Pickerel
Rush
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The pickerel rush is a tubular plant with flowers that come in various shades of blue mauve and even white. The leaf size can grow to 8"x3" making it a very narrow shaped leaf that is olive green, clumping into lush groups.
This plant is a beautiful aquatic pond plant that is also winter hardy. Place the plant in 2 to 3 clusters in a large pot, covering the roots with 2-12 inches of water. For best wintering pull the potted plants and bring indoors, but you can also place them into the deepest part of your pond.
These plants require full sun to grow and bloom between May and October in order to flower. The plant itself can grow to 4 feet.
One word of caution about these plants is that they can grow prolifically in the warmer climates, taking over other places that you have placed other plants. For this reason, and for ease of use, do plant them in pots Some southern states, such as South Carolina and Louisiana have banned there use because they will overtake an area.
In short, if you are looking for a beautiful plant for your ponds edge that is easy to grow, and has flowers that last when cut , one or two of these will "set the stage"