Water Hawthorn (Aponogenton)
Aponogeton distachyos is an example of one of the best Deep-water aquatics, it’s 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 strong, variously described as 'vanilla and 'Hawthorn-like'. The oblong leaves are sometimes blotched with brown and also the eventual spread is about 2 ft. Unlike a Water Lily it will flourish in partial shade and moving water, but ensure that it is deep enough for those tubers to be below the ice in winter.
Pond Lily (Nuphar)
It is a relative of the Water Lily family but it isn’t as attractive as it's illustrious cousin. The flowers are small, rather plain and are carried on thick stems above the water. There are actually, however, a few distinct advantages, light ans shade is no problem and neither is moving water. For an 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 varieties on offer tend to be the large 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 big pond or lake.
Water Fringe (Nymphoides)
There is just one basic species - Nymphoides peltata, commonly often called Floating Heart. In the catalogues you may 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 sort of a Buttercup than a Water Lily, and also the petal edges are fringed. The blooms are borne in small clusters. This is certainly a useful plant for giving rapid surface cover before Water Lilies become too established, but it might get out of hand.
Golden Club (Orontium)
Orontium aquaticum is mostly a trouble free and non-invasive plant with just one fussy requrement, it does need lots of soil, so ensure that you do plant it inside a deep Water Lily basket. It can grow in shallow water, but it reqiures a planting depth of at least 1ft. if you'd like the leaves to float around the water surface instead of standing erect out of the water. The foliage is attractive with blue-green above and silvery below. The superlative feature of this member from the Arum family is the bizarre flower head. This stands above the water similar to a pure white pencil which includes a tip that's coloured gold by a mass of little yellow florets. This is one aquatic plant that I would not hesitate to recommend to anyone.
Author Resource:
For my next article I’ll be writing in regards to the floating plants that you may think about placing into your pond. You can get eight in particular that I would like to mention so I may have to separate them into several small articles. Happy reading to you all. I would certainly also like to take this opportunity to thank the 'gardener london ' company who have given me help and advise during the numerous years that I have been gardening.
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