2 plant id's plz

[midnight]

anyone know what kinds of plants these 2 are?
the second ones,the purple flowers are on the plants.

 

[Sundew]

The two floating plants in your top photo are Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), which is the larger plant, also there is Salvina sp. a small aquatic fern. The former is listed as a noxious weed and depending on where you live it may be illegal to transport or grow this species. I believed it is banned in our state. It is extremely vigorous and will cover a pond or even a small lake in one growing season. The Salvia may or may not be banned depending on species. The one in the photo looks like one that is not banned in Florida being common but not a pest in the state. Some like S. molesta are like plague and are federally banned in the U.S.

The bottom photo is Pickerel Weed (Pontederia cordata). This is a U.S. native, very common along roadside ditches here in Florida. It has beautiful blue-violet flowers most of the summer. Good for a pond margin. There is also a white flowered form in the trade.

 

[midnight]

The two floating plants in your top photo are Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), which is the larger plant, also there is Salvina sp. a small aquatic fern. The former is listed as a noxious weed and depending on where you live it may be illegal to transport or grow this species. I believed it is banned in our state. It is extremely vigorous and will cover a pond or even a small lake in one growing season. The Salvia may or may not be banned depending on species. The one in the photo looks like one that is not banned in Florida being common but not a pest in the state. Some like S. molesta are like plague and are federally banned in the U.S.

ya there taking over,i can get tons of it lol
i stocked my parents pond with some.
as it grows we can remove it.
there pond has no floating plants,till now.
and i will go with the legal kind

The bottom photo is Pickerel Weed (Pontederia cordata). This is a U.S. native, very common along roadside ditches here in Florida. It has beautiful blue-violet flowers most of the summer. Good for a pond margin. There is also a white flowered form in the trade.

ya from a ditch lol
is the white kind in the wild?
will have to keep an eye out for it.

thanks for the id's

 

[Sundew]

ya there taking over,i can get tons of it lol
i stocked my parents pond with some.
as it grows we can remove it.
there pond has no floating plants,till now.
and i will go with the legal kind


ya from a ditch lol
is the white kind in the wild?
will have to keep an eye out for it.

thanks for the id's

The white Pickerel Weed can ususally be found in the pond section of local garden centers, even Lowes, Home Depot, etc. I have never seen it in the wild, like most mutations it is likely quite rare in nature, but attracted the eye of some horticulturalist who began propagating it.

There are other great local plants for ponds. Blue Flag is an aquatic Iris that does well around the margins, as does Thalia dealbata, a tall tropical looking swamp dweller with interesting hanging purple flowers. If you have a natural pond with a sand edge you can also grow some of our carnivorous plants. Drosera capillaris is a small sundew often found around the edges of ponds in Florida and there are several Utricularia both aquatic and marginal in wet soil that are native. U. sublata (terrestrial) and gibba (aquatic) are found nearly worldwide in subtropical areas, they have bright yellow small flowers and catch microscopic animals. Though a native of N.C. and S.C. and not Florida, Venus Flytrap, Dionaea muscipula, will grow with these plants quite well above the high water mark. In N. Fl. you can all grow pitcher plants, Sarracenia, around the edge.

A lot depends on where you live in Florida. The north part of state is more temperate with regular freezing weather, the south is subtropical and rarely gets that cold, you need to match the plants with your climate.

 

[midnight]

The white Pickerel Weed can ususally be found in the pond section of local garden centers, even Lowes, Home Depot, etc. I have never seen it in the wild, like most mutations it is likely quite rare in nature, but attracted the eye of some horticulturalist who began propagating it.

ah thats no fun

and we have carnivorous plants??
any clue cities or sections of fl there in?

and i will have to check out all the plants you listed.
thanks

 

[schaadrak]

I used to see pitcher plants in the woods by my house here in Jacksonville. Unfortunately there's a Walgreens, an Outback, an Applebee's, and a McDonalds there now.

 

[Sundew]

ah thats no fun

and we have carnivorous plants??
any clue cities or sections of fl there in?

and i will have to check out all the plants you listed.
thanks

Yes, we have several genera of Carnivorous Plants in Florida, Saracennia (pitcher plants, mostly north Florida panhandle area, S. minor central), Dionaea (Venus' Fly-trap, naturalized in a few counties in panhandle), Drosera (sundews, mostly north and central, some south), Utricularia (Bladderworts, terrestrial and aquatic, statewide), Pinguicula (Butterworts, mostly north, some central), Catopsis berteroniana (a bromeliad thought by some to be a carnivore, extreme south, rare).

Some are highly endangered and protected (i.e Ping. ionantha) and in any case you would do well to check out rules concerning collecting them. Even if you are allowed to collect, do some homework first, these plants require specialized conditions and soil for the most part and it is better to collected a few only. The population of some CP are in trouble. Seed is better if available. If you are really interested, Google the International Carnivorous Plant Society (ICPS), they have a wealth of information and a seed bank where members can get seed, as well as nurseries where you can obtain plants. BTW, there are several other genera not occuring within the U.S. that are also very cool plants.

 

[midnight]

I used to see pitcher plants in the woods by my house here in Jacksonville. Unfortunately there's a Walgreens, an Outback, an Applebee's, and a McDonalds there now.

that sux

Yes, we have several genera of Carnivorous Plants in Florida, Saracennia (pitcher plants, mostly north Florida panhandle area, S. minor central), Dionaea (Venus' Fly-trap, naturalized in a few counties in panhandle), Drosera (sundews, mostly north and central, some south), Utricularia (Bladderworts, terrestrial and aquatic, statewide), Pinguicula (Butterworts, mostly north, some central), Catopsis berteroniana (a bromeliad thought by some to be a carnivore, extreme south, rare).

Some are highly endangered and protected (i.e Ping. ionantha) and in any case you would do well to check out rules concerning collecting them. Even if you are allowed to collect, do some homework first, these plants require specialized conditions and soil for the most part and it is better to collected a few only. The population of some CP are in trouble. Seed is better if available. If you are really interested, Google the International Carnivorous Plant Society (ICPS), they have a wealth of information and a seed bank where members can get seed, as well as nurseries where you can obtain plants. BTW, there are several other genera not occuring within the U.S. that are also very cool plants.

wow thats alot of info
ya im so tied up in fish i better stay away from all that.
but if i do go up north i will remember all this info
thanks