Water
plants for your home pond or garden fountain will enhance the beauty of your water
feature and help improve water quality. Most water plants are tropicals and do
their best in full sun.
You'll learn a lot by reading the label that comes with
each plant. The label will tell you zone rating, height, planting depth and
facts about the plant. For example, this Blood Flower tag tells you the
planting depth is 1 to 2. That means the plant will do well in shallow water.
It blooms in the summer when planted in full sun to partial shade. It is a
tropical rated Zone 8 and higher which means it will not survive our winter
weather. Plants with a rating of zone 4 have a better chance of
surviving through the winter. Besides adding interest and color, water plants
will help keep your pond cleaner. For best results, you should aim to cover about
½ of the pond's surface.
The easiest way to do this is to add floaters such as
water hyacinths and water lettuce. Take these plants home and release them on
the surface of the pond. Water hyacinths and water lettuce are really fast
growers and can cover the surface of your pond in a season. Water hyacinths and water lettuce
require full sun to do their best. They
multiply quickly in full sun and will shade and cool the water.
Water lilies
also help cover the pond surface and will bloom in full sun. Water lilies can
survive our winters provided they are submerged to a depth of 3 feet or more.
Submersed plants like Red Stemmed Parrot's Feather help oxygenate the
water, providing a better environment for fish. Aquatic plants also help absorb nutrients which reduces the algae food supply,
resulting in less algae. Add more interest to your pond with blooming water
plants such as cannas,
Asclepias curassavica Blood Flower,
Water Zinnias
and Star Grass.
Water hyacinths will bloom a delicate purple flower.
Plants with big leaves such as Colocasia will grow tall during the season
adding a different look to your pond. Water plants serve to accent the pond and
to protect fish as well as improve water quality. They will make your pond or garden
fountain a stand out feature of your landscape all summer long.
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