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09-08-2007, 10:05 PM
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| | | Pondside Plant - got me stumped!?
These pictures were taken at about 8pm today at a balancing lagoon in Burgess Hill, Sussex.
It was growing among some Typha and was spreading out into a patch - I have more photos if they are needed to help ID it.
I'm just not even sure where to start to be honest. (  embarrassed botanist ) I really hope someone can tell me what it is.
Thanks for your help
Sven http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/ga...sideplant1.jpg http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/ga...sideplant2.jpg
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09-08-2007, 10:08 PM
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| | | Re: Pondside Plant - got me stumped!?
Iv'e seen the same stuff in a pond in the New Forest & couldn't ID it either.
Got to be an introduction. |
09-08-2007, 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Deer Stalker  Iv'e seen the same stuff in a pond in the New Forest & couldn't ID it either.
Got to be an introduction. | I'm really hoping so, will really save my blushes. It's very pretty, can't believe I wouldn't have known it if it was native.
File under 'Foreign Rubbish' 
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09-08-2007, 10:42 PM
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09-08-2007, 11:02 PM
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| | | Re: Pondside Plant - got me stumped!?
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Originally Posted by Tursiops2 | I don't think so, although it looks like a good lead.
The text on Wikipedia says it is free floating, whereas the one I saw was rooted in the mud.
Might be related though as the flower is a pretty good match.
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09-08-2007, 11:36 PM
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| | | Re: Pondside Plant - got me stumped!?
It is Pontederia cordata, Pickerelweed.
Origin: North America, now naturalised in scattered localities in the UK.
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09-08-2007, 11:40 PM
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| | | Re: Pondside Plant - got me stumped!?
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Originally Posted by AlanS It is Pontederia cordata, Pickerelweed.
Origin: North America, now naturalised in scattered localities in the UK.
Alan | Splendid, many thanks for that.
Never heard of it before.
Is it a problem plant or does it behave itself quite well?
Cheers
Sven
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09-08-2007, 11:54 PM
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| | | Re: Pondside Plant - got me stumped!?
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Originally Posted by svenrufus Splendid, many thanks for that.
Never heard of it before.
Is it a problem plant or does it behave itself quite well?
Cheers
Sven | Hi Sven,
Like many aquatics it spreads vegetatively - as you have already observed - so I suppose it has potential to be a local problem, but so far as I know it is not aggressively spreading in the way that a few other aquatics are.
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10-08-2007, 12:00 AM
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| | | Re: Pondside Plant - got me stumped!?
By the way, what is a "balancing lagoon"?
Balancing is not a behaviour I associate with lagoons.
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10-08-2007, 05:12 AM
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| | | Re: Pondside Plant - got me stumped!?
I've seen Pontederia naturalised in a couple of places in UK, but in Florida Everglades where Pontederia is common, the flowers are very attractive to butterflies such as Palamedes Swallowtails. I've never seen a butterfly on 1 in UK gardens though.
Bit like Lantana used in butterfly houses; I've never seen a UK butterfly when it's grown outside. An attractive plant, but a weed in many tropical countries! | | | |
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