Pond plants

[smcgill]

I have a large pond.

I'm happy with this one.

Now I have a smaller one and I need idea's for plant to plant around this one.

^^^ there on the left were the green chicken wire is. I was hoping to fing some thing that would like to hang in the water.

Thanks Sean

[ttrigg]

Sean

Sorry, but I have to ask, Is the duck real? If it is a live one that is a MAJOR sign of a healthy pond. My avian visitors are more interested in snacking on my Koi.

As for your question, my experience is limited to San Diego, so what grows well for me probably will not do well in your area. In my area (hour and half drive) are several nurseries that have large pond displays and supplies. There are several moss like plants available to us that cling to the rocks drooping into the water. The ones available on the west coast are RAPID growers and require a 60% trim job every fall. My water Hyacinth fills a 90 gallon green waste can three times a year. I know this is going to sound lame, but I would Google search for pond supply store within a hundred miles. Check their web sites for plant listings for the pond. If something should strike your eye, go have a look. Also check to see if there are any garden pond clubs in the area. If so, these will be the folks to ask. They might even let you in for a look. My late wife went to one for a look and came home with several free clippings.

I would be interested in what your selection will be.

[nan]

My book, Miniature Garden Guidebook, has a whole chapter on good pond plants for garden railways. Mass. is mostly Zone 5 and 6 (7 on coast). 

 

	Floating plants without soil or pots
	Water fern, fairy moss	Azolla caroliniana	Tiny, floating "ferns"	7~10
*	Duckweed	Lemna minor	Smallest floating plants	6~10
	American frogbit	Limnobium spongia	Flloating, spreading rapidly*	7~10
	Mosaic plant	Ludwigia sedioides	Flloating tiny green diamonds*	9~10
*	Watercress	Nasturtium officinale, N. microphyllum	Shade ok, oxygenating, edible*	4~11
	Potted plants below water level
*	Sessile joyweed	Alternanthera sessilis	Spreading, brilliant majenta leaves*	9~11
*	Marsh marigold, Kingcup	Caltha palustris	bright yellow cups on 12" plants	3~11
*	Dwarf umbrella palm	Cyperus alternifolius 'Gracilis'	2-foot high palm-like clumps	7~11
*	Dwarf papyrus	Cyperus papyrus 'King Tut,' or C. p. 'Nanus'	18-inch high "palms," some shade ok	9~11
*	Chamaeleon plant	Houttuynia cordata 'Variegata'	Colorful leaves, plant in shallow water	5~10
*	Corkscrew rush	Juncus effusus spiralis, J. spiralis 'Curly Wurly'	Green, wiry corkscrews, shade ok	4~10
	Water clover	Marsilea minuta,  M. quadrifolia	Floating four-leaf clover leaves	6~11
*	Forget-me-not	Myosotis scirpioides	Tiny, baby-blue or pink flowers in spring*	3~10
*	Dwarf parrot's feather	Myriophyllum brasiliensis var. 'Minima'	Oxygenating, spreading, feathery*	6~10
*	Little floating heart	Nymphoides peltata, N. cordata	Mini lily pads, small yellow flowers*	5~10
*	Bald cypress	Taxodium distichum	Woody, deciduous conifer tree to 70'	4~10
	Pond cypress	Taxodium ascendens	Slow growing, deciduous conifer to 70'	4~11
*	Dwarf cattail	Typha minima	Tiny cattails, one-foot grassy leaves	4~9
	Marginal and bog plants in moist soil
	Dwarf variegated sweet flag	Acorus gramineus 'Pusillus Minimus Aureus'	Shade ok, 4-inch yellow Iris-like leaves	5~11
*	Bugleweed	Ajuga reptans 'Chocolate Chip'	Some shade ok, bog ok	3~9
	Dwarf elephant ear	Colocasia fallax 'Silver Dollar'	4-6-inch showy leaves like shade	7~10
*	False heather	Cuphea hyssopifolia	Blooming trees along banks	9~11
*	Stargrass	Dichromena colorata	Some shade ok, top of soil out of water	7~10
*	Dwarf scouring rush, horsetail	Equisetum scirpoides	Non-invasive, in-scale rushes	4~10
*	Creeping Jenny	Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'	Mat forming, yellow flowers	4~8
*	Hosta	Hosta sp.	Stemless, heart-shaped, shade lovers	3~9
*	Fiber optic grass	Scirpus cernuus, syn. Isolepis cernua	Thread-like leaves, poisonous to eat	8~10
	*invasive and restricted in some states

[smcgill]

Thanks That is very helpfull !