Common Starwort

[robje29]

Hi I recently built myself a nice pond which i intend for native wildlife to occupy, 1 of the plants I believe to be a good water oxygenator is common starwort, I am not aware of any that grows naturally near me so want to buy some, I found several sites that claim to sell it but pictures used to show it vary alot, can anyone direct me to a site where this can be bought? Thx Rob

[Deb London]

Found this site. It says the plant is a British native.

Oxygenating plants for ponds or miniature pond containers CALLITRICHE PALUSTRIS (Starwort) , CERATOPHYLLUM DEMERSUM (Hornwort), ELODEA CRISPA, HOTTONIA PALUSTRIS (Water Violet) , ISOLEPIS CERNUA, MYRIOPHYLLUM AQUATICUM RED STEM, MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM

PS I assume it's too early to buy this yet.

EDIT I assume you want Callitriche stagnalis - sorry can't find that one to buy.

[tom00_uk]

Originally Posted by Deb London

Found this site. It says the plant is a British native.

Oxygenating plants for ponds or miniature pond containers CALLITRICHE PALUSTRIS (Starwort) , CERATOPHYLLUM DEMERSUM (Hornwort), ELODEA CRISPA, HOTTONIA PALUSTRIS (Water Violet) , ISOLEPIS CERNUA, MYRIOPHYLLUM AQUATICUM RED STEM, MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM

PS I assume it's too early to buy this yet.

EDIT I assume you want Callitriche stagnalis - sorry can't find that one to buy.

that listed site also sells the invasive Myriophyllum aquaticum: (Parrotfeather) one to avoid and worth checking over any purchase for fragments before you find your self propagating the stuff

[slimrbp]

I got mine from here:

Starwort-Callitriche-Puddleplants

[Bellfamily]

I have just purchased plants from:
Callitriche Stagnalis Starwort - Mimmack Aquatics

I have a small pond and have decided on hornwort for the oxygenator and Frogbit for the surface cover.

This site also supplies lots of plants which it states are British natives:
Naturescape British Wild Flowers pond plants R - S

[dampflippers]

It's a good tip not to buy from a nursery that sells any of the invasive aliens like Azolla (fairymoss), Crassula (swamp stonecrop/Tillea recurva), Parrots feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum) or floating pennywort. As said above, a small fragment of any of these can take over your pond.

[NYBraby]

Puddle Plants are really good, very helpful and can provide a large amount of native wildlife friendly plants.

[BarbaraEmma]

I thought you might like to see one of the frogs in the Starwort in my pond last year.The tadpoles loved to hide amongst it as well,can't wait for this years batch.... Oh,I forgot to say ,I bought it from Puddle plants too.




Barbara.

[Drewsta]

Originally Posted by Deb London

Found this site. It says the plant is a British native.

Oxygenating plants for ponds or miniature pond containers CALLITRICHE PALUSTRIS (Starwort) , CERATOPHYLLUM DEMERSUM (Hornwort), ELODEA CRISPA, HOTTONIA PALUSTRIS (Water Violet) , ISOLEPIS CERNUA, MYRIOPHYLLUM AQUATICUM RED STEM, MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM

PS I assume it's too early to buy this yet.

EDIT I assume you want Callitriche stagnalis - sorry can't find that one to buy.

Hi guys,

It is important that any plant bought from a aquatic garden centre is checked first to ensure that it is native. Many aquatic plants are sold with alternative names that make them sound that they are indigenous. In this case, Elodea crispa is known as Lagarosiphon major and is a nasty invasive non-native plant (see: https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/non...cument.cfm?... ). It is also worth knowing that it is an offence under Section 9 of the WCA (1981) for some non-native plants (which includes L. major) to be released in to the wild.

Cheers,

Drew.

[NYBraby]

Great picture Barbara.