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2017 Catalogue
Phone: 519-782-4052
These plants grow simply by floating on the water surface. They do
NOT
require planting. These plants help
control algae by shading the water and utilizing dissolved nutrients that would otherwise be used by algae for
growth.
GREAT NATURAL FILTERS – PROVIDE SHADE
FLOATING PLANTS
Full Sun 3/4 Sun Partial Shade
Azolla
Azolla carolineana
Lacey green leaves. Not usually
eaten by fish. Can be invasive.
Zone 7
$6.99 per 8 oz. portion
Botswana Wonder
Aeschynomene fluitans
Water ‘Sensitive Plant’. Bright
yellow flowers. Fern-like foliage
closes when touched.
Zone 9
$5.99 each
Duckweed
Lemna minor
Small floating leaves. Favourite
food of goldfish.
Zone 3
$5.99 per 8 oz. portion
Ivy–Leaved Duckweed
Lemna triscula
Floats just below water surface.
Good fish food and water clarifier.
Zone 3
$5.99 per 8 oz. portion
Salvinia
Salvinia rotundifolia
Leaves are covered with tiny hairs.
Not usually eaten by fish.
Zone 9
$6.99 per 8 oz. portion
Water Hyacinth
Eichhornia crassipes major
Natural biofiltration and algae
control. Spawning area for fish.
Blooms occasionally.
Zone 9
$3.99 ea, $19.99 ½ doz, $35.99 doz
Dwarf Water Hyacinth
Eichhornia crassipes spp.
Ideal for small ponds.
Size: approximately 4" across.
Zone 9
$3.99 ea, $19.99 ½ doz, $35.99 doz
Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Rosette of velvety blue-green
leaves. Does well in partial shade.
Zone 9
$4.50 ea, $22.99 ½ doz, $41.99 doz
