Deep Water Plants For A Fishpond

Water Hawthorn (Aponogenton)
Aponogeton distachyos is amongst one of the best Deep-water aquatics, it is 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 on 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 the eventual spread is about 2 ft. Unlike a Water Lily it will flourish in partial shade and moving water, but make sure that it’s deep enough for those tubers that they are below the ice in winter.

Pond Lily (Nuphar)
It is a relative of the Water Lily family however it seriously 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 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 also the under-water foliage is translucent. Unfortunately, the kinds on offer are often the enormous ones such as 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 just one basic species - Nymphoides peltata, commonly often called Floating Heart. In the catalogues you might find it listed as Villarsia bennettii or Limnanthermum nymphoides. The miniature Water Lily-like leaves measure about 2 inches across and are often 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 a useful plant for giving rapid surface cover before Water Lilies have become established, but it could get out of hand.

Golden Club (Orontium)
Orontium aquaticum is known as a trouble free and non-invasive plant with just one fussy requrement, it does need a lot 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 no less than 1ft. if you want 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 superlative feature of this member of the Arum family is the unusual flower head. This stands above the water similar to a pure white pencil having a tip that is coloured gold by a mass of small yellow florets. This is one aquatic plant that I would not hesitate to recommend to anyone.

By: Simon Martins

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For my next article I will be writing about the floating plants that you may consider placing into your pond. There are eight in particular that I would like to mention so I may have to split them into a couple of 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 throughout the many years that I’ve been gardening.

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