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Small pond question...
I Live in zone 5,and have an balcony that gets very little sunlight.Can
anyone tell me what kind of waterplants that will do well in my watergarden? Thanks,Nancy "Do what you want and say what you feel because those that mind,dont matter and those that matter, dont mind" -Dr.Seuss |
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wrote in message ... I Live in zone 5,and have an balcony that gets very little sunlight.Can anyone tell me what kind of waterplants that will do well in my watergarden? Thanks,Nancy ============================= Java moss and you can also try the floating water lettuce which is tropical. Keep the watergarden as close to the edge where the light is brightest. I'll cross-post this to rec.ponds where someone else may have some suggestions. Most pond type plants need at least a few hours of sun. -- Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995... Aquariums since 1952 My Pond & Aquarium Pages: NEW PAGE: Aquariums: http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/h/shastada...ium-Page4.html http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/h/shastadaisy ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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What about water lillys & other flowery plants? also is there any bog
plants that would do well? "Do what you want and say what you feel because those that mind,dont matter and those that matter, dont mind" -Dr.Seuss |
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wrote in message ... What about water lillys & other flowery plants? also is there any bog plants that would do well? Forget water lilies. They may not even survive no less bloom without at least 4 to 5 hours of sun. Have you Googled "shade pond/bog plants?" Shade loving bog plants like bluebells want damp soil, not total root submersion. Anything else worth growing needs at least a few hours of good sun - to my knowledge. But even bluebells like dappled sunlight, not total shade. "Do what you want and say what you feel because those that mind,dont matter and those that matter, dont mind" -Dr.Seuss -- Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995... Aquariums since 1952 My Pond & Aquarium Pages: NEW PAGE: Aquariums: http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/h/shastada...ium-Page4.html http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/h/shastadaisy ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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"Charles" wrote in message ... On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 16:34:00 -0600, wrote: What about water lillys & other flowery plants? also is there any bog plants that would do well? "Do what you want and say what you feel because those that mind,dont matter and those that matter, dont mind" -Dr.Seuss Many of the aquarium plants are bog plants, do well above the water. Most that are used for aquariums don't need too much light. Excuse me, but this isn't true as she'll find out on the aquarium plant NGs. They do indeed need strong light. She has a water-garden, not an aquarium so it will not get light from the sides, nor will she view this wg from the sides. It's on a balcony so will not get much light if there's another balcony above it. Looking down in to the darkness to see Java moss or Java fern wouldn't be very appealing. Even they need "light" to thrive. somewhere around this place (my house) is a copy of a magazine that described water plants that would work in the shade, if I can find it I'll post some more info. But it's not OPEN shade, it's a balcony with most likely another above it blocking out the light. This means it gets light only from the one, possibly 2 sides, and not sunlight at that. :-( This would be considered deep or dense shade. In the meantime, the web has some info; http://www.bonniesplants.com/how_to/...ng_plants.html http://www.koivet.com/html/articles/...?article_id=50 http://www.aquascapedesigns.com/mess...ead.php?t=4243 http://www.garden-pond-plants.com/buyplants.htm These are the first few that showed up. -- Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995... Aquariums since 1952 My Pond & Aquarium Pages: NEW PAGE: Aquariums: http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/h/shastada...ium-Page4.html http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/h/shastadaisy ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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wrote: I Live in zone 5,and have an balcony that gets very little sunlight.Can anyone tell me what kind of waterplants that will do well in my watergarden? Thanks,Nancy Outdoors? Don't you have January out there in zone 5? Anything that won't freeze should be ok. Although I actually live near large cities my US friends refer to this place as a "frozen arctic wasteland" yet every spring Ludwigia, Riccia, vals and sags and all sorts of aquaqrium plants pop up in the lakes rivers and ponds here. So, some of them can freeze. -- Need Mercedes parts ? - http://parts.mbz.org Richard Sexton | Mercedes stuff: http://mbz.org 1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Home page: http://rs79.vrx.net 633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net |
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"Richard Sexton" wrote in message ... In article , wrote: I Live in zone 5,and have an balcony that gets very little sunlight.Can anyone tell me what kind of waterplants that will do well in my watergarden? Thanks,Nancy Outdoors? Don't you have January out there in zone 5? Anything that won't freeze should be ok. Although I actually live near large cities my US friends refer to this place as a "frozen arctic wasteland" yet every spring Ludwigia, Riccia, vals and sags and all sorts of aquaqrium plants pop up in the lakes rivers and ponds here. So, some of them can freeze. ======================= The lack of SUNLIGHT is her/his biggest problem, not the cold. -- Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995... Aquariums since 1952 My Pond & Aquarium Pages: NEW PAGE: Aquariums: http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/h/shastada...ium-Page4.html http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/h/shastadaisy ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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In article , Koi-lo Do Not Reply wrote:
"Richard Sexton" wrote in message ... In article , wrote: I Live in zone 5,and have an balcony that gets very little sunlight.Can anyone tell me what kind of waterplants that will do well in my watergarden? Thanks,Nancy Outdoors? Don't you have January out there in zone 5? Anything that won't freeze should be ok. Although I actually live near large cities my US friends refer to this place as a "frozen arctic wasteland" yet every spring Ludwigia, Riccia, vals and sags and all sorts of aquaqrium plants pop up in the lakes rivers and ponds here. So, some of them can freeze. ======================= The lack of SUNLIGHT is her/his biggest problem, not the cold. Oh, well then: Aroids. They pretty much all like it wet and shaded. Not sure how well an anthurium would do outdoors right now though. Crypts do ok in colder weather, some hostas will. -- Need Mercedes parts ? - http://parts.mbz.org Richard Sexton | Mercedes stuff: http://mbz.org 1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Home page: http://rs79.vrx.net 633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net |
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I dont plan to do anything untill spring LOL!! Nancy
"Do what you want and say what you feel because those that mind,dont matter and those that matter, dont mind" -Dr.Seuss |
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"Richard Sexton" wrote in message ... In article , Koi-lo Do Not Reply wrote: "Richard Sexton" wrote in message ... In article , wrote: I Live in zone 5,and have an balcony that gets very little sunlight.Can anyone tell me what kind of waterplants that will do well in my watergarden? Thanks,Nancy Outdoors? Don't you have January out there in zone 5? Anything that won't freeze should be ok. Although I actually live near large cities my US friends refer to this place as a "frozen arctic wasteland" yet every spring Ludwigia, Riccia, vals and sags and all sorts of aquaqrium plants pop up in the lakes rivers and ponds here. So, some of them can freeze. ======================= The lack of SUNLIGHT is her/his biggest problem, not the cold. Oh, well then: Aroids. They pretty much all like it wet and shaded. But which ones? I think she needs to do a good search on the net for what she needs. Not sure how well an anthurium would do outdoors right now though. I believe they're tropical. Crypts do ok in colder weather, some hostas will. Hostas will not grow in water. They like damp soil but not waterlogged soil. I can't think of one hardy shade (pond) plant that will grow in the dense shade the OP is dealing with. -- Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995... Aquariums since 1952 My Pond & Aquarium Pages: NEW PAGE: Aquariums: http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/h/shastada...ium-Page4.html http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/h/shastadaisy ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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... I dont plan to do anything untill spring LOL!! Nancy "Do what you want and say what you feel because those that mind,dont matter and those that matter, dont mind" -Dr.Seuss Maybe the best thing to do is what I've done in my tropical aquariums: tried different plants and the ones that survived/thrived, are the ones I kept. I don't recall where you live (if it was noted in an earlier post) but some LFS and even some Lowes carry a variety of pond plants available starting in spring. Gail near San Antonio TX |
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In article , Koi-lo Do Not Reply wrote:
The lack of SUNLIGHT is her/his biggest problem, not the cold. Oh, well then: Aroids. They pretty much all like it wet and shaded. But which ones? I think she needs to do a good search on the net for what she needs. Not sure how well an anthurium would do outdoors right now though. I believe they're tropical. Mine have survived a mild frost. C. albida yet, which is otherwise deilcate. Crypts do ok in colder weather, some hostas will. Hostas will not grow in water. They like damp soil but not waterlogged soil. Mine grow on a waterlooged riverbank here. I can't think of one hardy shade (pond) plant that will grow in the dense shade the OP is dealing with. Spathiphyllum. Anthurium shold be ok too. All thrive in dense shace and moist soil modulo some reasonable temerature. Anubias would work too. -- Need Mercedes parts ? - http://parts.mbz.org Richard Sexton | Mercedes stuff: http://mbz.org 1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Home page: http://rs79.vrx.net 633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net |
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"Richard Sexton" wrote in message ... In article , Koi-lo Do Not Reply wrote: Hostas will not grow in water. They like damp soil but not waterlogged soil. Mine grow on a waterlooged riverbank here. A riverbank isn't like being in a submerged pot in a pond or barrel of water. Not all hostas like wet soil, some will soon develop a foul smelling root rot. They like well drained damp soil and dappled shade. I grow these as garden plants and am quite familiar with them. :-) I can't think of one hardy shade (pond) plant that will grow in the dense shade the OP is dealing with. Spathiphyllum. Anthurium shold be ok too. These tropicals will stretch and lean in dense shade. The Anthurium would probably rot in wet soil unless she finds an aquatic type. All thrive in dense shace and moist soil modulo some reasonable temerature. Anubias would work too. I'd hate to see her waste her money on plants that will surely fail. There are few things other than mushrooms that do well in dense shade. Hostas will live in open shade but even they will start to fade away under a balcony....... -- Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995... Aquariums since 1952 My Pond & Aquarium Pages: NEW PAGE: Aquariums: http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/h/shastada...ium-Page4.html http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/h/shastadaisy ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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Spathiphyllum. Anthurium shold be ok too.
These tropicals will stretch and lean in dense shade. The Anthurium would probably rot in wet soil unless she finds an aquatic type. They work fine. Honest. 10,000 betta vase owners can'tbe wrong. -- Need Mercedes parts ? - http://parts.mbz.org Richard Sexton | Mercedes stuff: http://mbz.org 1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Home page: http://rs79.vrx.net 633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net |
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