Yup, turts like their salad munchies. Duckweed, plantain, arrowhead, waterlily stems seem to have just the right texture and convenient to snip with their secateur like snipping beak. What better on a hot day than loaf in pleasant waters among the foliage and just, nibble away at them
Some plants are more resistrant to grazing than others, either by being too tough or not nice tasting. Thalia, sedges, cyperus, iris will usually be to bothersome to try
ah, difference between elodea and egeria, Egeria has a prominent saw tooth edge to its leaf is a big hint, you may need a magnifying glass to spot that
From the pov of keeping waterlilies, there is a big diff between the growing habits of the two.
Egeria densa grows very reliable, does a big job on improving water quality... Within the confines of an ornamental pond or aquarium it is a very robust, reliable plant. When it wanders into waterlily positions its simple roots are fairly easy to weed, when you yank it out, its gone.
Elodea canadensis is a bit stragglier, when that wanders into lily tubs, it tunnels into the dirt... when you rip the tops of, it springs back much worse. Very much a pain and quite capable of smothering waterlilies, blotting out vital light to them through the Winter months.
Some plants are more resistrant to grazing than others, either by being too tough or not nice tasting. Thalia, sedges, cyperus, iris will usually be to bothersome to try
ah, difference between elodea and egeria, Egeria has a prominent saw tooth edge to its leaf is a big hint, you may need a magnifying glass to spot that
From the pov of keeping waterlilies, there is a big diff between the growing habits of the two.
Egeria densa grows very reliable, does a big job on improving water quality... Within the confines of an ornamental pond or aquarium it is a very robust, reliable plant. When it wanders into waterlily positions its simple roots are fairly easy to weed, when you yank it out, its gone.
Elodea canadensis is a bit stragglier, when that wanders into lily tubs, it tunnels into the dirt... when you rip the tops of, it springs back much worse. Very much a pain and quite capable of smothering waterlilies, blotting out vital light to them through the Winter months.
