Aponogeton distachyos (Water Hawthorn) | Slow, but quite good. Flowers in spring and autumn, but dies down in summer |
Butomus umbellatus (Flowering rush) | Original planting. May have vanished |
Butomus umbellatus (Flowering rush) | New plant from Ewenny, Jul 17. Removed from pot and stuck between pebbles |
Calla palustris (Bog arum) | Appeared to have vanished, but see Mystery pond plant |
Caltha palustris (Marsh marigold) | Surprisingly slow, but alive. Could it be too deep? |
Carex pendula (Pendulous sedge) | Doing well. |
Carex pseudocyperus (Sedge Hop) | Doing well. Removed from pot and moved away from pendulous sedge which it is quite similar to, Jul 17 |
Ceratophyllum demersum (Hornwort) | Soon disappeared. Smothered by algae. Try again |
Cyperus longus (Sweet galingale) | Good |
Equisetum hymenale (Dutch rush) | Removed from pot and stuck between pebbles |
Eriophorum angustifolium (Common Cotton Grass) | Good, but needs more soil and encouragement |
Geum rivale (Water Avens) | Better outside the pond, where it’s rather dull, than in the water |
Hottonia palustris (Water violet) | Struggling. Disappeared |
Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris) | Surprisingly slow. I’ll try removing it from its basket |
Lysichiton camtschatcensis (White skunk cabbage) | Alive, but not kicking. 2 plants, removed from pots, Jul 17 |
Lythrum salicaria (Purple loosestrife) | Single tall flowering stem. Doing well. Removed from pot, Jul 17 |
Mentha aquatica (Water mint) | Good. Vigorous, but easy to control |
Menyanthes trifoliata (Bog bean) | Good. Escaped its bag |
Myosotis scorpioides (Water forget-me-not) | Failed (drowned?) |
Nymphaea alba (White water lily) | Slow, but alive |
Nymphaea alba ‘Candida’ (Dwarf white water lily) | Slow, but alive |
Nymphoides peltata (Fringed water lily) | Slow, but alive |
Ranunculus aquatilis (Water crowfoot) | Disappeared? |
Ranunculus lingua (Greater spearwort) | Good. Escaped its bag |
Typha minima (Small reed mace) | Good |
Veronica beccabunga (Brooklime) | Good. Escaped from pot. Soil provided, Jul 17 |