Pond Boss Forums AQUATIC VEGETATION Balance of plants in the environment Planning Vegetation in New Pond

You don't "need" plants, but they will help with utilizing nutrients that if left unused, will contribute to FA growing.

I'd look at American Pondweed, any variety of hardy lily that will grow in your area, pickerelweed, arrowhead, blue iris, sweet flag, varigated sweet flag, eelgrass and water plantain. I'm sure I left a few out.....