Floating Plants
Floating plants are the lungs and shield of your pond: they provide oxygen, filter pollutants and provide hiding places for fish. They are not only good for clear water, but also a boon to biodiversity. In short, a pond without floating plants is like a garden without flowers.
water soldier - 6 pieces - Stratiotes Aloides
- Floating oxygen plant
- Full grown height: 20 cm
- Placement: loose in the water
aquatic plants Plant Island
- Floating aquatic plant
- Full grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: loose in the water
Hardy Blue Water Lily - Nymphaea Blue Queen - Lotus
- Water lily
- Full-grown plant height: 20 cm
- Placement: -20 to -40 cm
Mini Water Lily - Red - Nymphaea Pygmaea Rubra
- Small water lily
- Full-grown height: 5 cm
- Placement: -10 to -40 cm
White Water Lily - Nymphaea Alba
- Large water lily
- Full-grown height: 10 cm
- Placement: -10 to -100 cm
cape water lily - Aponogeton Distachyos
- Vanilla scented water lily
- Full-grown height: 5 cm
- Placement: -10 to -40 cm
Dark Red Water Lily - Nymphaea Black Princess
- Large water lily
- Full-grown height: 10 cm
- Placement: -10 to -100 cm
Pink Lotus - Nelumbo - 2 pieces
- Lotus plant
- Full-grown plant height: 60 cm
- Placement: -10 to -20 cm
Pink Water Lily - Nymphaea Pink Opal
- Large water lily
- Full-grown height: 10 cm
- Placement: -10 to -100 cm
Mini Water Lily - White - Nymphaea Pygmaea Alba
- Small water lily
- Full-grown height: 5 cm
- Placement: -10 to -40 cm
Floating Plant Island - flowering rush
- Floating aquatic plant
- Full grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: loose in the water
Red Water Lily - Nymphaea Attraction
- Large water lily
- Full-grown height: 10 cm
- Placement: -10 to -100 cm
Frequently asked questions about floating plants
Planting crabgrass is done by placing the young plants near the pond side, between the bank and Sumpfpflanzen . Larger plants float in the pond. Crabgrass is a perennial plant that blooms in early summer. In the fall, the plant sinks to the bottom to overwinter.
Floating plants are easy to order online at vdvelde.com. They are delivered from our own nursery and carefully packaged to your home.
Placing floating plants in an aquarium is definitely recommended. Besides producing oxygen and absorbing waste products, they also provide a hiding place for the fish present in the aquarium.
Some examples of floating plants that do well in an aquarium are: raft fern(Salvinia natans) and waternut(Trapa natans). These are fast-growing plants that can proliferate. Fortunately, you can very easily break up these floating aquatic plants and remove the excess.
The name says it all: floating plants are plants that float on the water. They are important oxygen providers and provide shade in the pond or aquarium. This is important to prevent algae growth.