Tag Archive | "bog plants"
New Plants for 2010
As we get ready for another season, Dragonfly Aquatics is currently working on adding some new plants for the 2010 season. In the upcoming weeks we will be announcing our new plant varieties. The first we’ve added are our new Lotus for 2010. The Penelope and Double Rose. The Penelope is a pure white lotus and [...]
Continue reading...Plants are Growing Nicely in the Greenhouses
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
There is nothing better in late winter, than going out to the greenhouses and seeing all the bog plants growing and some of the tropical water lilies starting to bloom again. We heat several greenhouses, so most of the plants we sell are available year round. But, as the days get longer and there [...]
Continue reading...Dwarf Papyrus (Cyperus haspans)
Friday, March 5, 2010
Dwarf Papyrus is a perfect plant for tub gardens or table top container ponds. While the dwarf is a perfect smaller plant for container gardening or smaller ponds if you have a large pond you might want to stick with the larger variety, Dwarf Giant Papyrus which grows about 3 ft tall. Our Dwarf Papyrus are [...]
Continue reading...Dwarf Cattails
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Dwarf Cattails are popular with most of our customers. They are ideal for smaller ponds and container water gardens as well as the regular ponds. They grow in sun to part shade in moist soil or water to just 5 inches deep. Dwarf cattails grow to only about 36 inches in height and do well in [...]
Continue reading...Fall & Winter Care of Hardy Bog/Marginal Plants
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Once your hardy marginal plants begin to brown, usually after the first hard frost, prune back excess foliage and discard any decaying material, so it does not compromise the water quality over the winter months. Potted bog plants such as Pickerel, Thalia Dealbata, and Japanese Variegated Iris should be placed at a sufficient depth to [...]
Continue reading...Bugs on Plants
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
As any gardener knows, after the planting is finished there is always work to be done in the garden. I recently had some little white bugs on my Spider Lily and thought I would share my remedy for this. There are alot of products on the market for killing aphids that sometimes find our plants in [...]
Continue reading...Essential Summer Pond Care
Monday, July 20, 2009
There are some essential tasks to take care of during the summer while enjoying your pond. Water plants can outgrow their containers during the warm summer months. If your waterlilies are covering too much pond surface, simply prune outer leaves of the lily down to half their spread. You will want to remove dead lily pads [...]
Continue reading...Please – Don’t Drown Me
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
I’ve been wanting to write something on this subject for some time now. Finally, I have a bit of time to address the subject of water depth for bog plants and marginal plants. Simply put, bog plants like their “feet” wet. Translation….roots and soil moist at all times. When the plants are first planted, this [...]
Continue reading...Achieving Pond Nirvana – Six Plants For Your Pond
Thursday, May 21, 2009
There are five different types of plants that you will want to add to your pond to provide beauty and help you achieve an ecological balance in your water garden. Submerged Plants Submerged plants such as Anacharis, Vallisneria, Cabomba, Hornwort and Red Ludwigia remove nutrients from the water so algae can’t thrive. Submerged plants do [...]
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