Florida Aquatic Nurseries is the largest grower of aquatic plants in the United States. We produce and sell over 160 varieties of waterlilies made up of both hardy waterlilies and tropical waterlilies. Waterlilies can be purchased either bare root or potted. We also hybridize waterlilies with many award winning nymphaea varieties like Moon Dance, Ultra Violet, Tanzanite, Virginia McLane, Hot Pink, William Mclane, and Key Lime. Besides waterlilies, Florida Aquatic Nurseries grows over 120 varieties of marginal or pond plants including both the hardy varieties and the tropical varieties. Examples are iris, cattail, papyrus, umbrella palms, rushes, reeds, dwarf papyrus, golden club, parrots feather, zebra rush and many more. Over a dozen varieties of lotus are available as tubers. In addition to these water garden plants we also grow surface plants like water hyacinth, snowflakes, water lettuce, and water poppy. Lastly we carry a large variety of oxygenating plants for your pond including anacharis, hornwort, tape grass, bacopa and many more. Our quality of water garden plants is superior to all with very competitive pricing. Whether you are a retail store looking to increase the quality and selection of your water gardening area or a local distributor looking for starter plants we have it all so please contact us with any questions. Click on the names of the plants for additional information and pictures. You can learn what the hardiness zones are, what size pond or water garden each aquatic plant is best suited for, and see many pictures. More information and pictures are continually added to each plant so if you don't see what you are looking for yet check back soon.
TROPICAL MARGINAL PLANTS |
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| BLUE BELL (Ruellia brittoniana) |
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| BLUE BELL, COMPACTA (Ruellia brittoniana 'Katie') |
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| BLUE BELL, PINK (Ruellia brittoniana 'Chi Chi') |
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| BLUE BELL, COMPACTA PINK (Ruellia brittoniana) |
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| BOG LILY (Crinum americanum) |
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| BOG LILY, RED (Crinum 'menehune') |
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| CANNA, AUSTRALIA (Canna var. 'Australia') - red |
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| CANNA, BENGAL TIGER (Canna americanallis variegata)- orange |
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| CANNA, BLACK KNIGHT (Canna 'Black Knight') - red |
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| CANNA , LONGWOOD HYBRIDS |
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| ENDEAVOR (Canna glauca 'Endeavour') - red |
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| Erebus (Canna glauca 'Erebus') - pink |
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| Ra (Canna glauca 'Ra) - yellow |
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| CANNA, ORANGE KING HUMBERT (Canna 'King Humbert') - orange |
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| LEATHER FERN (Acrostichum danaefolium) |
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| PAPYRUS, DWARF (Cyperus haspan) |
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| PAPYRUS, DWARF GIANT (Cyperus spp.) |
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| PAPYRUS, GIANT (Cyperus papyrus) |
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| PAPYRUS, MEXICAN (Cyperus giganteus) |
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| PICKEREL, PINK (Pontederia spp. 'Singapore Pink') |
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| RADICAN, MARBLE QUEEN (Echinodorus cordifolius) |
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| SAGITTARIA, MONTEVIDENSIS (Sagittaria montevidensis) |
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| SAGITTARIA, NARROW (Sagittaria lancifolia) |
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| SNOWFLAKE, WHITE LARGE (Nymphoides indica) |
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| SOCIETY GARLIC (Tulbaghia violacea) |
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| SOCIETY GARLIC VARIEGATED (Tulbaghia violacea 'variegata') |
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| SPIDER LILY (Hymenocallis liriosme) |
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| SPIDER LILY, VARIEGATED (Hymenocallis caribaea variegata) |
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| STAR GRASS (Dichromena colorata) |
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| TARO, BLACK MAGIC (Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic') |
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| TARO, BLACK MARBLE (Colocasia multiflora 'Black Marble') |
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| TARO, GREEN (Colocasia esculenta) |
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| TARO, IMPERIAL (Colocasia antiquorum) |
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| TARO, PLUMBAE (Alocasia plumbae) |
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| TARO, VARIEGATED (Alocasia amazonica 'Hilo Beauty') |
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| TARO, VIOLET STEMMED (Colocasia esculenta 'Fontanesii') |
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| UMBRELLA PALM (Cyperus alternifolius) |
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| UMBRELLA PALM, DWARF (Cyperus alternifolius 'Gracilis') |
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| UMBRELLA PALM, MEDIUM (Cyperus spp.) |
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| WATER HIBISCUS, PINK SM. FLOWER (Hibiscus spp.) |
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| WATER HIBISCUS, RED (Hibiscus coccineus) |
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| WATER HIBISCUS, RED NIGHT-BLOOMING (Hibiscus acetosella) |
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| WATER HIBISCUS, WHITE LG. FLOWER (Hibiscus moscheutos) |
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| WATER POPPY (Hydrocleys nymphoides) |
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| ZEPHYR LILY (Zephyranthes candida) |
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SURFACE VARIETIES |
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| AQUATIC MINT, SMALL LEAF (Micromeria brownei)* |
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| AQUATIC MINT, LARGE LEAF (Mentha aquatica)* |
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| AZOLLA (Azolla caroliniana) |
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| CREEPING JENNY (Lysimachia nummularia)* |
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| CREEPING JENNY GOLDEN (Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea')* |
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| DUCKWEED (Lemna minor) |
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| FLOATING HEART (Nymphoides peltata) |
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| FROGBIT (Limnobium spongia) |
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| LUDWIGIA SEDIOIDES (Ludwigia sedioides) |
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| PARROT'S FEATHER (Myriophyllum aquaticum)* |
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| PARROT'S FEATHER, DWARF (Myriophyllum spp.)* |
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| SALVINIA (Salvinia minima) |
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| SENSITIVE PLANT (Neptunia aquatica) |
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| SENSITIVE PLANT, LARGE LEAF (Aeschynomene fluitans) |
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| SNOWFLAKE, WHITE LARGE (Nymphoides indica) |
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| SNOWFLAKE, WHITE VARIEGATED (Nymphoides cristata) |
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| SNOWFLAKE, YELLOW (Nymphoides geminata) |
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| WATER HAWTHORNE BULBS (Aponogeton distachyos) bulb |
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| WATER HYACINTH (Eichhornia crassipes) (INT'L SALES ONLY) |
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| WATER LETTUCE (Pistia stratiotes) |
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| WATER LETTUCE, ROSETTE (Pistia spp.) |
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| WATER POPPY (Hydrocleys nymphoides) |
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| WATER SNOWBALL (Gymnocoronis spilanthoides)* |
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| *Unrooted cuttings rubber banded together to make a bunch. |
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OXYGENATING PLANTS |
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| ANACHARIS (Egeria densa) |
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| DWARF SAGITTARIA (Sagittaria subulata) |
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| HORNWORT (Ceratophyllum demersum) |
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| JUNGLE VAL (Vallisneria americana) |
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| LEMON BACOPA (Bacopa caroliniana) |
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| LUDWIGIA (Ludwigia repens) |
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| RED STAR LUDWIGIA (Ludwigia glandulosa) |
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| MONEYWORT (Bacopa monnieri) |
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| ROTALA (Rotala rotundifolia) |
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| Note: All bunched oxygenating plants are rubber banded. Lead weights are not an option. |
