Floating Pond Plants 
Floating pond plants are some of the most important plants you can purchase for your pond. These water plants are nutrient sponges that use up fish waste as a food source helping to starve off algae in your pond. They are so powerful at filtering water that back in the 1970's waste water treatment plants down south used water hyacinth as a pre-filter to the water entering the water treatment plant. Floating water plants also provide shade and protection for your fish keeping them safe and happy. These plants are also some of the easiest plants to grow as long as their is an abundant supply of nutrition in your pond water. This may only be a problem in new ponds that are not yet established. Mature ponds for the most part have plenty of nutrition in the water for your floating plants to flourish. If you have a new pond you will need to fertilize your these plants with  fertilizer to keep them green and healthy. 

Floating Plant Menu

 Parrots Feather:   Sensitive Plant:    Water Hyacinth:   Water Lettuce:

Floating Four Leaf Clover:  Floating Hearts:

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Floating & Submerged Plant Package:

 Parrots Feather

Myriophyllum Aquaticum
Parrot's feather is a  floating perennial that is a light-green color in shade, and a dark green color in the sun. This semi-floating water plant can grow up to 12" above the water surface, giving the appearance of small little evergreen trees. Fish will not eat parrot's feather. It can be planted right in your pond gravel, or floating on your ponds surface. Pot or place parrot's feather in gravel with 3"-12" inches of water over the top of the pot.You can also stick these plants in rock crevices or in steam beds, or water falls, where it will take root and grow out across the pond.When old stems become less attractive, cut off the tips, and throw them back in the water, or plant them somewhere else in your pond or stream bed. In days they will quickly take root. Parrot's feather is also used in aquariums. Parrots feather is a fast and easy growing floating plant.You can plant parrots feather in full sun to partial shade. Folige will grow to about 12" inches tall. Parrots feather are hardy from zone 5-11, and will come back year, after year, to provide enjoyment and great water quality.

 Parrots Feather 

Plant Description Plant Price
 5) Parrots Feather
   Price $7.50    
 10) Parrots Feather
     Price $14.50    
 20) Parrots Feather
   Price $28.25 
 30) Parrots Feather
     Price $47.00    

 Floating Sensitive Plant

Neptunia Aquatica

Sensitive plant is a nice floating pond plant with small diamond-shaped leaves that float on the ponds surface. This pond plant is also called the Catclaw mimosa. Sensitive plants grow to a height of 5" and spreads to 34".Sensitive plant is a native plant of the US. The sensitive plant should be used as an annual pond plant. At night the sensitive thin and narrow leaves fold up. Leaves also close slowly when touched. This floating plant propagates by seed or by cutting. Sensitive plant blooms in summer with yellow pea like flowers. Set in the pond when the water has reached 69º. This floating plant needs full sun to partial shade. Plant has yellow flowers in summer. This plant should be planted in soil 2"-7 inches deep, but can be floated on the waters surface. Zones 5-11.

Floating Sensitive Plant 

 Plant Description Plant Price
 5) Sensitve  Plants
Price $18.75  
10) Sensitive Plants
Price $37.00  
20) Sensitive Plants
Price $71.50  
30) Sensitive Plants
 Price $139.25 

 Water Hyacinth

Blue Shell Flower

We Cannot Ship This Plant to California

Water hyacinth are free-floating semi-tropical annual pond plant. The dark leaves of this floating plant are circular in shape attached to a spongy, air filled bulb. this floating plant has a thick, heavily branched, dark fibrous root system. The water hyacinth has very nice light blue to violet flowers located on a tall spike. Water hyacinth are very aggressive pond plants and in our climate here in the U.S.that can be a good thing.

Water hyacinth absorb huge amounts of excess nutrients from pond water, resulting in a clearer, healthier pond. Their fast growth also helps to shade the pond, which helps in several ways. More shade equals less algae growth. The extra coverage gives a safe haven for fish to escape predators and the huge floating roots give baby fish an excellent place to live and thrive. This floating plant is a must have for great water quality.

 Water Hyacinth 

 Plant Description Plant Price
  5) Water Hyacinth
$9.75   
10) Water Hyacinth
$19.00  
20) Water Hyacinth
 $37.50    
30) Water Hyacinth
$60.50 

 Water Lettuce

 

 Pistia Stratiotes

We Cannot Ship This Plant to California

Water lettuce is a floating pond plant with lots of puffy, light green leaves. The leaves are covered with fuzz and set up in a spiral pattern at the center of the plant. These leaves are 2"- 6 inches wide. Water lettuce grows well in sun but also likes partial shade during the heat of the day and will grow fast in warm water. This plant is a very aggressive grower and will form thick floating mats which provide shade for your fish. Water lettuce should be controlled so they only cover about 50% of your pond. The submerged root system of these plants provide a safe habitat for baby fish and do a great job filtering water.

 Water Lettuce

 Plant Description Plant Price
  5) Water Lettuce
$10.35 
10) Water Lettuce
$20.00 
20) Water Lettuce
$39.50 
30) Water Lettuce
  $63.50    

Floating Hearts

Nymphoides Peltata

Floating hearts are simular to water lilies in that their leaves float on your ponds surface providing shade and comfort for your pond fish. Floating hearts are allot smaller than water lilies with leaves only reaching sizes of about 3" to 4"inches. These very nice plants also produce tiny yellow flowers throughout the summer months. The floating hearts that we sell are very small when we ship them. Plants may only have a couple leaves attached to a tiny root system, this plants size when we ship them is about 4"-6" tall. One thing to keep in mind is that this plant grows very quickly and add's a neat contrast to most other pond plants. Floating hearts are very easy to grow simply plant them in gravel in only 6" inches of water or in pot's on the first shelf in your pond with the water no more than 6" inches over the top of the pot. This plant will grow and spread to an adult size of about 3' feet.

Floating Hearts

 Plant Description Plant Price
3) Floating Hearts
 $9.89    
6) Floating Hearts
     $19.45        

 Four Leaf Water Clover

Marsilea Mutica

Four leaf water clover look just like the four leaf clover you would find in your yard. These very nice floating pond plants grow in clusters about 3"- 4" wide. These plants can be planted  in your stream bed or pond right in the gravel, or in pot's planted just below the waters surface so they can float. You can also just place them in your pond like water hyacinth. Just make sure to place them behind som bog plants to keep them from being sucked into your pond skimmer. These floating plants take root very quickly and will provide great surface coverage. Like all floating and submerged plants they require liquid fertilizer to be in their best condition. This is one neat floating pond plant.

 Four Leaf Clover

 Plant Description Plant Price
3) Floating Four Leaf Clover
$9.89
6) Floating Four Leaf Clover
$19.45

 

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