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Pond plant water depths

Jenny128Jenny128 Posts: 24
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Hi,
I have recently acquired the following 6 plants for my neighbour's pond:- Water lily (Nymphaea) 'Attraction' , Hippuris vulgaris, Nymphoides peltata , Pontederia cordata , Schyzostylis coccinea 'Major' , Zantedeschia aethiopica . However, none came with any planting instructions to say how deep they should go in the water. Anyone have any suggestions please? Thanks.

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  • Jenny128Jenny128 Posts: 24
    Apologies. Meant to post pictures of them as well, so here they are.
  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,318
    All my pond plants come from these people
    https://www.watersidenursery.co.uk/
    and there is a comprehensive description of type and planting depth on their website for most of your listed plants. 
    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    Google each one although I only know Schyzostylis as a garden plant.

    The water Lily depth varies with the variety.




  • sjb_csjb_c Posts: 41
    Just a word of warning - photo 3 looks like houttuynia cordata which is a thug and very invasive! I've been trying to eradicate it from my garden for years and bits still keep popping up! Plant with care or avoid altogether!
     
  • InglezinhoInglezinho Posts: 568
    Plamt them all in edginopen0 baskets, near the side of the pond. YOu will soon see which are rthe most vigorous
    Everyone likes butterflies. Nobody likes caterpillars.
  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546
    The last one looks like a hardy geranium!
     "Schizostylus" is now called Hesperantha :)
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