Aquatic Plants

The Australian Ecosystems nursery specialises in propagating aquatic plants. 

​This is only a small selection of the diversity of native aquatic plants we can grow at our native plant nursery! 

​To view available plant list and order Plants from our Nursery, visit our page on Evergreen Connect
Baumea articulata  'Jointed Club-Rush'
  • Tall erect tussock with stout rhizome
  • Loose drooping flowerheads
  • Round partitioned flowering stems with erect habit
Baumea rubiginosa 'Soft Twig Rush'
  • ​Rhizomatous, perennial sedge
  • Typically grows to 250cm tall
  • Fruit & flowers in clusters of 2-3
Bolboschoenus caldwellii   'Marsh Club Rush'
  • Perennial sedge between 30-90cm tall
  • Long, leathery sheathed leaves with spreading blades
  • Compact seed heads with 2-6 units
Bolboschoenus fluviatilis  'Tall Club-Rush'
  • Stems 1-2m high, spreading from underground
  • Numerous leathery leaves along stem, rough toward tip
  • Branched flowerheads with triangular fruit
Bolboschoenus medianus  'Marsh Club-Rush'
  • Perennial Sedge to 2m tall
  • Grass-like leaves alternate up stems
  • Flowerclusters of 1-6 spikelets at top of stems
Carex tereticaulis  'Basket Sedge'
  • ​Large tussocking form
  • Deep green cylindrical flowering stems
  • Green blades to 20cm long
  • Flowers from September-November
Cladium procerum  'Leafy Club-Rush'
  • Rhizomatous sedge to 2.5m tall
  • Long leaf blades, yellow-brown at base
  • Large inflorescence in spikelets
Crassula helmsii   'Swamp Crassula'
  • Perennial aquatic herb with spreading branches to 12cm long
  • Linear narrow leaves, bright green
  • Solitary flowers in axil, small and white, August-November
Cycnogeton procerum
​ syn. Triglochin procerum 'Water Ribbons'
  • Aquatic herb perennial
  • Thick, glossy, deep green foliage 
  • Flowers held above the water on an erect stem, Sept-March
Cyperus lucidus 'Leafy Flat-Sedge' 
  • Large stature
  • Leaf-like bracts among flower
  • Extremely sharp foliage
  • Flowers Spring-Summer
Eleocharis acuta  'Common Spike-Sedge'
  • Semi-aquatic sedge
  • Flowering stems to 60cm tall, surrounded by tubular sheathed foliage
  • Small brown flowers grouped in clusters at end of stems, Spring-Summer
Eleocharis sphacelata  'Tall Spike-Sedge'
  • Tall aquatic sedge
  • Flowering stems to 5m tall (submerged)
  • Foliage reduced to sheaths
Juncus flavidus 'Yellow Rush'
  • Tufted, rhizomatous rush 
  • Erect dull yellow-green stems to 5.5mm diameter
  • Moist soils, tolerating drier summers
Juncus kraussii   'Sea Rush'
  • Deep green, cylindrical, arching foliage
  • Inflorescence spike up to 20cm long
  • Clusters of straw-brown to red-brown flowers, December-March
  • Prefer coastal & salty soils
Juncus pallidus 'Pale Rush'
  • Erect bluish green stems
  • Leaves reduced to basal sheaths
  • Clustered flowers, golden brown capsules
  • Prefer coastal & salty soils
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Myriophyllum crispatum  'Upright Water-Milfoil'
  • Robust herb with soft curly hairs on stems & leaf bases
  • Submerged and emergent leaves
  • Flowers in upper leaf axils, cubiform fruit
Potamogeton ochreatus 'Blunt Pondweed'
  • Submerged herb
  • Flattened branches, translucent narrow leaves 
  • Emergent flowering spike of 10-15 flowers
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani  'River Club-Rush'
  • Spreading sedge, flowering stems to 2m
  • Foliage reduced to sheaths 
  • Small brown flowers in large fan-shaped clusters, Spring-Summer
Triglochin striata  'Streaked Arrowgrass'
  • Submerged tufted aquatic plant
  • All basal leaves, strap-shaped to 3m long
  • Male & female flowers on separate plants
Vallisneria australis  'Eel-Grass'
  • Submerged tufted aquatic plant
  • All basal leaves, strap-shaped to 3m long
  • Male & female flowers on separate plants

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