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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