Flowering Rush

Flowering Rush, also known as Butomus umbellatus, is a graceful and eye catching pond plant that brings height, colour, and a soft natural look to the edge of a pond or water garden. Its upright green leaves create a fresh architectural shape, while the delicate pink flowers rise above the foliage in elegant clusters during summer.

This attractive marginal aquatic plant is ideal for softening pond borders, planting beside streams, or adding seasonal colour to shallow water areas. Flowering Rush looks especially beautiful in natural ponds, wildlife ponds, koi ponds, decorative water gardens, and boggy planting areas where the soil stays moist.

For best results, plant Flowering Rush in full sun, either directly into wet ground or in an aquatic planting basket placed at the pond margin. Once established, it forms a neat clump of upright leaves and produces attractive flower stems that add a light, airy feel to pond landscaping.

Butomus umbellatus is a hardy marginal aquatic perennial suitable for moist soil and shallow water planting. It usually reaches around 60 to 100 cm in height, depending on growing conditions. The recommended planting depth is approximately 0 to 20 cm below the water surface, making it suitable for pond shelves, wet banks, bog gardens, and planted pond edges.

This species produces narrow, upright foliage and decorative umbels of soft pink flowers, usually from June to August. It performs best in nutrient rich, consistently moist substrates and is most effective when used as a flowering marginal plant in naturalistic aquatic planting schemes.

Flowering Rush is a strong choice for customers looking for a hardy pond plant, flowering marginal plant, aquatic plant for shallow water, pink flowering pond plant, or decorative plant for pond edges and wet garden areas.