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I would not add curly leaf to any pond. It is an exotic and considered by most to be an invasive plant. The darn stuff spreads way too fast and is too invasive to where it will grow into 13ft-15ft of water. As the stuff spreads it tends to make the water clearer and thus it ends up growing deeper. It does not need much light to grow on the bottom and in cloudy water of 7ft I've had it grow across the entire bottom to top. In spring when it is growing well it can fill with water column with vegetation from bottom to top where it is growing. It does tend to die back in mid summer after it flowers, develops turions (winter buds) & seed heads. Turions sprout in fall and maintain growth a foot or two tall as it overwinters. If you want viable, green winter vegetation 1-2ft tall on the bottom this plant is for you. I've lived with it and hate it.