i know there are mixed emotions on these plants but i am looking for water hyacinth. it gets cold here and i don't think i will have to worry with them multiplying like crazy. i have a in ground pond that needs some plants. i will be glad to pay postage or trade iris for these. the iris i have are superstition and pride of ireland. i also love water lilies.
CLOSED: wanted: pond plants will trade
Jackie posted here wanting to trade pond plants http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/717344/
Contact me in a few weeks and I may have a red hardy water lily for you.
PeggyP
okay thanks so much!
kelly
still looking for the water hyacinths
kelly : )
What about elephant ears? Some are suitable for water.
i had a dg member dmail me that have the water hyacinths. thanks everyone.
i just have planted a elephant ear near my pond. it is doing pretty good right now. what is your experience with these?
kelly
Kelly,
I grow lots of them - I probably have 15 or so varieties right now, but not all of them are for trade.
I don't have a pond - I grow mine in soil, and feed them a steady diet of water - and I keep reading how they're suitable for bogs and ponds. Several of them will grow in standing water.
If you go to the PlantFiles page, and enter 'colocasia' in the Genus field, you can see several varieties. Then enter 'alocasia', and finally 'xanthosoma' - elephant ears fall under one of these three categories.
Let me know if you're interested, and I'll tell you what I have available to trade.
Steve