POND
PLANT |
H2O DEPTH |
COMMENTS |
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| Anachris |
Submergent |
essential for clean
healthy ponds, controls algae |
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| Arrowhead -
White Flowered |
0-3" below |
prominent arrow
leaves, 1-2' tall |
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| Bluebells |
0-3" above |
lav-blue petunia like
flowers in July-Sept., 1-2' tall |
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| Bog Arum |
0-3" below |
glossy arrow leaves,
white spathe flower, 1.5' tall |
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likes shade |
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| Bog Bean |
0-1" below |
spreading habit, good for
ponds edges, |
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pink blooms in April |
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| Canna - Black
Knight |
3-4" above |
deep maroon foliage
& deep red bloom, |
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shade or part sun |
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| Canna -
Florence Vaughn |
1-2" above |
org. with yellow
edged blooms, good in lge. ponds |
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5-6' tall |
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| Canna - King
Humbert |
3-4" above |
tall stature &
green-purple leaves, sun or shade |
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| Cattail -
Dwarf |
1-4" below |
12-18" tall,
easy to control, perfect for small ponds |
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| Cattail -
Standard |
0-12" below |
4-5' tall, blue-green
leaves, provides a good screen |
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| Creeping
Jenny - Golden |
0-1" below |
excellent ground
& pond edge cover with |
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golden yellow leaves |
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| Forget-Me-Nots |
0-2" below |
ground & pond
edge cover, likes shade, |
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blooms early
April-May |
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| Horsetail |
2-3" above |
oriental look, likes
part shade, dry soil or in pond |
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| Houttonyia -
Chameleon Plant |
0-3" above |
crimson-blue-green-cream
colored leaves |
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ground or edge cover,
leaf color change with var. light |
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| POND PLANT |
H2O DEPTH |
COMMENTS |
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| Iris, Black
Gamecock |
0-3" above |
midnight purple
flower, 1' tall, blooms in May |
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| Iris, Blue
Flag |
0-3" above |
pinkish/purple blooms
in May, good for any size pond, |
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very hardy |
| Iris,
Mulberry Mousse |
0-3" above |
red-lavender blooms
in May, 1-2' tall |
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| Iris, Yellow
Flag |
0-3" above |
yellow blooms in May,
very hardy, 3-5' tall |
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| Marsh
Marigold |
0-4" above |
good bog plant,
yellow flowers in April-May, very hardy |
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| Parrot's
Feather |
1-4" below |
essential plant for
ponds with falls or rocks, |
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excellent for
oxygenating and H2O filteration |
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| Pickerel Rush |
1-6" below |
2-3' tall, purple
flowers, use in shallow areas |
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| Reed, Candy
Stripe |
0-3" above |
stands 3-4', has
pleasing form & variegation |
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| Rush, Zebra |
0-3" below |
4-6' tall, prune old
stems to promote strong var. |
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| Sensitive
Plant - small |
stems float |
leaves close when
touched or at night |
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| Snowflake |
4-6" below |
mini lily,
purple-green pads & fringed yellow flower |
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| Sweetflag,
Varigated |
0-2" below |
fan of iris-like
foliage, vertical varigation |
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| Taro, Black
Magic |
0-1" below |
loves hot &
humid, but must have shade, 3-4' tall |
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| Taro,
Imperial |
0-1" below |
dk. Gr. foliage
overlayed w/ velvety black between veins |
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| Taro, Violet
Stem |
0-1" below |
large green 'elephant
ear' leaves & violet stems |
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| Umbrella Palm |
0-3" above |
emergent plant, fast
growing, 3-5' tall |
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| Water
Hyacinth |
Floating |
lav. flowers,
excellent water clarifier, treat as annual |
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| POND PLANT |
H2O DEPTH |
COMMENTS |
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| Water Lettuce |
Floating |
light green leaves,
needs some shade, treat as annual |
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| Water Celery
- Variegated |
0-2" below |
pink-green-white
leaves, good ground cover, 8-12" tall |
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| Water
Obedient Plant |
0-3" above |
lavender-pink
flowers, 3-4' tall |
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| Hardy Water
Lilies - |
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** only available on
special order basis |
| - Charlie's Choice |
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| - Colorado |
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| - Red Attraction |
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| - Yellow Joey Tomocik |
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| - White Colossea |
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| - Pink Patio Joe |
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