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12-05-2011, 08:26 AM
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| | | Help with pond plant ID
Can anyone help me with this plant ID?
It was sold as an oxygenator,but I dont know the name of it.
What is the best way to plant this? Thanks alot.   |
12-05-2011, 08:36 AM
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Looks like an oxygenator plant to me - A good thing to have in a pond. If so, you can just let it float and it will find its own way to grow and spread. Or anchor just the ends under a stone.
Sorry but I don't tend to remember all the names of everything.
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12-05-2011, 09:04 AM
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Looks like it might be Myriophyllum Spicatum (Water Milfoil) which is a great oxygenator, doesn't go too crazy and native to boot. |
12-05-2011, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by ~T~  Looks like it might be Myriophyllum Spicatum (Water Milfoil) which is a great oxygenator, doesn't go too crazy and native to boot. | ...."Water Milfoil" is a name I'll be able to remember - Thanks
What's the similar one, also very common, which has the all leaves curled over almost looped?
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12-05-2011, 09:31 AM
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Brill! Thanks  |
12-05-2011, 11:21 AM
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| | | Re: Help with pond plant ID
The best way to plant this would be to weigh the lower end(s) down with a stone, leaving the tips to float up towards the surface. It will want something on the bottom of the pond to root into - if it's a new pond and hasn't yet accumulated much sediment at the bottom, you could add a bit of loose sand/gravel so it can take root. |
12-05-2011, 11:48 AM
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I stuffed some of the Water Milfoil a friend gave me into a small earthenware plant pot with earth and gravel on the top and it grew well from there. At the time I didn't know about such things as not using ordinary soil but it hasn't made any difference - The water is very healthy (quite a few Caddisfly larvae) and lots of life in there.
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12-05-2011, 02:25 PM
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I'm wondering whether it is a water crowfoot. Anyway- it is a "good" native plant.
Just tie to a stone and place in deep water.
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12-05-2011, 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by dampflippers I'm wondering whether it is a water crowfoot. Anyway- it is a "good" native plant. | ....Are you referring to what others are suggesting is Water Milfoil, or the similar but 'curly loop leaved' one I asked about?
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12-05-2011, 04:03 PM
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Will this plant survive the winter?
Im glad its a native plant,I dont want to upset any natural balance | | | |
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