spring is here :)

[chilligirl]

snapped some pics of the pond and fish yesterday.

 

[chilligirl]

string algae anyone?

 

[chilligirl]

Anyone know what this colour pattern is called? This is one of the itty-bitty koi I overwintered in my 90g tank inside - now 8 inches long!!!

 

[koiguy1969]

nice... eveything is getting green over there...were gonna be in the upper 60s lower 70s for the next few days... hopefully a good start to a good season...

 

[nigil]

I really like that koi! Your plants are so....vibrant, how long has it been nice in BC?

 

[chilligirl]

thanks

It never really got that cold - we had a really mild winter, even for us. But the weather's been decent for about a month and a half now I'd say.

 

[Carpe_Diem]

Beauty pond! The next four days is supposed to be gorgeous here in South Eastern Ontario so I plan to start the daunting task of digging the hole.

 

[j.w]

All looks magnifico and I do like your plant floats. I need to figure out how to do those right. Styrofoam and screen tied on right w/ soil inside?

 

[j.w]

What's that pretty red leaved plant in your floater?

 

[chilligirl]

Thanks! I "cheated" with the floaters and bought them. They're pretty small, but very convenient :alieneyesa:

As for the red plant, I can't for the life of me remember what it's called - I'll have to look it up. It's also a common aquarium plant (grown submerged). When grown as a marginal, it gets brilliant crimson flowers and grows quite tall - around 24". Flowers in mid-to-late summer.

 

[texmaster]

looks great!

 

[poodles-ponds and gardens]

As for the red plant, I can't for the life of me remember what it's called - I'll have to look it up. It's also a common aquarium plant (grown submerged). When grown as a marginal, it gets brilliant crimson flowers and grows quite tall - around 24". Flowers in mid-to-late summer.

Sounds like Cardinal flower (lobelia cardinalis) but I never knew it was an aquarium plant! Attached a pix of the green leafed version. It also comes in a red leafed version.

 

[chilligirl]

Sounds like Cardinal flower (lobelia cardinalis) but I never knew it was an aquarium plant! Attached a pix of the green leafed version. It also comes in a red leafed version.

Yes! That's what it is - thanks

I don't know if this exact one can also be grown aquatically, but lobelia is a common aquarium plant...