Questions about Water hawthorn

[adavisus]

Water Hawthorn has its quirks. It goes dormant in warm summers, over 70f. Thrives in cooler waters of spring and autumn.

It sets prolific seed, which take a year to get to a flowering size, can in a couple of years be a big strong tuber (as photo above) then, pfft, dies

 

[j.w]

I had some nice ones and yep I should'a saved some of the many sprouts from the seeds that were floating around but I didn't and all the big plants just died away. So if you get any take some of the floating sprouts and plant them so you will have a chance of always having some.

 

[addy1]

I planted two, bought, one lived one died, over winter The one that lived has 4 leaves, will see how it does next year.

 

[tallyjakepack1]

Water Hawthorn has its quirks. It goes dormant in warm summers, over 70f. Thrives in cooler waters of spring and autumn.

It sets prolific seed, which take a year to get to a flowering size, can in a couple of years be a big strong tuber (as photo above) then, pfft, dies

Sounds like a plant I don't need. Thanks everyone!

 

[Dogcatlady]

I bought 2 tiny tubers from Pond Megastore and planted them as instructed. They haven't sprouted---maybe because it's summer? But will they sit there until autumn and still be alive? I plucked one out of it's planted yesterday and it looks like the day I planted it.

 

[j.w]

I bought 2 tiny tubers from Pond Megastore and planted them as instructed. They haven't sprouted---maybe because it's summer? But will they sit there until autumn and still be alive? I plucked one out of it's planted yesterday and it looks like the day I planted it.

Yep just leave them be and when it cools down they will grow. When they making floating baby seed plants save and plant those cuz sometimes the older plants just disappear.

 

[Dogcatlady]

Thank you!!