Water Plants
Many tropical gardens have some sort of decorative water feature, ranging from small pools to sizable lakes and canals,
and these in turn are usually further enhanced with ornamental plants.
For best result the water should be relative shallow, not more than three or four feet in depth, and care must be taken in selecting
fish that will not eat the plant material.
The multi-coloured water lilies of the Nymphaea family are popular for obvious reasons, and a really large pond can
accommodate VIctoria Amazonica, that huge favourite of the great 19th-century glasshouses; the lotus, on the other hand,
tends to spread too rapidly and is the best either grown in pots or given a pool to itself.
Floating plants good for small ponds and containers include the Water Poppy (Hydrocleis nymphoides), Water Lettuce (Pistia),
and the beautiful Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia). Pond edges can be softened with plantings of Cyperus, which comes in a number of varieties
including the well-known Papyrus; Thalia geniculata, populary called the Water Canna, with dangling clusters of mauve flowers;
and Pandanus, available in large and small species, some with handsome yellow-and-green striped leaves and dramatic root formations.
and these in turn are usually further enhanced with ornamental plants.
For best result the water should be relative shallow, not more than three or four feet in depth, and care must be taken in selecting
fish that will not eat the plant material.
The multi-coloured water lilies of the Nymphaea family are popular for obvious reasons, and a really large pond can
accommodate VIctoria Amazonica, that huge favourite of the great 19th-century glasshouses; the lotus, on the other hand,
tends to spread too rapidly and is the best either grown in pots or given a pool to itself.
Floating plants good for small ponds and containers include the Water Poppy (Hydrocleis nymphoides), Water Lettuce (Pistia),
and the beautiful Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia). Pond edges can be softened with plantings of Cyperus, which comes in a number of varieties
including the well-known Papyrus; Thalia geniculata, populary called the Water Canna, with dangling clusters of mauve flowers;
and Pandanus, available in large and small species, some with handsome yellow-and-green striped leaves and dramatic root formations.
Nymphaea Tashkent
Victoria Amazonica
in Bali
