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Waterplants - Oxygenating
Oxygenating plants are vital for all sizes of ponds. They are some of only a few varieties of water plants that actually bring oxygen back into the water, making it available for other plants, animals, and helpful bacteria.
Learn more about choosing and growing water plants in a wildlife pond in our advice section and find even more information in our resources.
Availability and planting | April to August
The best time of year for planting water lilies and other water plants is April to August, while they are in full growth. If you would like to learn more about choosing and growing water plants, have a look at our advice page.
Aquatic Pot
Aquatic Pot
€1.20
Aquatic Pot Mesh pot for aquatic plants.
Ceratophyllum demersum - Hornwort (Oxegenator)
€5.00
Hornwort This submerged aquatic perennial is an invaluable oxygenator. Ceratophyllum demersum is capable of growing at great depth which makes it particularly useful for oxygenating deep ponds and lakes. The long stems of feathery foliage float freely in the water unless anchored with weights to keep it in the desired location. Commonly known ...
Eleocharis acicularis - Dwarf Hair Grass (Oxygenator)
€4.75
Dwarf hair grass or Needle spikerush Ideal for planting in ponds, Eleocharis acicularis is a useful oxygenating aquatic that will happily spread to form a tufted carpet of evergreen grassy foliage. Needle-like stems topped with spiky brown blooms are sent up from August to September, giving rise to its common name of Needle Spike Rush. This hard...
Fontinalis antipyretica - Greater Water Moss (Oxygenator)
€6.25
Greater Water-moss A native aquatic moss, thriving in still or running water, Fontinalis antipyretica is an oxygenator, important for keeping ponds healthy and providing shelter for pond-life. Our largest aquatic moss, it usually attaches to stones or tree-roots in the water, but can sometimes be found floating loose in the water itself, and is ...
Myriophyllum spicatum - Spiked Water Milfoil (Oxygenator)
€5.00
Spiked Water Milfoil A native submerged water plant for still or very slowly flowing water and ditches, Myriophyllum spicatum is an oxygenator and a rather fast growing water-plant that can form below-surface masses which can, in its preferred conditions, shade out the water. The attractive, submerged feathery leaves are green, in whorls round t...
Myriophyllum verticillatum - (Oxygenator)
€2.00
Whorled Water Milfoil A rather uncommon native water plant, thriving in still or very slow-moving water, Myriophyllum verticillatum is an oxygenator, vital for keeping ponds healthy and providing shelter for pond life. An aquatic perennial, it lives submerged beneath the water-line, although the lobed emergent leaves and insignificant flower sp...
Ranunculus aquatilis - Common Water Crowfoot (Oxegenator)
€5.00
Common Water Crowfoot A mat-forming, rather short-lived, aquatic perennial in the buttercup family, native Ranunculus aquatilis will thrive in still or gently flowing water. It is an excellent oxygenator, keeping the pond or stream healthy, as well as providing a refuge for pond-life. The submerged leaves are thread-like, and lobed, kidney-sh...