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Water Gardens — Aponogeton distachyos
WHAT
is a good plant to put some life and colour into my pond over
winter, when most of the other plants die down?
THE water hawthorne, Aponogeton
distachyos, is by far the best. Treat it as you would a
water lily and feed regularly throughout the off-season.
The plants will reward you with white vanilla scented flowers and deep green strap-like leaves. This plant will also flower in the shade and will grow in water up
Weekend Gardener, Issue 97, 2002, Page 20
Advice by Andrew Maloy, former Plant Doctor of the Weekend Gardener and Kiwi Gardener magazines
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