Dragonfly Aquatics Blog » marginal water plant http://www.dragonflyaquatics.com/blog Water Garden & Pond Plant Blog Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:49:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Dwarf Papyrus (Cyperus haspans) http://www.dragonflyaquatics.com/blog/2010/03/dwarf-papyrus-cyperus-haspans/ http://www.dragonflyaquatics.com/blog/2010/03/dwarf-papyrus-cyperus-haspans/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:47:36 +0000 dragonfly http://www.dragonflyaquatics.com/blog/?p=1083 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 really nice plants this year.  Each now approximately 12″ high.  This plant is compact with tight tufts of green strands on top of the stems.   Height 12-18 inches and spread about 6-12 inches.  It requires sun to part shade and moist soil or water up to 4 inches deep.

Dwarf Papyrus is viviparous and will grow new plants from the tops.  You can easily winter this plant over indoors as a houseplant in a sunny spot as long as you keep the soil moist at all times but don’t submerge the crown.  You would want to keep the winter temperature above 50 degrees. 

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]]> http://www.dragonflyaquatics.com/blog/2010/03/dwarf-papyrus-cyperus-haspans/feed/ 0 Pennywort ‘Hydrocotyle verticillata’ http://www.dragonflyaquatics.com/blog/2009/05/pennywort-hydrocotyle-verticillata/ http://www.dragonflyaquatics.com/blog/2009/05/pennywort-hydrocotyle-verticillata/#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 11:33:33 +0000 dragonfly http://www.dragonflyaquatics.com/blog/?p=1261 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 water garden because of its quick ability to create shade over the pond and grows running stems that will float out over the water surface.  It creates a soft edge between water and taller plants such as the cattails, iris or sweet flags. 

It will grow well in sun to part shade and is hardy in Zones 5-11.  It grows best in moist soil to water no more than 4 inches deep.

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