudacorus
- NAME: Iris pseudacorus
- COMMON NAME: Water flag, Yellow-flag iris
- FAMILY: Iridaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Bright yellow
- FOLIAGE: Deciduous
- BLOOMING TIME: May/June
- PLANT CATEGORY: Aquatic perennials
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Rhizomes division
- ORIGIN: Siberia, Europe, Italy
Juncus effusus
- NAME: Juncus effusus
- COMMON NAME: Rush
- FAMILY: Juncaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Brown/Yellow
- FOLIAGE: Evergreen
- BLOOMING TIME: June/August
- PLANT CATEGORY: Perennial aquatic
- EXPOSURE: Sun/half-shade
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Spreads spontaneously through seeding or clump division
- ORIGIN: Eurasia, North America, Australia and New Zealand
Lagarosiphon major
- NAME: Lagarosiphon major = Elodea crispa
- COMMON NAME: Oxygen weed
- FAMILY: Hydrocharitaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Pinkish white
- FOLIAGE: Evergreen
- BLOOMING TIME: August/September
- PLANT CATEGORY: Aquatic perennials
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: – 15°
- PROPAGATION: Apical cuttings
- ORIGIN: Africa
Lythrum salicaria
- NAME: Lythrum salicaria
- COMMON NAME: Purple loosestrife
- FAMILY: Lythraceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Red
- FOLIAGE: Deciduous
- BLOOMING TIME: June/September
- PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
- EXPOSURE: Sun/half-shade
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Clump division, basal cuttings
- ORIGIN: Europe and America
Mentha Aquatica
- NAME: Mentha aquatica
- COMMON NAME: Marsh mint, Water mint
- FAMILY: Lamiaceae/Labiatae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Pink/Violet
- FOLIAGE: Deciduous
- BLOOMING TIME: June/October
- PLANT CATEGORY: Herbaceous perennial
- EXPOSURE: Sun/half-shade
- HARDINESS: -10°
- PROPAGATION: Seeding and division of rhizomes
- ORIGIN: Europe, Italy
Nelumbo nucefera
- NAME: Nelumbo nucifera
- COMMON NAME: Indian lotus
- FAMILY: Nelumbonaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Pink/White
- FOLIAGE: Deciduous
- BLOOMING TIME: May/October
- PLANT CATEGORY: Aquatic perennials
- EXPOSURE: Sun/half-shade
- HARDINESS: + 5°
- PROPAGATION: Seed, rhizome division
- ORIGIN: Asia, America, Australia
Nymphaea sp.
- NAME: Nymphaea sp.
- COMMON NAME: Waterlily
- FAMILY: Nymphaeaceae
- BLOOMING TIME: June/September
- PLANT CATEGORY: Aquatic perennials
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: -10°
- PROPAGATION: Rhizome division
- ORIGIN: Tropical climate
Phalaris Arundinacea
- NAME: Phalaris Arundinacea
- COMMON NAME: Saggina spagnolas
- FAMILY: Poaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Not evident
- FOLIAGE: Evergreen
- BLOOMING TIME: July/August
- PLANT CATEGORY: Aquatic perennials
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Seeds
- ORIGIN: Europe, North Africa
Pontederia cordata
- NAME: Pontederia cordata
- COMMON NAME: Pickerel weed
- FAMILY: Pontederiaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Blue-purple
- FOLIAGE: Deciduous
- BLOOMING TIME: July/September
- PLANT CATEGORY: Aquatic perennials
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Clumps division and seeding
- ORIGIN: U.S.A., South America
Sagittaria latifolia
- NAME: Saggitaria latifolia
- COMMON NAME: Broadleaf arrowhead
- FAMILY: Alismataceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: White
- FOLIAGE: Deciduous
- BLOOMING TIME: July/September
- PLANT CATEGORY: Aquatic perennials
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Seeding and division of the rhizome
- ORIGIN: North America
Thalia dealbata
- NAME: Thalia dealbata
- COMMON NAME: Hardy canna, Alligator-flag
- FAMILY: Marantaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Purple
- FOLIAGE: Evergreen
- BLOOMING TIME: July/August
- PLANT CATEGORY: Aquatic perennials
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: 0°
- PROPAGATION: Clump division and seeding
- ORIGIN: Central America
Typha Angustifolia
- NAME: Typha angustifolia
- COMMON NAME: Dwarf bulrush
- FAMILY: Typhaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Light brown
- FOLIAGE: Evergreen
- BLOOMING TIME: May/September
- PLANT CATEGORY: Aquatic perennials
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Rhizome division
- ORIGIN: Europe
Typha angustifolia "Minima"
- NAME: Typha angustifolia var. “Minima”
- COMMON NAME: Dwarf bulrush
- FAMILY: Typhaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Pale brown
- FOLIAGE: Evergreen
- BLOOMING TIME: May/September
- PLANT CATEGORY: Aquatic perennials
- EXPOSURE: Full sun
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Rhizome division
- ORIGIN: Europe
Typha latifolia
- NAME: Typha latifolia
- COMMON NAME: Bulrush, common cattail
- FAMILY: Typhaceae
- FLOWER COLOUR: Dark brown
- FOLIAGE: Evergreen
- BLOOMING TIME: July/September
- PLANT CATEGORY: Aquatic perennials
- EXPOSURE: Sun/Half-shade
- HARDINESS: -15°
- PROPAGATION: Rhizome division
- ORIGIN: Europe