| Submerged Plants for the Backyard Pond:
|
Cabomba caroliniana
'Cabomba'
| Foliage fine spreading, small white flowers. Too aggressive for
earthen ponds. |
Elodea canadensis var. gigantea
'Anacharis'
| Fernlike, small flowers. Too aggressive for earthen ponds. Egeria
densa, also called 'Anacharis', is a RESTRICTED plant in some
states. |
Myriophyllum spp.
Water Milfoil'
| Foliage very fine texture, covers stems. M. spicatum
'Eurasian Water 'Milfoil' is a RESTRICTED plant in some states. |
Sagittaria subulata
'Dwarf Sagittaria'
| Small, grasslike plant for shallow areas like shelves of the pond.
Better choice than the species. |
Vallisneria americana
'Vallisneria'
| Large, grass like plant, takes shade. Better choice than the
species. |
Water lotus should be considered a bog plant, as they do not contribute
to covering the surface of the pond as do the floating leafed water
lilies. Water lotus grow from large vigorous banana shaped rhizomes and
must have at least two nodes (the pinched looking area of the rhizomes)
left on them when divided in order to survive. Their roots are brittle
and can easily be broken, killing the plant. Lotus should be grown in
large tubs or baskets no less than 32 quarts in size. Place the rhizomes
shallow in the pot and cover with soil and 1 inch of gravel. It may be
necessary to put a rock or brick over the tubers of these plants until
rooted to prevent them from floating out of the soil. Lotus should be
placed in the pond about 4 inches below the water surface. To place the
lotus in deeper portions of the pond, put them up on blocks or bricks to
achieve the proper depth.
