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Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:46 pm Post subject: favorite water garden plants??
I'm looking for interesting water garden plants, something other than the standard water lilies. What are some of your favorite plants and why?? Last edited by tinasam on Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:40 pm; edited 1 time in total

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Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 7:43 am Post subject:

If we are talking deep water plants then my fav. is Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) which has beautiful orchid-like lavender flowers.
Certainly very different from the water lilies - though I do love the water lilies too - they are gorgeous and the many colours.
Then there is also the Pondweed my ultimate deepwater plant - Pondweed (Aponogeton distachyos) which has has dark green, strap-like leaves and bears scented white flowers with black anthers. And it is edible.

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Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 7:47 am Post subject:
Oops I made a mistake - the Water Hyacinth is a floating plant. Oh yes - I think I will go and look for my grandmother's recipe for Pondweed bredie (stew) and as soon as I find it I will post it. _________________ Backyard Landscape Design Candle Making

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I have flag iris in the shallow margins of my pond - yellow and blue. Flowering reeds are lovely too and have small pink flowers. _________________

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Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 1:35 pm Post subject:
water lillies are very charming i like them alot they give a soothing look to eyes....... _________________ Plantation shutters

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