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Water Plants
and water gardening
NB: Equipment such as pumps, filters, pond liners, preformed ponds, waterfalls, fountains etc are covered on the Water Features page.
This page will cover water plants, marginal pond plants and products such as specialised planting pots and baskets for aquatic plants, fertilisers and water treatments (e.g to control algae, mosquitoes or pH of water).
Please note that some disinfectants used in ornamental water features or water storages may be unsuitable for fish or other pond life. If in doubt, check with the supplier.
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Suppliers of water plants or water gardening products to QldAdvertisements
SOPHIA'S GARDEN
161 Beaudesert-Nerang Road
Nerang, Qld. 4211
Ph: 07 5578 2676
sophiasgarden.com.au
Open 9-5 Mon-Sat and 9-4 Sun
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Add a touch of class to your garden with garden features and plants from Sophia's Garden.
Creating a Mediterranean, gothic, cottage or formal European garden? A huge variety of beautiful garden ornaments is available in classic styles. Range includes gazebos, arches, fountains, pots, urns, planters, gargoyles, garden seats, statues & pedestals, lions and monumental cast iron urns.
Sophia's Garden are water plant specialists, supplying oxygenators, surface plants, marginals, reeds and irises, plus water lillies in many gorgeous colours. A colourful range of quality plants and topiaries for the rest of the garden also available.
Garden designs and in-home consultations can be arranged. See some examples of our imported and Australian made garden art at the WEBSITE.
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WATER FEATURES ONLINE
waterfeaturesonline.com.au
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Water Features Online has water feature ideas
for everyone, from large fish ponds to contemporary designer styles. Hundreds of FREE articles are available on topics from Algae to Pond Safety, and DIY Projects from Constructing a Small Stream to How Create a Millstone.
The online shop has a huge catalogue of products including Pumps, Filters, Waterfalls, Pond Treatments, Books
and much, much more, all sold below normal retail prices. Visit the Water Features Online WEBSITE now.
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For more hardware such as pumps, hoses, filters, prefabricated ponds, pond liners, fountains, waterfalls etc go to the Water Features page.
If you have a nursery operation selling aquatic plants or bog plants suitable for pools, ponds, barrels, dams, bog gardens etc in Qld, and you're either located in Queensland or supply plants to this region, please get in touch about listing on this page. These plants include waterlillies and lotus, as well as marginal (bog) plants. Also suppliers of fertilisers, special pots, barley straw, algae control products, mosquito control products etc associated with growing such plants may advertise on this page.
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More Information
Some water plants are serious environmental weeds, or have the potential to become so. It may be illegal to grow certain plants in your locality. If in doubt, consult with relevant authorities. Only buy from reputable nurseries in your area.
Always make sure that your pond plants cannot reach waterways (e.g. through overflow in heavy rain). Of course, gardeners should always try to prevent any plants escaping from their gardens.
News
Help for Bli Bli pond
Refurbishments to improve water flow and deter nesting ibis and egrets will help address stagnation and algal blooms problems in Bli Bli pond. Sedimentation, bird waste and inadequate flushing have contributed to the poor health of the pond, which was created 50 years ago. Paperbark trees have also suffered, due to the water level being consistently too high.Council to nurse Bli Bli pond back to health. (July 2010)
Tiny waterlilly rescued
The work of botanic gardens has saved a rare waterlily, thought to be the world's smallest, from probable extinction.
After its discovery in Rwanda in 1985, specimens were kept alive in botanic gardens in Germany. All attempts to reproduce the plants from seed and grow to maturity like other waterlillies were unsuccessful until a horticulturist at The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew discovered the key. By more closely matching the damp edges of the freshwater hot spring from which they came, the plants have flowered and set seed in cultivation at last. Nymphaea thermarum has only been found in one location, and since its discovery all known wild plants have been lost due over-use of the water source. More at the Kew website: Smallest waterlily in the world brought back from the brink of extinction at Kew Gardens (May 2010)
Aquatic plant family's secret revealed
An international team of scientists have discovered that the aquatic plant family Hydatellaceae, many of which occur in Australia, are more closely related to waterlillies than they are to grasses. While the leaves are grass-like and the flower parts also much reduced, new research into pollen, seeds and germination have indicated that the evolutionary history of this family may be quite different than previously believed. Read more here: New-found relatives among the waterlillies
More Links
Please note: The following links are for general information. Some species or cultivars referred to in links may be unavailable in Australia, or illegal to grow in your area.
More links about designing ponds for frogs here: WildlifePools 'n' Plants The Swimming Pool and Spa Association of Queensland Inc. (SPASA)
Water & Environment Includes "How to create your own wetland". Ipswich City Council/Ipswich Water (PDF)
Victoria Adventure Information about pond plants and water gardening, featuring the giant-leaved Victoria species. Site based in Florida, USA
Yellow Water Nymphaea mexicana (Invasive) At "Grow Me Instead" Australia
Water Milfoil Myriophyllum papillosum At "Grow Me Instead" Australia
Banded Nardoo Marsilea mutica Aquatic Plants At "Grow Me Instead" Australia
Marsilea drummondii (PDF) at the Australian Weeds and Livestock website, NSW (discusses toxicity of weeds and other plants to animals)
Umbrella Sedge Cyperus involucratus (Invasive) At "Grow Me Instead" Australia
Alligator-Flag Thalia geniculata. Online Manual of Subtropical Landscaping Plants, Palm Beach Community College, Florida
Possible misspellings: Bali straw (Barley Straw).
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