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Plants and Ponds:
Managing Ponds for Aesthetic and Environmental Enrichment
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• The Role of Plants for Managing Pond Health: An Overview
• The “Do’s and Don’ts” of Planting Ponds
• Plant Selections for Ponds
Objectives
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• Filter runoff
• Slows down water (erosion control)
• Facilitate denitrification
• Nutrient uptake
• Bank stability
• Aquatic and terrestrial habitat
preservation
• Provide food source (leaf litter)
• Wildlife habitat
• Shade channel
• Scares geese!
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Aesthetics!
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Aesthetics!
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Zone 3
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Zone 2
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Zone 1
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Adding buffers can
beautify the
property as well.
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… Rainscaping
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Turbidity, WetlandInfo, Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, Queensland, viewed 9 May 2013, <http://wetlandinfo.ehp.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/aquatic-ecosystems-natural/riverine/background/turbidity.html>.
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Nutrient and some heavy metal uptake
Enhance infiltration
Soil stabilization and manage excess runoff water
Provide wildlife habitat
Provide aesthetic appeal and can blend into landscape
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Accustomed to our local climate, soils, & insects
Low maintenance (fertilizer, pesticides, growth habits)
Help with introduction and spread of invasive plants
Beautiful selections
Attract more beneficial insects
Why Native Plants?
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It depends on…
• Moisture
• Sun/shade
• Seasonality
• Habitat and aesthetic preferences
• Availability
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• Plant Selections for Ponds
Objectives
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Zone 1
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Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
• Perennial; red blooms in fall
• Part shade—to sun
• 3-5’ tall
• Space 15-18” apart
• Hummingbirds!
Plant Selections for Zone 1
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Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris)
• Perennial; pink florets in the fall
• Full sun
• 3-4’ tall
• Space 2-3’ apart
• Rain gardens; dry areas
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Zone 2
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Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)
• Perennial; yellow flowers April—May
• Part shade—shade
• 1-3’ tall
• Space 15-18” apart
Plant Selections for Zone 2
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Scarlet rosemallow (Hibiscus coccineus)
• Perennial; large red flowers (up to 6”) in mid-summer
• Full sun
• 4-7’ tall!
• Space 2-3’ apart
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Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor)
• Perennial bulb; purple blooms in early summer
• Full sun
• 2-3’ tall!
• Space 2’ apart
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Sweet Flag (Acorous graminaeus)
• Grass; foliar interest
• Part shade to full sun
• Low, mounding plant; 1’
• Space 1/2” apart
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Water (Golden) Canna (Canna flacida)
• Wonderful yellow flowers in summer
• Full sun
• 3-5’
• Space 1’
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Zone 3
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Soft-stem bulrush (Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani)
• Rush; upright erect
• Slender green stems
• 6-8’ tall
• Space 12” apart
Plant Selections for Zone 3
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Lizard’s Tail (Saururus cernuus)
• Majority of plant submersed in water
• Heart-shaped leaves
• 5’ tall
• Spreads by rhizomes
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Pickerel weed (Pontederia cordata)
• Completely aquatic
• Large, heart-shaped leaves
• Long, purple flower stalks
• Good cover for wildlife
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Duck potato, bulltongue (Sagittaria sp.)
• Large, arrow-shaped leaves
• Fully aquatic; submersed
• White flowers
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• The “Do’s and Don’ts” of Planting Ponds
Objectives
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The Do’s:
The Do’s and Don’ts of Planting Ponds
• Plant for diversity
• Plant for seasonality
• Plant for functionality
• Divide!
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The Do’s:
• Account for minimum buffer strips
• Early spring and Fall are the best times to plant
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The Don’ts:
• Mow down to pond edges
• Avoid pesticides
• Plant invasive plant species;
some natives as well