Floating Plants
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.
Mini Water Lily - Salmon - Nymphaea Pygmaea Aurora
- Small water lily
- Full-grown height: 5 cm
- Placement: -10 to -40 cm
aquatic plants Island + Oxygen Plants Islands
- Combi set
- 12 plants
- Placement: loose in the water
Yellow Water Lily - Nymphaea Marliacea Chromatella
- Large water lily
- Full-grown height: 10 cm
- Placement: -10 to -100 cm
White Lotus - Nelumbo - 2 pieces
- Lotus plant
- Full-grown plant height: 60 cm
- Placement: -10 to -20 cm
Mini Water Lily - Yellow - Nymphaea Pygmaea Helvola
- Small water lily
- Full-grown height: 5 cm
- Placement: -10 to -40 cm
Floating Plant Island - Needlewort
- Floating oxygen plant
- Full grown height: 10 cm
- Placement: loose in the water
Floating Plant Island - pickerel weed
- Floating aquatic plant
- Full grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: loose in the water
Floating Plant Island - flag iris
- Floating marsh plant
- Full grown height: 80 cm
- Placement: loose in the water
Floating Plant Island - creeping jenny
- Floating marsh plant
- Full grown height: 10 cm
- Placement: loose in the water
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.
hornwort and elodea densa are ideal floating plants for aquariums, purifying the water and providing a natural habitat for fish.