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24-04-2011, 09:30 PM
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| | | Re: Plants and ponds for dragonflies
One thing I do know is that broad bodied chasers like open water rather than over grown ponds, which is why they tend to colonise new ponds quickly, so don't overfill your pond. |
24-04-2011, 10:03 PM
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| | | Re: Plants and ponds for dragonflies
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Originally Posted by King Edward  | ^^^^ Third time has been lucky! 
A very good document - Thank you
The odd thing is that my pond seems to be almost the very opposite of what's recommended.
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| | | Re: Plants and ponds for dragonflies
Species like Broad-bodied Chaser, Southern Hawker and some of the damselflies are very tolerant and will breed in all sorts of ponds. So I don't think the presence of a few larvae/adults of these species should necessarily be taken to indicate the quality of a pond. I don't know, though, what kind of numbers you might expect to be produced by a really good quality pond of any given size. |
26-04-2011, 10:11 AM
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| | | Re: Plants and ponds for dragonflies
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Originally Posted by King Edward The link specifies 10 plants from the following:
Water plantain, Water mint, Starwort, Hornwort, Brooklime, Branched Bur-reed, Yellow flag, Narrow reed mace, Purple loosestrife, Fringe lily, Bog bean, Marsh marigold, Pendulous sedge, Lesser Spearwort, Flowering rush and Common spike rush
Out of these, for a small pond you'd probably be best avoiding:
Pendulous sedge
Branched Bur-reed (might be OK, but probably too big)
Narrow reedmace (as above)
Yellow flag (OK but probably too vigorous)
Bog bean (attractive, but poor underwater structure) | I phoned puddle plants the first time I ordered and they were really helpful in making suggestions for a pond my size, mayb give them a call. I put my more vigourous plants into a pot. |
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| | | Re: Plants and ponds for dragonflies
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Originally Posted by NYBraby I phoned puddle plants the first time I ordered and they were really helpful in making suggestions for a pond my size, mayb give them a call. I put my more vigourous plants into a pot. | I found them helpful too - I emailed them and they were fairly quick to reply. | | | |
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