By: Stephen Drummonsy
Submitted: 2010-10-01 04:30:08 | Word Count: 567
Water Hawthorn (Aponogenton)
Aponogeton distachyos is an example of one of the best Deep-water aquatics, it is a simple plant to grow with leaves which can be evergreen and flowers that appear for months on end. These curious flowers borne on spikes which float around the surface, each flower has waxy white petals and black anthers. The fragrance is powerful, variously described as 'vanilla and 'Hawthorn-like'. The oblong leaves tend to be blotched with brown and also the eventual spread is about 2 ft. Unlike a Water Lily it will eventually flourish in partial shade and moving water, but be sure that it’s deep enough for the tubers to be below the ice in winter.
Pond Lily (Nuphar)
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It is a relative from the Water Lily family but it is not as attractive as it's illustrious cousin. The flowers are small, rather plain and are carried on thick stems above the water. You will discover, however, a couple of distinct advantages, light ans shade is no problem and neither is moving water. For the average sized pond choose 'Nuphar minima' (N. pumila). The yellow flowers are about 1inch across and also the under-water foliage is translucent. Unfortunately, the kinds on offer can be the enormous ones for example N. lutea (Brandy Bottle) with its 3 inch bottle shaped yellow flowers which smell strongly of alcohol. This really is only ideal for a sizable pond or lake.
Water Fringe (Nymphoides)
There is simply one basic species - Nymphoides peltata, commonly often known as Floating Heart. Inside the catalogues you would possibly find it listed as Villarsia bennettii or Limnanthermum nymphoides. The miniature Water Lily-like leaves measure about 2 inches across and tend to be crinkly edged and blotched or spotted with brown. The 11/2 inch yellow flower is more like a Buttercup than a Water Lily, and also the petal edges are fringed. The blooms are borne in small clusters. This is often a useful plant for giving rapid surface cover before Water Lilies have become established, however it might get out of hand.
Golden Club (Orontium)
Orontium aquaticum is usually a trouble free and non-invasive plant with only one fussy requrement, it does need lots of soil, so make sure you plant it inside of a deep Water Lily basket. It can grow in shallow water, but it reqiures a planting depth of not less than 1ft. if you would like the leaves to float over the water surface rather than standing erect out of the water. The foliage is attractive with blue-green above and silvery below. The biggest feature of this member of the Arum family is the unusual flower head. This stands above the water like a pure white pencil having a tip which is coloured gold by a mass of tiny yellow florets. This is one aquatic plant that I would not hesitate to recommend to anyone.
Author Resource:-
For my next article I will be writing in regards to the floating plants that you might consider placing into your pond. There are eight specifically that I would like to mention so I may have to split them into several small articles. Happy reading to you all. I would also like to take this chance to thank the 'gardener london' company that have given me help and advise throughout the countless years that I’ve been gardening.
