Marginal Plants To Grow In Your Pond.

The Iris. This plant deserves a full article all of its own. You can get 3 varieties of Iris that are considered to be true aquatic plants for growing all year round within the shallows of your pond and i consider it to be absurd to possess a collection of Marginals without having one of these gorgeous plants growing in your pond. The most important species for the ordinary garden pond is Iris Ieavigata (Japanese Water Iris). The 3 petalled blooms are somewhere in the region of about 5 inches across and they are borne on 2 ft. high stems. The first flowers normally begin to open in June and are clear blue in colour having a yellow line down the centre of each petal. A second flush of blooms may well appear in September depending on the local climate that you are living in. There are a number of varieties which you can select from 'Snowdrift' (white with 6 petals), 'Dorothy' (blue with a white line down the centre of every petal), 'Variegata' (blue, leaves variegated yellow and green) as well as the hybrid I. 'Rose Queen' (rose-pink). The planting depth for I. laevigata and its varieties is 0 - 3 inches. I.pseudacorus (Yellow Flag or Yellow Water Iris) is more vigorous and taller than I. Iaevigata. The foliage is 3 - 4ft. lond and the yellow flowers are on stems which can reach as high as 3 ft. The species is too course for ordinary garden ponds but the variety 'Variegata' (2 - 2.5 ft. high) with its more restrained growth habit and cream leaves edged with green makes it an excellent choice. Other varieties include 'Sulphur Queen' and 'Bastardii'. The planting depth for I. pseudacorus and its varieties is 2 - 4 inches. The 3rd aquatic species is I. versicolor (American Blue Flag). This is a restrained plant for the smaller pond. Its leaves are 2 ft. long and the flower stalks are 1.5 - 2 ft. in hight. The violet blue flowers begin to show in June or July and they have narrow petals blotched with gold on the base. The favored variety is 'Kermesina' with claret red flowers flecked with white. The planting depth for I. versicolor and its varieties is 2 - 4 inches. Propagation: To propagate the individual plants, all you want to do is divide the clumps when the flowering has finished and your plants will thrive. That just about covers all that I wish to say about this gorgeous plant. I do hope that I have not gone on too long regarding the Iris, but I do feel strongly them. From an individual perspective, if you haven't got an Iris or two growing in your pond then you really need to add them. You certainly will not regret it. The vibrant colours and sizes of these plants will amaze you along with any visitors which you may have. I could have made this article a good deal longer but I do not want the readers to get bored. Please, give the Iris a chance.

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