Aquatic plant

[dessie4321]

Hi could anyone please identify this aquatic plant please,it was given to me by a friend who accidentally lost the name tag from it !!
I think it could possibly be some kind of sedge grows quite fast with nodes coming out of pot,been in the pond for about 3 months now it hasn’t flowered but very strong grower it does have purple stems please see attached photo

 

[sissy]

is it horsetail

 

[dessie4321]

No defo not sissy

 

[MitchM]

Have there been any flower or seed heads yet?
edit, never mind, I just re-read your post.

 

[Lisak1]

I'm not certain, but it LOOKS like a plant I've heard referred to as giant reed or Colorado grass. Those grow to about 8 feet tall - I've never seen that for sale as a pond plant though. It's definitely in the reed family.

 

[MitchM]

I was just looking at a Norfolk reed. I don't think it's a sedge. Sedge leaves seem to all originate from the base.

 

[Lisak1]

That's why I think reed - reeds have those leaves from the stems. It has a bamboo vibe.

 

[dessie4321]

I was just looking at a Norfolk reed. I don't think it's a sedge. Sedge leaves seem to all originate from the base.

There are a few brown leaves at bottom of plant

 

[Lisak1]

@dessie4321 - is your friend sure this is an aquatic plant? From the photos I think it looked happier in the pond than it does in the pond.

 

[MitchM]

It's doing well, so maybe just watch for any seed heads or flowers and be prepared for it to be a large plant.

 

[Tara]

Took me a minute to notice your flag. The plant you have reminds me of an orchid. If you look up white helleborine and check the plant structure. There is a number of orchids that grow along the edge of wet areas in Ireland and the UK. Good luck.

 

[dessie4321]

Thank you all for taking the trouble to try to identify the plant,just cut off all the nodes reaching out and will leave and see what happens

 

[addy1]

Nice looking plant!