Water Hawthorn (Aponogenton)
Aponogeton distachyos is amongst one of the very best Deep-water aquatics, currently its an easy plant to grow with leaves which tend to be evergreen and flowers that appear for months on end. These curious flowers borne on spikes which float at 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 often blotched with brown and the eventual spread is about 2 ft. Unlike a Water Lily it can flourish in partial shade and moving water, but make sure that it is deep enough for those tubers that they are below the ice in winter.
Pond Lily (Nuphar)
It is a relative from the Water Lily family however 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. You will find, however, a small number 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 the under-water foliage is translucent. Unfortunately, the kinds on offer can be the large ones like N. lutea (Brandy Bottle) with its 3 inch bottle shaped yellow flowers which smell strongly of alcohol. This is only ideal for a huge pond or lake.
Water Fringe (Nymphoides)
There is simply 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 are sometimes 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 have become established, however it might get out of hand.
Golden Club (Orontium)
Orontium aquaticum is mostly a trouble free and non-invasive plant with only one fussy requrement, it does need a great deal of soil, so ensure that you do plant it in a deep Water Lily basket. It will grow in shallow water, but it needs a planting depth of not less than 1ft. if you would like the leaves to float on the water surface rather than standing erect out of the water. The foliage is attractive with blue-green above and silvery below. The most outstanding feature of this member from the Arum family is the unusual flower head. This stands above the water like 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.
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For my next article I’ll be writing about the floating plants that you may consider placing into your pond. You can get eight specifically that I want 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 that have given me help and advise all through the countless years that I have been gardening.
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