Outdoor pond plants

[aquaculture]

Does anyone have experiences with dwarf cattail and dwarf horsetail/scouring rush? Dwarf because it makes the pond look bigger.

 

[swede]

as far as i know, all cattails are pretty hardy plants.

 

[Robbwilder]

Dr Joe said cattails make an awesome Bog filter plant. Dr J is the resident pond expert...

 

[Muske]

I am always leary to use cattails and equisetum(horsey). They both have pointy runner roots that could potentally puncture a liner. The dwarf versions may have the same sort of root system that could do the same. I would use them planted into pots to prevent any roots from doing any damage.

 

[aquaculture]

Thanks, i didn't realize how sharp their runners could be.

 

[Muske]

Both of those plants are nice and make atractive additions to any pond. I would def.plant them in a pot of some sort since both can be aggresive to the point of invasive. But, a problem of to many plants is not really a bad thing....