Aquatic plant: instructions for planting a pond

Aquatic plant: instructions for planting a pond

Aquatic plant: instructions for planting a pond

As a desire to decorate the pond of your garden with lush vegetation and colorful touches? This is the time to learn more about aquatic plants with this list of plants that live in the water.

 Aquatic plant & nbsp ;: instructions for use

We do not necessarily think so by looking so much they look natural and wild but the basins can also be meticulously thought out and arranged according to our desires. We will not choose the aquatic plants that embellish it in any way. We will first study the question by taking into account the more or less important immersion of each plant before making its choice. There are three categories of aquatic plants:

the bank plants, which as their name indicates, will be found at the edge of the pond, in cool wet soil. They will hide the tarpaulin possibly present. Some varieties will help to secure the banks.

Basin plants, with more or less important implantation depths - depth to be calculated between the top of the basket and the surface of the water.

floating plants, which will dress your pond in no time.

And some aquatic plants are not just about being pretty, they're also working hard for the life of the pond. Several species are thus considered oxygenating, that is to say that they increase the oxygen content of the water, which improves its quality. Others have a particularly remarkable role in water purification.

Aquatic plants of bank The bugle rampant, the plant of the cobbler, the grass with the écus, the yellow mimule, the creeping knot or with pink heads, the blechne of the Tierra del Fuego, or the cane of Provence, the hemerocalle, the Giant eulalia and fragrant butterbur (these last three to fix the banks).

Aquatic pond plants

Up to 5 cm, marsh marigold, winter horsetail, cottongrass, water bowl.

Up to 30 cm, watercress, aquatic knotweed, four-leafed marsil, water clover.

Up to 50 cm (and sometimes even more!), Pontédérie, oronce, water plantain, water lilies, water lilies and lotuses.

Floating aquatic plants The water hyacinth, the froglet, the water lettuce, the water lens.

Aquatic oxygenating plants Callitric, Canada's water lily, water aloe, water milfoil.

Aquatic filtering plants The water drain, the sagittarius with broad leaves, the aquatic glyceria, the aquatic mint.

How to plant them in his pond?

Make your life easier by using a basket specially adapted for planting aquatic plants. With its small holes, it will allow water to circulate in the soil and the plant to spread its roots to settle better. Plant your aquatic plant as a classic plant, just be sure to choose an aquatic substrate. Water the basket to thoroughly soak the potting soil and release any air bubbles. Place your jar in the water at the recommended height for your plant.

Aquatic plants too invasive

If your aquatic plants tend to get a little too comfortable, you have different options: you can already mow them for an immediate and lasting result for shallow varieties. Also try to diversify your plantations to correct an imbalance that allows one of your plants to take up more space than necessary. Finally, herbivorous animals can come to your rescue in a more permanent way, especially birds such as ducks or swans, and fish such as Asian carps (to be introduced with caution however!).

Wild aquatic plants

To make your pond as natural as possible, opt for species of aquatic plants that are readily found in the wild, such as reeds and reeds of course, but also sedges, sedges and iris marshes.

Inland aquatic plants

For an original decorative touch at home, bet on an aquatic setting that will envy, submerged version in terrarium with plants for aquarium for example, or semi-submerged vase or jar. Choose for the latter aquatic plants at the height and development reduced, and low maintenance, such as the primula marsh, dwarf acorus, cardine meadow, dorine or the forget-me-not marshes. If in doubt, ask a store specialist for ad