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FAQs on Oxygenating Grasses for Ponds
Related Articles: Oxygenating
Grasses for Ponds,
Related FAQs:
Egeria densa, "Anacharis"
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Can you help me identify these there
plants... Transplanting live plant mat. across State lines... 8/21/07
Dear Wet Web Media,
<George>
Attached are three plants - are they oxygenators?
<Mmm, yes...>
They are from Mosquito Lake in Ohio - Would they be ok to put in a
backyard pond in Los Angeles?
<... I STRONGLY recommend that you NOT use these plants in this
setting... IF you have moved them from Ohio, please place in plastic
bags, place in a freezer and toss out on trash day... pour the water
they are in onto your lawn... REAL troubles in such transplantations...
bits getting loose, moved about by waterfowl et al...>
The feathery looking one was growing to about 3 feet tall in the lake.
The other two appear more like grasses.
Regards,
George
<There are more suitable species available locally... that live in hard,
alkaline, warmer water... Please read here:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/PondSubWebIndex/oxgrasses.htm
and the linked files above. Bob Fenner> |
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Hydrilla Seeds
Dear Sir:
I am looking for Hydrilla seed for a pond, do you know where I can purchase
some?
Thank You
Dion Young
<No... and as far as I'm concerned this plant should be restricted (if it isn't
most everywhere) for distribution/sale period. Please look into this genus and
its destructive accidental spread... Not easy to control or eradicate... gets
loose on gear, waterfowl... PLEASE look into other species... perhaps
Myriophyllum, Egeria... Many more listed on www.WetWebMedia.com . Bob Fenner>
Re: Hydrilla
Dear Sir,
Thank you for your response and information. It appears that Hydrilla will
choke the pond. Not good. I have read your article on Elodea and
anacharis. They appear to be similar to Hydrilla. Are they as hard to
control. And can I purchase seeds for this plant.
<Not as difficult to control, nor as invasive, but I would not start them from
seed. Look for suppliers to buy a few "sprigs", "bunches" of these plants when
the water warms in your area, or grow them for now indoors, in an aquarium. Bob
Fenner>
Thank you
Dion Young
Anacharis, elodea and Egeria
Your article on the website is informative, but could you tell me what are
the legal issues regarding sale and use of these plants for outdoor use?
<There are, as far as I'm aware, no such restrictions on the sale of freshwater
plants in the ornamental trade. There are some laws on the books concerning
Caulerpa algae... and some fin-fish... vis a vis they're potential harm on
release to the wild>
The similarity of elodea to Hydrilla scares me, knowing what an environmental
problem Hydrilla has become. FYI, I am a landscape architect in Louisiana.
<These two genera are VERY similar indeed. As usual, I proscribe that nothing be
released to the wild... terrestrial plants included. Bob Fenner>
Margaret Waring
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