Plants

[stonehouse]

I have a very heavy cattail plant,I like thats it's tall but wow is it heavy,every year we take it out and trim all the growth,roots.Going to take it out and throw it away,done lifting it out.Any other plants that are tall that don't get so heavy?

 

[Hound Heaven]

I have a lavender Louisiana Iris who's blooms stand about 3-3.5 foot tall. Gorgeous flowers too. I also have white Butterfly Ginger that shoots stalks up about 4 feet tall. Blooms in the fall. Oh and I have lotus in a 20 gal. tub that will stand over 4 feet tall.

Your planting zone will help determine what will survive for you. I'm in 7a.

I'm with you on the cattails. Too much work and I hear they can puncture liners too.

 

[stonehouse]

I have a lavender Louisiana Iris who's blooms stand about 3-3.5 foot tall. Gorgeous flowers too. I also have white Butterfly Ginger that shoots stalks up about 4 feet tall. Blooms in the fall. Oh and I have lotus in a 20 gal. tub that will stand over 4 feet tall.

Your planting zone will help determine what will survive for you. I'm in 7a.

I'm with you on the cattails. Too much work and I hear they can puncture liners too.

Yes and we are looking for a leak right now.I love the sound of lavender Iris.Going to try and find that one.I'm in zone 9 California.Thank you for your help really appreciate your suggestions

 

[stonehouse]

I have a lavender Louisiana Iris who's blooms stand about 3-3.5 foot tall. Gorgeous flowers too. I also have white Butterfly Ginger that shoots stalks up about 4 feet tall. Blooms in the fall. Oh and I have lotus in a 20 gal. tub that will stand over 4 feet tall.

Your planting zone will help determine what will survive for you. I'm in 7a.

I'm with you on the cattails. Too much work and I hear they can puncture liners too.

whats the best place to buy pond plants

 

[Hound Heaven]

Nice zone! You'll get so many great things growing there. Maybe even Overgrowing so keep an eye out for invasive/aggressive sorts. I forgot about my maroon iris that's also in the bog, Ann Chowning Louisiana Iris. Pretty sure I got them both off of ebay. Cheers.

 

[Hound Heaven]

Nurseries sometimes have aquatic plants especially the larger ones. But online there are plenty of choices too - just stick to the more established sites (ebay, etsy) or even online commercial nurseries or pond stores. There's quite a range in pricing so just shop carefully.
I even found an aquatic plant at walmart today. Oh, Home Depot and Lowes sometimes has some too. They had some nice black Elephant Ears today.

 

[Hound Heaven]

Oh if you like fragrant plants, these ginger will blow you away. Such a great smell! I've got them growing in the ground as well as the bog.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Any other plants that are tall that don't get so heavy?

I threw out my cattail after one year and went with sedges instead. There are many different kinds out there, some can handle more water than others. I grow smooth black sedge and an unknown specie. The roots will still pack in and get heavy after a few years but the trick is to plant in small enough pots that they never get too heavy. I try to stick with 1 to 2 gallon pots, and sometimes I even shove them in smaller ones.

Ignore the blooming marsh marigold. My sedges get about 2' to 2.5' tall, but the tops droop over so they aren't quite as tall. This is actually multiple pots pushed near each other. I'd personally always choose sedges over cattails. I just think they look nicer. Slightly better behaved but can still get out of control if you let them.