3gal bucket quantity Anacharis, Hornwort Cabomba! - 290245803840
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Picked
and packed fresh, direct from the grower! A trio of submerged aquatics well suited
to algae beating • Anacharis, Hornwort PLUS Cabomba, perhaps the most versatile
of submerged aquatic plants • Easy to keep • Widely tolerant of light and
temperature range • Growing between 60°f to 90°f • Thriving in neutral to slightly
alkaline waters • Very well suited to coldwater aquaria • Versatile as a pond
plant
Postage:
USPS Priority, 2-3 pounds weight calculated within the USA
Intact and rooted pieces will be found where possible, nearly a 3 gallon size
bucket size quantity of loose plants, compressed and packed to make the most of
a standard size USPS Priority parcel box, making a two to three pound parcel weight
Anacharis
(Egeria densa) The
plants picked will mainly be 2′ to 4′ strands. Effective as an algae buster, soaking
up nutrients early in the year, this submerged aquatic plant variety has coped
with severe winters under ice and 100°f Summers in the Carolina’s, the only thing
that slows it down is a complete drought in a baking hot pond, even then it can
recover from roots embedded in the mud…
While
it can live up to its name Anacharis, ‘anarchy’… what roots it makes are quite
easy to yank out, unlike Elodea which has a tunneling habit that can riddle a
waterlily pot, smothering favourite plants early in the year
As
an aquarium plant~ At
a ph between 6ph and 8ph, lighting of two watts per gallon (5-7000k full spectrum)
60°f to 80°f should see it thrive well, pin sections to the aquarium sand or gravel
to encourage roots to form to anchor the foliage or try it free floating.
Anacharis
is quite effective placed to the sides or back of the aquarium to form an attractive
mass of foliage, trim excess growth to create new bold groups where fish can choose
to hide, to lay eggs, to shelter baby fish. In warm aquariums, Anacharis may need
some additional plant feed to keep it growing perky.
As
a pond plant Hardy
to zone 5, Anacharis is a fast growing perennial native of warm and temperate
parts of America, Anacharis masses up to form dense submerged foliage which can
make lengths up to six feet long where it has space to spread. There is one surprising
extra feature, when this humble plant puts up a host of delicate tiny white flowers
just above the water surface, late Summer…
Quite
effective for creating cover for fish through the Winter months, for collecting
spawn for transfer, for beating algae early in the year when it masses up toward
the end of Summer, round up large foliage masses and gather them in the quiet
dull corners of the pond so it does not shade or smother water lilies dormant
submerse foliage through Winter
Listed
as an invasive plant in AL, CT, ME, NH, OR, SC, VT, WA., please do not consider
starting this plant where it is considered invasive, passing birds and critters
can spread sprigs to sensitive habitats which cannot cope with smothering by this
fast growing species.
Surplus
plants make an excellent mulch around drought sensitive garden plants, effectively
extracting surplus fertility from ponds that would otherwise stimulate algae such
as blanketweed
Submerged
Aquatic ‘Coontail’, Hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum)
This
time of year is quite good to move coontails, when numbers have built up and done
their ‘algae’ beating task, Hornwort excretes substances toxic to algae (allelopathic
behaviour) and at good growth conditions it efficiently inhibits most algae growth…
coontails is a brittle dense growing floating and submerged aquatic, very effective
at ‘dominating’ water quality.
An
Aquarium plant: Hornwort
forms brittle stemmed attractive foliage to some 24" length, dense masses
at the surface, or when anchored to form an upright growing habit, widely tolerant
of a range of water and light conditions, bright light will keep it growing strong
however
As
an aquarium plant hornwort forms quite attractive submerged and floating foliage,
it does not form roots. A weight to anchor it down would be required to position
it as required, fairly easy to arrange.
Three
big ‘plusses’ using hornwort for indoor aquaria
~
Fish do not find it tasty to eat…
~
Hornwort contributes to improved water clarity as it exudes natural substance
toxic to algae, literally it keeps algae ‘off’ itself….
~
Particularly useful for fish rearing purposes for egg layers and live bearing
fish, coping with hard water and providing very effective hiding places for baby
fish fry
Hornwort
as a pond plant: This
is one submerged aquatic better than most at coping with fish grazing, it’s the
last plant in a pond they will try to eat…
Hornwort
grows extremely well in shady dull corner positions of the pond where little else
thrives, very effective for attracting breeding fish to lay their eggs among the
dense foliage, where the fish fry’s chances of survival is quite high in a shady
sheltered corner of the pond.
As
Winter comes, gather coontails over to the one side of the pond, coontails over
winters as tiny sprigs on the bottom of the pond, these rise in Spring and if
they can start in numbers early in the year they will quickly dominate the water
surface area they cover, helping to contribute in the suppression of algae and
blanketweed
The
bidder will be sent a 6"x7" priority parcel packed with as much Anacharis
and Hornwort as can be fitted in. These have grown in a quiet corner of a semi
shaded Carolina pond through hard freezing winters and hot Summer waters in the
80’s (°f)
Please
note: Among the coontails are likely to be sprigs of bladderwort, the odd water
lily seedling, four leafed clover (marsilea) duckweed and possibly azolla, these
plants tend to grow quite happy in the same pond niche alongside ‘coontails’
Carolina
Water Shield (Cabomba Caroliniana)
A
dozen sprigs of ‘Carolina Water Shield’, native to Southern North America, most
attractive as either a pond or aquarium plant. Try outdoors all Summer and bring
some sprigs in for your aquarium over Winter!
Incredibly
delicate submerse foliage producing attractive surface leaves and eye catching
white flowers by late Summer, ideal for ponds with tiddlers or small fish, robust
and resilient enough to cope with large spawning fish about! Attractively wends
its way among other foliage, very effective at masking waterlily tub positions
and as a background plant in aquariums
To
establish this as a rooted plant, anchor two or three internodal stem sections
with pebbles or gravel an inch deep at the depth you want it to establish in the
pond or aquarium
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Please
note, as with all other descriptions, these plants are grown in ponds with no
fish present, in waters routinely treated to ensure no nasties such as water lily
crown rot are likely to turn up unexpectedly… Don’t forget to check out the
swglist plantlist,
with links to photo’s and descriptions of aquatic plants at webshots
waterlily photo’s at photobucket…
by all means let me know what aquatic plants you would like to see listed!
Please
note, these plants have been raised in pools with no fish present, if ever you
have a doubt about putting new aquatic plants in your pond, put your new plants
in a bucket of water with a spoonful or two of domestic bleach for several hours,
then rinse with clean water
ask
before you buy!
contact
adavisus@aol.com for further aquatic plant
cultivation tips. Gathered from 30 years collecting aquatic
plants and creating water gardens in temperate and hot climates
Where possible, items
are sent without excessive trimming other than to reduce shipping costs and to
remove faded foliage
•
Paypal (or Post Office Money Orders) preferred, to adavisus@aol.com •
Ask about other Varieties Available, over 100 Aquatic Plants
may be listed! • Bare rooted plants with a good set of intact roots
are supplied normally
• No
replacements or refunds are available for problems arising after parcels
are dispatched, ask for delivery confirmation if you expect evidence of dispatch.
This
is intended to encourage only customers willing to accept the small risk of problems
arising after items have been dispatched -In bidding on this item you have agreed
to accept the small risk • Please note, the usps does not offer insurance
on live plants. Please
check my feedback on ebay before agreeing to accept the small risk (about 1%)
of problems occurring after live plants have been sent.
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