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Help needed! Outdoor Pond Plants

Posted by Renee on November 5, 2009, 11:55:56

Now it's your chance to help me!

You may have read Lorraine's recent posting about the Amazonian plant clogging the Menantico. As part of our effort to deal with it, we are trying to put together a list of plants to plant INSTEAD.

I know what is native, and I know what habitat I can find them in. But what I don't know a thing about is gardening.

That's where I'm hoping that all of you will be helpful.

I've compiled a first glance quick list--not exhaustive by any means of plants that *I* think are nice, that are native, and might do well in an outdoor pond. But since things don't always grow the same in gardens as they do in situ, I have no way of knowing whether or not they will work well in a pond setting.

So I'd love your input--please let me know if you've tried any of these and how they have worked for you. And if you know of any natives that you like for ponds that I don't have listed, I'd like that as well. We can consider non-natives I think too, as long as they are not invasive (ie water hyacinth, milfoil, etc)

Thanks so much!!!

Renee

native Nuphar spp.,
Nymphaea odorata,
Nymphoides cordata (is it available commercially? as it is a rare plant in NJ and we would not want to encourage collecting)
Nelumbo lutea (same as above with comment)
Iris prismatica,
Iris versicolor,
native Sagittaria including
Sagittaria engelmanniana
Sagittaria latifolia
Sagittaria teres
Peltandra virginica,
Pontederia cordata,
native Potamogeton spp. (have to check on which ones)
Utricularia ssp: cornuta, inflata, purpurea, subulata, geminiscapa, gibba, etc.
Sarracenia purpurea,
Drosera filiformis, D. rotundifolia, D. intermedia,
Typha latifolia, T. angustifolia,
Gratiola aurea,
Rhexia virginica,
Polygala lutea,
Xyris spp.,
Eriocaulon spp
Decadon verticillata

Message Thread:

Help needed! Outdoor Pond Plants - Renee November 5, 2009, 11:55:56
- Re: Help needed! Outdoor Pond Plants - lk November 5, 2009, 13:40:24
  - Re: Help needed! Outdoor Pond Plants - Renee November 5, 2009, 13:44:27
- Re: Help needed! Outdoor Pond Plants - Joe K November 5, 2009, 16:56:38
  - Re: Help needed! Outdoor Pond Plants - Renee November 5, 2009, 17:24:19
    - Re: Help needed! Outdoor Pond Plants - Joe K November 6, 2009, 13:09:40
- Water Hyacinth - Ron (DE Zone 7a) November 5, 2009, 17:04:41
  - Re: Water Hyacinth - Renee November 5, 2009, 17:17:11
    - Re: Water Hyacinth - lk November 5, 2009, 19:56:42
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