Marginal Plants For The Garden Pond.

This plant deserves a full article all of its own

. There are three species of Iris that can be considered for being true aquatic plants for growing all year round in the shallows of a pond and i consider it to be ridiculous to possess a group of Marginals without having one of these striking plants growing in the pond. The most important variety for the ordinary garden pond is Iris Ieavigata (Japanese Water Iris). The three petalled blooms are somewhere in the area of about 5 inches across and they are borne on 2 ft. high stems. The 1st flowers normally start to open in June and are clear blue in colour having a yellow line down the centre of each petal. Another flush of blooms may well appear in September depending on the local climate that you are living in.

There are a number of varieties which you are able to pick from 'Snowdrift' (white with 6 petals), 'Dorothy' (blue with a white line down the centre of each petal), 'Variegata' (blue, leaves variegated yellow and green) as well as hybrid I. 'Rose Queen' (rose-pink).

The planting depth for I. laevigata and its varieties is 0 - 3 inches. I.pseudacorus (Yellow Flag or Yellow Water Iris) is more vigorous and taller than I. Iaevigata. The foliage is 3 - 4ft. lond and the yellow flowers are on stems which can reach as high as 3 ft. The variety is too course for ordinary garden ponds but the variety 'Variegata' (2 - 2.5 ft. high) with its more restrained growth habit and cream leaves edged with green makes it an excellent choice. Other varieties include 'Sulphur Queen' and 'Bastardii'. The planting depth for I. pseudacorus and its varieties is 2 - 4 inches.

The third aquatic variety is I. versicolor (American Blue Flag). This is a restrained plant for your smaller pond. Its leaves are 2 ft. long and the flower stalks are 1.5 - 2 ft. in hight. The violet blue flowers begin to show in June or July and they have narrow petals blotched with gold at the base. The favored variety is 'Kermesina' with claret red flowers flecked with white. The planting depth for I. versicolor and its varieties is 2 - 4 inches.

Propagation: To propagate these plants, all you want to do is divide the clumps when the flowering has finished and your plants will thrive.

That just about covers everything I want to say about this gorgeous plant. I do hope that I have not gone on too long regarding the Iris, but I do feel strongly them. From a personal perspective, if you haven't got an Iris or two growing in your pond then you really need to add them. You certainly won't regret it. The vibrant colours and sizes of these plants will amaze you as well as any visitors which you may have. I could have made this short article considerably longer but I do not want the readers getting bored. Please, give the Iris a chance.

by: Johan Monarrez

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