Collection of Pond Plants for attracting Dragonflies & Damselflies
Late March to October only
This collection consists of a selection of pond plants which are native to the UK and have been specifically selected for their value in creating an environment suitable for Dragonflies and Damsel flies. Dragonflies & Damselflies need access to water at all stages of their lifecycle. They require shelter, sunlight, unpolluted water, emergent plants and hunting areas. They spend most of their lives as larvae living underwater and so submerged plants provide habitats for the developing larvae and help oxygenate the water. The marginal plants provide emergence sites for the larvae and also perching, roosting and egg-laying sites for the adults. The plants supplied are suitable for planting in the shallows of a pond between a depth of 10cm and 45cm and in the deeper areas. They should be planted out into a suitable location as soon as you receive them. The collection will be selected from the best quality plants available at the time of your order. The plants may be bare root or plug depending on availability.
You will normally receive: 12 Plant Collection: at least 6 different varieties (ie 1 deep water, 1 floating, 1 oxygenator and 9 marginals) 24 Plant Collection: at least 9 different varieties (ie 1 deep water, 2 floating, 3 oxygenator and 18 marginals) 36 Plant Collection: at least 12 different varieties (ie 2 deep water, 3 floating, 7 oxygenators, 24 marginals) However, towards the end of the pond planting season (September & October), you may not receive any floating plants as they will have started to die back, but they will be replaced by additional marginal plants.
We do not include aquatic soil with the planting bags. You will need to purchase it from a local garden centre or use ordinary garden loam. You will need the following approximate quantities: 12 Plant Collection: 4 bags hold up to 16 litres of soil 24 Plant Collection: 7 bags hold up to 31 litres of soil 36 Plant Collection: 10 bags hold up to 43 litres of soil
Your plants will be selected from the following:
Deep Water Plants:
§ White Water Lily (larger ponds) Nymphaea alba § Brandy Bottle Nuphar lutea § Fringed Water Lily Nymphoides peltata § Amphibious Bistort Polygonum amphibium
Marginal Plants:
§ Bog Bean Menyanthes trifoliata § Brooklime Veronica beccabunga § Branched Bur Reed Sparganium erectum § Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria § Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris § Flowering Rush Butomus umbellatus § Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula § Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula § Common Spike Rush Eleocharis palustris § Water Forget-me-Not Myosotis scorpoides § Water Mint Mentha aquatica § Water Plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica § Yellow Flag Iris Iris pseudoacorus
Floating Plants:
§ Frogbit
Hydrocharis morsus-rane § Water Soldiers
Stratiotes aloides
Oxygenating Deep Water Plants:
§ Hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum § Water Crowfoot
Ranunculus aquatilis § Ivy Leaved Water Crowfoot
Ranunculus hederaceous § Mare's Tail
Hippuris vulgaris § Spiked Water Milfoil
Myriophyllum spicatum § Curly Pondweed Potomogeton crispus § Water Starwort Callitriche spp § Water Violet
Hottonia palustris
