The Lake

The Lake and the Swamp

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.

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