Why wander far when the good is so close? In our climes there are many impressive aquatic plants that do not need to hide in any way with their flowers and their general appearance. This article presents a selection of appealing native aquatic plants.
The sea jug is a beautiful native plant
Therefore, native aquatic plants are to be preferred
Of course there are many enchanting aquatic plants from other countries and continents of the world, tropical-exotic specimens that know how to inspire optically. However, these plants have one major disadvantage compared to the native ones: they are generally not hardy and therefore require a lot of effort from the hobby gardener when it comes to frosty seasons. Those who prefer to save themselves this trouble will find a wide variety of frost-resistant variants in the aquatic plants that are at home in this country, which also impress with their external characteristics.
These native aquatic plants have it all
In the following sections you will find bullet point portraits of popular native aquatic plants. The list is of course not exhaustive, it serves as inspiration for your garden pond planting.
Sea jug (Nymphoides peltata)
- deep-water plant rooting at the bottom
- needs water depth of 20 to 60 cm
- grows up to 150 cm long
- flooding stems
- rounded, dark green leaves
- small yellow flowers (float decoratively on the water surface)
Frogweed (Luronium natans)
- domestic rarity
- is under nature protection
- grows up to 5 cm high
- needs water depth of 10 to 40 cm
- prefers soft, nutrient-poor water
Floating Pondweed (Potamogeton natans)
- smallest native pondweed
- floating plant rooted in the depths
- grows up to 120 cm long
- needs water depth of 20 to 120 cm
- definitely plant in a basket
Water buttercup (Ranunculus aquatilis)
- grows up to 5 cm above the water surface
- needs water depth of 20 to 100 cm
- valuable water purification plant
- prefers soft, clean water
- fine-leaved and vigorous
- only suitable for larger garden ponds