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Myriophyllum aquaticum |
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| Common name |
parrot's feather |
| Family |
haloragaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z6-10) |
| Flowers |
yellow-green (July-August) |
| Size |
4-6" |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
water plant, submerge by up to 6" |
Pond plant grown for its frilly foliage. With its roots submerged in water, it sends out stems covered in feathery leaves in all directions. The stems can grow quite long: the first time we grew this, in our small patio pond in Pennsylvania, they criss-crossed the entire pond. We lost that one at some point, but when we established a pond in our new Houston garden we purchased a new one. As shown in the photos below, it started out as just a small potted plant, but it quickly expanded to show its greater intentions. Which meant it was going to be good for harvesting nutrients from the pond, an excellent tool in our quest to minimize algae growth. Over the following years, it has always been around, sometimes growing more abundantly than other times. The high point of pond coverage was reached in April of 2025, illustrated by the photo above. That coverage comes at the expense of the waterlilies that usually occupy that space, so some parrot's feather management may be in order...
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: waterfall pond About my plant portraits
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April 29, 2025
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