Add Water Hyacinths to Your Pond

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Posted by @Newyorkrita on
Water Hyacinths will float on the surface and give your pond fish needed shade and places to hide from overhead predators. Water Hyacinths also give pond frogs safe places to sit when they are not in the water.

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You can buy starts from any pond supply store each spring. Even the larger nurseries often carry these common pond plants. They multiply rapidly, so you probably will need to buy only one. Remember to never put these invasive plants in any waterway other than a self-contained ornamental pond.

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Pond by Marilyn Mar 17, 2014 9:41 AM 11

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