Pond Boss Forums AQUATIC VEGETATION Balance of plants in the environment Water too cold to plant?

Marliacea Rosa is an old standard water lily. It is free flowering (lots of flowers) light pink.. New leaves bronzy, underside red. Medium small spread. Should not be a problem growing into deep water.

Chromatella. Medium sized nice bright yellow flowers. One of the old standard yellow lilies. Good bloomer and very hardy. Young leaves green mottled with purple blotches. Small spread and does not grow deep. Mine never got deeper than 3 ft.

James Brydon. Very nice old standard bright rose red lily. Free flowering medium small cupshaped flowers with lots of petals. Leaves purple red underneath. I have never seen this one grow deep.

Three nice lilies. I think you will conclude that they do not spread fast enough because they will be real attactive and not problematic.

You will find that the iris and Pontederia are nice but they too will spread way too slowly for your needs. The iris should be planted in 2" to 6" of water. Water level can drop below the plant base in summer; no problem. Pontederia can grow in 6" to 12" of water. Plant it about 4" deep when setting it in a permanent spot.