Looking for carpeting pond grass

[cody]

Hello,

I have been busy researching different completely submersible grasses that are tolerant of zone 8-9 that will spread and carpet the bottom of a pond. The ponds bottom is a mixture of river rock and pea gravel and the depths vary from 2 inches to 8 feet. Anyone have any ideas of what a great grass would be that would carpet the bottom of a pond? I currently have elodea, dwarf sagitaria, jungle valisneria, cabomba Carolina, moneywort, Brazilian pennywort in the pond.
I attached a photo to show what I meant by carpeting.

thanks

 

[Meyer Jordan]

Hello,

I have been busy researching different completely submersible grasses that are tolerant of zone 8-9 that will spread and carpet the bottom of a pond. The ponds bottom is a mixture of river rock and pea gravel and the depths vary from 2 inches to 8 feet. Anyone have any ideas of what a great grass would be that would carpet the bottom of a pond? I currently have elodea, dwarf sagitaria, jungle valisneria, cabomba Carolina, moneywort, Brazilian pennywort in the pond.
I attached a photo to show what I meant by carpeting.

thanks

What type of fish do you have in your pond, if any?

 

[sissy]

grass really never knew there was anything like that .interesting concept if there is

 

[MitchM]

Hello,

I have been busy researching different completely submersible grasses that are tolerant of zone 8-9 that will spread and carpet the bottom of a pond. The ponds bottom is a mixture of river rock and pea gravel and the depths vary from 2 inches to 8 feet. Anyone have any ideas of what a great grass would be that would carpet the bottom of a pond? I currently have elodea, dwarf sagitaria, jungle valisneria, cabomba Carolina, moneywort, Brazilian pennywort in the pond.
I attached a photo to show what I meant by carpeting.

thanks

With only organic matter (detritus) and no mineral component to the substrate, I think you'll have a hard time finding a plant that will thrive, other than algae.

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[KC Crook]

Those are neon tetra right? Thats an aquarium with heavily contolled light and CO2 most likely? Not gonna happen in a back yard pond. im sorry.

 

[adavisus]

Dwarf Hairgrass, Eleocharis parvula

 

[Smaug]

I've had difficulty obtaining that in a perfectly controlled planted tank with added c02. In a pond situation I highly doubt it's obtainable.

 

[adavisus]

It's a widespread native plant

 

[MitchM]

We've got limited information, so it's tough to give accurate advice.