From Carol

The first ones to grow here in middle TN, zone 6 are the ones called "penny
creeper" by the woman who have me a handful some years back. They look like
little parasols on a stick. They grow like a vine along the pond's edges,
but in the water. The leaves are about the size of a silver dollar. The
others are the iris and parrots feather. Cat tails also come up early as do
the water "Baby's breath."
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RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
ISP: Hughes.net
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I have never heard of the penny creeper. I will look on Google to see
if I can find it.

Does it have another name?

Jim

"Phyllis and Jim" wrote in message
oups.com...
I have never heard of the penny creeper. I will look on Google to see
if I can find it.

Does it have another name?

Jim
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I looked it up. It's called "Water Pennywort," family Apiaceae
(Umbellifeae) - the parsley or carrot family and is from Brazil. They may
be from Brazil but they live over through the coldest winters. If they get
a chance they'll also invade the earth around the pond. The koi and
goldfish will not eat them.
--
RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
ISP: Hughes.net
~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö

On Sat, 7 Apr 2007 14:14:56 CST, "Phyllis and Jim"
wrote:

I have never heard of the penny creeper. I will look on Google to see
if I can find it.

Does it have another name? Jim

I wonder if it isn't Creeping Jenny? The name sure could have been changed
around:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/yqv9vz Creeping Jenny does well in flower
beds or wet areas. I use it in my floating islands. I believe Kathy used it
in her center island. ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

On Apr 7, 6:00 pm, ~ jan wrote:
On Sat, 7 Apr 2007 14:14:56 CST, "Phyllis and Jim"

wrote:
I have never heard of the penny creeper. I will look on Google to see
if I can find it.

Does it have another name? Jim

I wonder if it isn't Creeping Jenny? The name sure could have been changed
around:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/yqv9vz Creeping Jenny does well in flower
beds or wet areas. I use it in my floating islands. I believe Kathy used it
in her center island. ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds:www.jjspond.us

No pennywort has much fewer leaves and they are considerably larger.
I have had some that got so big they were almost like miniature water
lilies, 3"? Creeping Jenny is another good one, except I think it
just likes it's 'feet wet'.
Bill

right, wet feet. http://weloveteaching.com/mypond/changes/changes2.htm
nummularia is the name and its draping form is seen in the bottom pictures.
Ingrid


Creeping Jenny is another good one, except I think it
just likes it's 'feet wet'.
Bill

On Apr 7, 11:58 am, "Reel McKoi" wrote:
From Carol

The first ones to grow here in middle TN, zone 6 are the ones called "penny
creeper" by the woman who have me a handful some years back. They look like
little parasols on a stick. They grow like a vine along the pond's edges,
but in the water. The leaves are about the size of a silver dollar.

This sounds like Pennywort and yes it grows very fast and overwinters
fairly well. If you give it something to root in it will have a
tendency not to spread as quickly and grow more in one area. If you
just throw it in the water, it will be much more gangly and spread
rapidly. Each new stem starts another little root mass. I have
already been giving away some this year and have more than I want now.
Bill