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Water Gardens — Winter plants
CAN
you recommend any plants that can I grow in my garden pond to give
some life and interest over winter?
THE water hawthorne (Aponogeton
distacyus) is the best. It has strap-like leaves and
unusual, white, vanilla-scented flowers. Best of all, it flowers
during winter. It will also grow in the shade, in water up to 2m
deep and in moving water.
The water hawthorne needs frequent feeding with an aquatic fertiliser such as Tetra Lily Grow to keep up flower production. The only drawback to this versatile plant is that it looks a bit scruffy in summer — but hey, you can’t have everything.
Weekend Gardener, Issue 86, 2001, Page 22
Advice by Andrew Maloy, former Plant Doctor of the Weekend Gardener and Kiwi Gardener magazines
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