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Red Water Canna


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A tropical touch to any garden, the Red Canna is an old favorite of the bog plants. With large banana like leaves that range from a bronze red to a deep green, this Canna can grow 3 to 6 feet tall. The blossom resembles a ginger lily and needs direct sun. Native to the tropics and subtropics, the Red Canna has red flowers and creates a lush tropical water garden. (Deciduous)
H187 - $9.99

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H188 - for 3 - $23.99

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Sedge Palm
Cyprus Testacea


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A native of South Africa, Slender Papyrus is an elegant and dark-green cousin of the well-known Umbrella Palm, Long, thin stems grow 5 to 7 feet tall. it is the darkest green of all the papyrus species and its non-invasive nature makes it especialy prized by horticulturists.
H055 - $9.99

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H652 - for 3 - $27.99

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Thalia Red Stem
Thalia Geniculata


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Red Stem Thalia is an elegant tall bog plant for large ponds. This plant has wide fish shaped leaves in lime green that the sun shines through. The stems are prominent red extending to the lime green leaves and the contrast is amazing. A stem extending above the leaves with small violet flowers just tops it off. Although it can be done in small patches, this plant loves four or five, 5-gallon pots placed together to make it even out its size. Thalia is usually 3 to 4 feet high.
H640 - for one - $12.99

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H641 - for three - $31.99

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Umbrella Palm


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Deck your pond with bright green umbrellas to accent the beauty of your other aquatics by planting this hardy sedge. Stately leaf sheathed stems rise two to four feet high to display ribbon like masses of four to eight inch long leaves. In the summer small flowers the shade of the leaves appear in their midst. Soon the blooms turn caramel, contrasting nicely with the umbrella-shaped foliage. A Madagascar native, the Umbrella Palm likes marshy ground or shallow water and full sun. It also does well indoors planted in moist soil in a jardiniere. (Evergreen)
H174 - $9.99

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H175 - for 3 - $23.99

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Violet Stem Taro
Colocasia Violecea


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Violet Stem Taro is a real beauty in the pond. A moderate grower so it does not require a lot of work. Deep, deep, green leaves with dark violet stems, very prominently holding these deep green arrowheads. Very tropical so it will require protection from frost. Poi is made from the original Taro in Hawaii. Taro has oxalic acid in them which is very dangerous so you need to know how to make poi, DON'T DO IT ON YOUR OWN. The plant on its own is not dangerous and as you can see is grand in stature.
T422 - $18.99

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Water Swan


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Ever think what fun it would be to have a swan in your pond? You can plant this unique perennial and its leaves will mature to look like your pond harbors graceful green “swans.” The Alisima gramineum bears tiny, delicate ivory blossoms on long stems. The leaves vary depending on their age and the water’s depth. Young ones trail like dainty ribbons. As they develop, they become broader and more rounded and float on the water’s surface. Finally they assume their swan like appearance. (Deciduous)
H172 - $9.99

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H173 - for 3 - $26.99

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