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Variegated Cattail
Variegated cattail, Typha latifolia ‘Variegata’ is an attractive bog plant for any pond. The variegation in this cattail is bold forming bright green and white longitudinal stripes. The Variegated Cattail will grow to 5 feet tall in sun to part shade. It requires moist soil or water to 12 inches deep. It does well in Zones 4-11. The Variegated [...]
Continue reading...Graceful Cattails
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Graceful Cattails, Typha angustifolia are similar to your regular Common Cattail other than its leaves. They are more narrow leafed than the standard and the foliage arches and sways gracefully in the breeze. An elegant bog pond plant and is suitable for any pond or large container water garden. They will grow 4-6 feet tall [...]
Continue reading...Floating Hearts
Saturday, August 8, 2009
This is a picture of the floating hearts in my pond. The floating heart is a water lily like plant that looks and grows much like a water lily. The miniature size is ideal for small ponds and containers. I planted mine right in my bog area anchored at the rocks edge. It grows freely [...]
Continue reading...Bog Bean
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
I planted this bog bean last summer and it really has taken hold in the bog. It provides a nice dense area for the frogs to hid in. (See if you can find him) It does best in 1-3 inches of water but will grow out from the margin and float over the pond. I [...]
Continue reading...Seasonal Care for Iris
Monday, June 29, 2009
All irises will perform well if they are given at least six hours of sunlight. Most irises will not flower if the sunlight drops to less than four hours a day. If you do plant an iris in a partially shaded area of your pond the best sunlight is that of the morning rather than [...]
Continue reading...Pennywort ‘Hydrocotyle verticillata’
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
This plant is an excellent water plant for stream beds, bogs or edges of your pond. It grows to about 6″-12″ high out of the water and is a fast grower. It leaves are usually shiny and can be anywheres from 3 inches to only 1/2 inch in diameter. This plant is useful in the [...]
Continue reading...Sweetflag (Acorus calamus ‘Variegata’)
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Sweet Flag is a great plant for streams and filters or planted around your ponds edge. It grows to 1-4′ tall and is hardy Zones 4-11. It’s neat, clear appearance enhances your water feature. The regular variegated sweet flag provides an upright, architectural accent and the dwarf size has a graceful, arching appearance. There are [...]
Continue reading...Dwarf Cattail (Typha laxmannii)
Monday, May 11, 2009
Another form of the cattail is the Dwarf Cattail or ‘Typha laxmannii’. It is an ideal hardy bog plant for the smaller ponds and container gardens. Its foliage is very narrow and has small catkins. It will grow to only about 32-36 inches high and is hardy in Zones 3-10. It will grow in sun [...]
Continue reading...Graceful Cattails (Typha angustifolia)
Sunday, May 10, 2009
The graceful cattail is exactly that. Graceful as the foliage arches and sways gracefully in the breeze. Its foliage is narrow, from 1/2 inch to 2 inches wide. It height is 4-6 feet and grows in sun to part shade in moist soil or water up to 12 inches deep. It is hardy in Zones [...]
Continue reading...Pickeral Rush
Friday, May 1, 2009
Pickerel Rush (Pontederia cordata) has heart shaped foliage that is shiny and a dark green color. One of the favorites of pond owners. Easy to grow and hardy Zones 5-11. It grows in sun to part shade in moist soil or water up to 10 inches deep. So for the colder states this is truly [...]
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