House Plants that cn be used in water?

[MC]

I decided at the last minute to bring my Koi inside for the winter. I
saved only 1 pond plant. In Chicago, you can't easily find water
plants in the winter other than submersibles (anacharis) at the pet
store. Are there any common houseplants I could buy that will do well
submersed in water?

[Bonnie]

MC wrote:
> I decided at the last minute to bring my Koi inside for the winter. I
> saved only 1 pond plant. In Chicago, you can't easily find water
> plants in the winter other than submersibles (anacharis) at the pet
> store. Are there any common houseplants I could buy that will do well
> submersed in water?

The Peace Lily does very well. I have one in my indoor
goldfish pond.

--
Bonnie
NJ

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

Also, heart leaf philodendron and Arrowhead, both come in varigated or
solid green varieties. Aquatic palm plants do well inside, as does bog
lilies and Imperial Taro, so you might want to pick those up for the
outside pond next year and bring them in with the koi. I think Ingrid does
this with quite a few of her veggie filter plants. ~ jan

>MC wrote:
>> I decided at the last minute to bring my Koi inside for the winter. I
>> saved only 1 pond plant. In Chicago, you can't easily find water
>> plants in the winter other than submersibles (anacharis) at the pet
>> store. Are there any common houseplants I could buy that will do well
>> submersed in water?
>
>The Peace Lily does very well. I have one in my indoor
>goldfish pond. bonnie

See jan's ponds thru the seasons and/or my filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

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[D Kat]

Why do you want them to be submersed? If you want plants to use the fish
waste there are many house plants that will do well in water. Just about
any plant that has surface roots or any plant that you would stick in a jar
of water to root. I currently have a arrowhead plant (syngonium
podophyllum) stuck in my patio water garden that I pulled inside and it has
been doing fine for some time now (far better than the poor water
hyacynths). To oxygenate I would think that it would be easier to just add
a bubbler IMO..... DKat

"MC" > wrote in message
om...
> I decided at the last minute to bring my Koi inside for the winter. I
> saved only 1 pond plant. In Chicago, you can't easily find water
> plants in the winter other than submersibles (anacharis) at the pet
> store. Are there any common houseplants I could buy that will do well
> submersed in water?

[MC]

I have a airstone. The plants are to reduce the nitrates which I can't
seem to keep down even with a lot of filtration.

"D Kat" > wrote in message >...
> Why do you want them to be submersed? If you want plants to use the fish
> waste there are many house plants that will do well in water. Just about
> any plant that has surface roots or any plant that you would stick in a jar
> of water to root. I currently have a arrowhead plant (syngonium
> podophyllum) stuck in my patio water garden that I pulled inside and it has
> been doing fine for some time now (far better than the poor water
> hyacynths). To oxygenate I would think that it would be easier to just add
> a bubbler IMO..... DKat
>
> "MC" > wrote in message
> om...
> > I decided at the last minute to bring my Koi inside for the winter. I
> > saved only 1 pond plant. In Chicago, you can't easily find water
> > plants in the winter other than submersibles (anacharis) at the pet
> > store. Are there any common houseplants I could buy that will do well
> > submersed in water?

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http://puregold.aquaria.net/MOH/bsmnt/veggie_filter.html

~ jan JJsPond.us > wrote:

>Also, heart leaf philodendron and Arrowhead, both come in varigated or
>solid green varieties. Aquatic palm plants do well inside, as does bog
>lilies and Imperial Taro, so you might want to pick those up for the
>outside pond next year and bring them in with the koi. I think Ingrid does
>this with quite a few of her veggie filter plants. ~ jan


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exactly. anything that does well with its feet in water will do great with the
foliage outside. look for low light level plants. now the roots they come with may
not do well in water, I hear that cuttings develop water roots which are different
than soil roots. water cress will root fast, altho it likes more light. just keep
the water moving so the plant can suck it up. Ingrid

"D Kat" > wrote:
>Why do you want them to be submersed? If you want plants to use the fish
>waste there are many house plants that will do well in water.
>
>"MC" > wrote in message
om...
>> I decided at the last minute to bring my Koi inside for the winter. I
>> saved only 1 pond plant. In Chicago, you can't easily find water
>> plants in the winter other than submersibles (anacharis) at the pet
>> store. Are there any common houseplants I could buy that will do well
>> submersed in water?
>



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[Bonnie]

MC wrote:
> I have a airstone. The plants are to reduce the nitrates which I can't
> seem to keep down even with a lot of filtration.
>
Are you doing frequent water changes? I do them weekly.
--
Bonnie
NJ

[Zookeeper]

Pothos love to grow in water -- they even grow with no added fertilizer
or nitrates, just plain water. If you have a friend with a pothos plant,
get tip cuttings (4-6 inches), tie together and suspend directly in
your tank. They even grow in low or no natural light. If light is a
problem, look for over low light plants that like moisture. Just remove
them from their pots, and rinse all soil off the roots before suspending
in the tank (you can cover the roots with a mesh bag or even a sock).
--
Kathy aka Zk
3500gal pond, 13 pond piggies
Oregon, USDA Zone 7

MC wrote:

> ... Are there any common houseplants I could buy that will do well
> submersed in water?

[Ka30P]

Plain old ivy will grow lots of roots
in water. I've grown lots of them in
these test tube type vases in a sunny
window. Have not tried them in with
critters. I notice that where ever the
ivy touches the water (while growing
alongside my pondsills) it will send out
roots.
My aquatic frogs, who live in a pondsill,
(aquatic habitat that lives on a kitchen windowsill
for sun) have had to be insulated lately
with ovenmitts as it is sooooo cold outside
that window!)


ka30p
http://www.geocities.com/watergardeninglabradors/home.html

[Chagoi]

wrote:
> http://puregold.aquaria.net/MOH/bsmnt/veggie_filter.html
>


Ingrid

I think your URL should be:

http://puregold.aquaria.net/MOH/bsmnt/pond.html

Chagoi

[Sue Walsh]

Bonnie > wrote in message >...
> MC wrote:
> The Peace Lily does very well. I have one in my indoor
> goldfish pond.

Peace lilies are DEADLY to cats, so if you own a cat pass on the peace
lily.
Not just toxic but certain death, there is nothing a vet can do for
the animal after they eat it. No I'm not a vet, but my daughter works
for one and they have seen this happen. They die of liver or kidney
failure I forget which. Just a heads up.

Sue W

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

Regarding house plants, you will get them to root faster in plain tap water
and then transfer them to the pond/aquarium water. Seems nitrates actually
retard root starts.

My son & I found this out on a science experiment. We took root cuttings,
one was in tap water, the other in pond water. Was I ever surprised when it
was the tap water plant that took off. That's when I had to contact the
extension agent to find out why. ~ jan

[Hal]

On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 00:10:53 -0800, ~ jan JJsPond.us
> wrote:

>Regarding house plants, you will get them to root faster in plain tap water
>and then transfer them to the pond/aquarium water. Seems nitrates actually
>retard root starts.
>
>My son & I found this out on a science experiment. We took root cuttings,
>one was in tap water, the other in pond water. Was I ever surprised when it
>was the tap water plant that took off. That's when I had to contact the
>extension agent to find out why. ~ jan

Very interesting!

Regards,

Hal

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everything is screwed up. megapath finally purged all the websites of past customers
(well it was good for a couple years free ride) and I am trying to get things up on
some of my other sites now)
http://puregold.aquaria.net/mypond/VF/veggie_filter.html
this is actually pictures of the filter. Ingrid

Chagoi > wrote:

wrote:
>> http://puregold.aquaria.net/MOH/bsmnt/veggie_filter.html
>Ingrid
>>I think your URL should be:
>
>http://puregold.aquaria.net/MOH/bsmnt/pond.html
>
>Chagoi



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