Floating Water Garden Plants

They re extremely fast growing perennials with beautiful purple flowers that appear from late summer to early fall.

Floating water garden plants.

Water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes water hyacinths are one of the most popular floating pond plants. Floating plants for the water garden. About floating pond plants. As with oxygenating plants they can help to combat algae and blanketweed as they absorb nutrients from the water and provide shade leaving less food and light for algae to grow.

Filtering out nutrients that cause excess algae growth they keep water clean for fish and other organisms while also creating natural shade and cover. They do not need to be planted in any way and can simply be thrown in. Should be planted as free rooted floating on the water surface. Floating pond plants do more than just add elegance to your water garden.

World of water has a range of floating water plants for ponds to buy both i n store and online. Floaters relish full sun but be warned some species are invasive. Sold in portion of small handfuls. All our floating pond plants are hand picked to ensure you get the highest quality plants for your pond.

For inspiration you can also view mature specimens in one of our show ponds use our in store locator to find a world of water centre near you. Published on march 9th 2019. These plants float freely on the water surface with their roots hanging below. We offer a variety of floating aquatic plants from frogbits to water hyacinths.

They re often food for local wildlife like duckweed or provide protected spaces for fish spawning like parrot s feather does. Floating water plants are available in a wide array of unusual foliage textures and exotic flower forms. Surface dwelling plants offer some of the most beautiful and curious ornamentals around from the fairytale waterlily to the humble duckweed. What are floating plants.

Each plant produces about 20 flower stalks so you ll have an abundance of flowers. This unusual group of plants takes all their nutrients from water bypassing any need to have their roots in soil. An established mass of plants creates a splendid focal point and provides an intriguing ever changing display as the plants drift freely with the wind on the open water.