tinasam
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| Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:46 pm Post subject: favorite water garden plants?? |
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I'm looking for interesting water garden plants, something other than the standard water lilies. What are some of your favorite plants and why??
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Palm Tree
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| Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 7:43 am Post subject: |
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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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Palm Tree
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| Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 7:47 am Post subject: |
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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. 
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eileen
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| Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 12:30 pm Post subject: |
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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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wilsonmian
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water lillies are very charming i like them alot they give a soothing look to eyes.......
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