The water-lily, or water lily – one of the most popular plants of a reservoir, belongs to the category of deep-water. These flowers are very useful to a pond as they provide with necessary protection against the sun of water inhabitants and keep a pond clean, keeping water of transparent.
Instruction
1. Bolotnotsvetnik reminds a water-lily the wavy leaves. Yellow flowers of this plant have 4 cm a diameter. Bolotnotsvetnik treats deep-water plants, grows at a depth of 0.3-0.6 m, and flowers rise over water by 5-8 cm.
2. The jug belongs to a kind of a water-lily though it is not so beautiful and graceful as it. Yellow small flowers with a diameter up to 8 cm tower over water on thick stalks. The jug can grow both in standing, and in flowing water and also in a shadow and in the sun. This deep-water plant leaves under water on 0.3-0.6 m, and flowers tower over a surface up to 8 cm.
3. The duckweed can lay a beautiful velvety carpet any pond. The majority of species of a duckweed very quickly expands and is capable to tighten all reservoir the leaves. This plant often meets in stagnant ponds or swamps. For an artificial reservoir the duckweed tripartite as it expands slightly more slowly, concerning other types is used. This plant provides a shadow in a pond and also serves as a forage for fishes.
4. Rogolistnik is considered one of the most popular water plants which helps to keep biological balance in a pond. This unpretentious and not choosy plant has no roots therefore its quantity in a pond can be controlled. The dense and branchy rogolistnik grows under any conditions of illumination, winters in the form of kidneys at the bottom of a reservoir.
5. The acorus belongs to coastal large plants. It has the long arrow-shaped leaves reaching 0.5-1 m in height. The acorus grows at a depth of 8-15 cm and serves as the house for many water and coastal inhabitants. Also the acorus perfectly decorates a small artificial reservoir.
6. The sedge as an acorus, grows at a small depth up to 15 cm. This high coastal plant meets also in boggy soils far from reservoirs. The coloring of leaves changes from yellow to green with white flowers, depending on a plant grade. In height the sedge reaches 0.3-0.6 m.
7. Bushes of a kaluzhnitsa are very popular for decoration of artificial ponds. This very unpretentious plant begins to blossom in the early spring in April. Leaves have the rounded or heart-shaped shape, and bright yellow flowers remind chrysanthemums and buttercups. Kaluzhnitsa lands on depth up to 5 cm and reaches height of 0.3-0.5 m.
8. Bright flowers of a kotula remind small yellow buttons which cover all summer a pond surface. Bushes of a kotula tower it is necessary water up to 15 cm, and depth of landing should not exceed 12 cm. This annual plant easily breeds self-sowing.