Parrot's feather acts as an oxygenation plant as well as a surface cover. Bog plants and marginal plants are one in the same. They like to keep their feet wet, and prefer shallow water. Bog plants tend towards muddier rather than wetter surroundings. The majority of water plants fall into this category, so consequently we can find some of the best flowering plants here as well.
Water striders are a group of plants that do well in container gardens.
They are small leafed and most have delicate flowers that trail across the water surface. They do well in Chinese water pots, and half- barrels as well as tucked into rocks at the edge of the pond. A few common names to be found are Dwarf Primrose, Floating Hearts, Pennywort, Golden Moneywort, Lemon Hyssop, Pennywort, Water 4-Leaf Clover, Water Poppy, Water Wisteria, and Watercress. The rushes and grasses bring a strong vertical line to the design of the pond, and are among the easiest of all water plants to grow. They bring texture, structure and contrast, and are varied in coloration, some are striped, or banded, or even variegated in leaf.