Tropical Shallow Water and Bog Plants can quickly grow, produce more flowers, and outperform the hardy varieties with the right growing conditions. Bring them indoors in the winter season to enjoy.Spider Lily Aquatic Plant
This ‘Spider Lily’ is a native plant of the West Indies that produces clusters of fragrant white flowers. The petals are narrow and curving and give the plant a characteristic spider like appearance.
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Surprise 10 Shallow-Water Tropical Plants Collection
This collection of 10 tropical shallow water plants offers an outstanding variety of heights, growth habits, and colors, specially selected from our greenhouses and priced attractively.
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‘Chinese Water Chestnut’ Plant
This ‘Chinese Water Chestnut’ is a very attractive plant with cylindrical stems. The tubers are used in oriental cooking, hence its name. Their attractive appearance and neat growth add much to the beauty of the water garden.
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‘Spiral Palm’ Aquatic Plant
The aquatic ‘Sprial Palm’ is a Brazilian oddity with greenish white flowers that are produced in umbels. The attractive leaves spiral around the base of the plant. This is a plant enjoyed by Tricker customers for over 80 years.
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‘Velvet Leaf’ Aquatic Plant
The ‘Velvet Leaf’ is a member of the orchid family with soft sunrise flowers edged in white.
When it’s done blooming, the flowering stems will slowly drop into the water and begin to form a new plant. It has attractive pastel velvety leaves.
Prohibited in Florida.
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Variegated Canna Plant
Also referred to as Bengal Tiger Canna, this Variegata Canna is a beautiful 3′ to 4’+ tall plant with green leaves with yellow stripes. The orange flowers peer high above on a tall stalk. Because of it’s height, you will see it’s deep orange-red flowers from afar. Your neighbors will envy you when they see your cannas. Better yet, you can bring it indoors in winter to brighten up your room.
Botanical Name: Canna Americanallis variegata”
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Tropical Thalia Bog Plants
The Tropical Thalia (Thalia divaricata) water lily is a larger and stouter plant than the hardy thalia.
It can grow 5 to 10 feet high, with zigzag spikes of purplish flowers. It will make the most wonderful display in your water garden pool.
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‘Aquatic Red Australia’ Canna Plant
Prepare to be captivated by the sheer elegance of the Canna Lily ‘Australia’, scientifically known as Canna x generalis ‘Australia’. Its deep red blossoms are encircled by glossy burgundy-black lily pads, creating a striking contrast that will leave you in awe.
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Tropical Pickeral Rush
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The Tropical Pickerel Rush came from British Guiana and is related to the North American species.
The heart shaped foliage is dark , waxy green and is taller than the native variety. The flowers resemble our native Pickerel Rush except that there are two shades of color in the petals-light and dark violet blue. Several florets open as the previous ones close, thus giving a long flowering time to the spikes.
Note: With the abundance of flowers and growth, this plant requires much nourishment and must be planted in plenty of rich soil or fertilized often during the season.
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Purple Water Hyacinth Aquatic Plant
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This is a creeping plant without the floating bulbs of the ordinary ‘Water Hyacinth’. The Purple Water Hyacinth has more blooms, and the beautiful green foliage will grows across your pond’s surface.