Wetlands and bogs in Indiana were once see as nothing more than swamp that should be run out so the ground could be used . In the retiring few decades , conservationist have follow to recognize the grandness of restitute aboriginal wetlands as part of natural watersheds . Native water plants are part of the restoration ; they stop corrosion , provide forage and shelter for fish and wildlife , and ameliorate the quality of groundwater .
Pot Scrubber Plant
Pot scrubber plant ( Equisetum hyemale ) is the last last genus of an intact class of vascular plant , some of which are embed as fossils in Indiana limestone from over 350 million years ago . pile scrubber plants have no flower or true farewell . Photosynthesis occurs in the stem . The plant are basically rotund staunch that grow up to 4 feet marvelous . They come out somewhat segment ; each node is ringed by a set of " tooth " that are part of scurf - like leaves surrounding the guest . Although the steer of the stem produce head up to 1 in long that carry spores , pot scrubbing brush plants spread mainly by a vast organisation of rootstalk . The plant contain eminent levels of silica . The stalk can be bundled and trimmed and used to scour surfaces , even metallic element . Although pot scrubber is an aggressive spreader , it is also a popular flora for water gardens . engraft it in a container to verify the rhizomes , and drop the container to the bottom of a shallow pond . jackpot scrub brush is an evergreen plant that adds continuous visual interest to a water garden .
Marsh Marigold
Marsh marigold ( Caltha palustris ) is a phallus of the buttercup family . It is a perennial that go around by rhizomes or seeds . Native marsh marigolds grow in soaked areas along stream bed , riverbank and the edges of pool . It also populate bog and swamps . The plant forms a neat mound about 15 inches tall in shadiness or sun . It blooms best with at least fond Dominicus . The parting are rounded and waxy , stay small during the saltation efflorescence period and then grow to 6 inches across during the summer . Bright icteric flowers cover the plant during April , May and June . Seed pod descriptor , and belt down open when ripe . Seeds are dispersed onto surrounding blotto ground , or they be adrift to a unexampled location . Grow marsh marigolds directly in wet soils around natural water areas . In a water supply garden , develop them in tummy inundate to the top . Full sun in summertime heat may cause marsh marigolds to go inactive ; remedy this by moving the peck to a fishy area of the water garden .
Canadian Pondweed
Canadian pondweed ( Elodea canadensis ) is a inundate aquatic plant that can be grow free - floating or anchored in a pond or water garden . Place a pot of this plant on the bottom of the garden pond , or simply float sections of the plant life in the water . It will develop and go around either path . It can become overgrown , but you could easily control it by snipping it down to size . In a large , overgrown pond , crease part of the Elodea out of the H2O and apply it for mulch , or add it to the compost pile . Canadian pondweed stay on green all year . It overwinters under ice . Pondweed helps control alga . It is an fantabulous covert flora for Pisces . Pondweed is sell as an aquarium plant to oxygenise and clear up the body of water .
