AquascapingWater Gardening

Gardening with Aquatic and Wetland Plants

Ken LangelandIFAS Agronomy Department

Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants

Why Aquascape• Wildlife habitat

– http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FA007• Stormwater permit requirement

– Littoral shelves– Nutrient removal

• Aesthetics• For fun!

Aquascaping: What you need• Water• Container• Plants• Pots• Rooting media

– Potting soil• No perlite

– Osmocote– Sand

Native Florida Waterlilies

Mexican waterlilyNymphaea mexicana

Tropical royalblue waterlilyNymphaea elegans

Fragrant waterlilyNymphaea odorata

Hybrid waterliliesSlocum Water Gardens

American lotusNelumbo lutea

Bonnets, SpatterdockNuphar luteum

Blue flag irisIris haxagana

Arrowhead, duck potato, etc.Sagittaria lanceolata Sagittaria latifolia

Sagittaria filaformis

• Petals 3, white• Flowers in

whorls of 3• Unisexual• Globose

fruiting heads• Often

heterophyllous

PickerelweedPontederia cordata

Bandana-of-the-EvergladesCanna flaccida

Golden clubOrontium aquaticum

BulrushScirpus spp.

Virginia saltmarsh mallowKosteletzkya virginica

Scarlet hibiscusHibiscus coccineus

Fire flag, alligator flagThalia geniculata

Eichhornia crassipesWaterhyacinthEichhornia crassipes

Frog’s-bitLimnobium spongia

Where to Obtain Aquatic Plants•Nurseries

Association of Florida Native Nurseries http://www.afnn.org

•Native plant sales•Wild collection

Private propertyLand owners permission

Public landPermit required

•Whole plants•Seeds

Problems:Unwanted “wildlife”

Problems:NutrientsAlgae

Problems: Weeds

Additional Information•IFAS Extension Book Store

Aquatic plant identification card decksAquatic plant identification recognition guidesAquatic plant identification CD series

•Internethttp://plants.ifas.ufl.eduSearch

AquascapingWater gardeningPond construction

•Books!!

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