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Posted by MsGulfCoastGarden Ms8 (My Page) on Mon, May 23, 05 at 22:58
I need some help. The county made us put in what is called a "Rock and Reed" septic system. Now I am suppose to put "water loving plants" in the rock part, but I have no ideas.
The area is about 30 feet long and 5 feet wide and is in my front yard for the whole world to see. So I would like to put plants in it that will look nice.
Also, I can not add any dirt, so the plants will have to be able to live in just rocks and water.
Any ideas on what kind of plants I should use will be most appreciated. |
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RE: Water Loving Plants Help
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| I'd smack the people who 'made' you install it in the first place, and make them cough up a list of acceptable plants! not to give you one at the onset is really bloody unfair of them, actually. water hyacinth is a surface plant with a bad reputation that is ideally suited for water treatment- it traps all sorts of stuff in the bulb at the base of it. but I would check if it's legal in your area, since it's about as popular as kudzu in the south. there are also some species of bamboo that will take the conditions, and also function as natural filters. but I don't know any species names. when I get to upgrade from my 900 sq ft house with the 400 sq ft yard, I really want to put in a greywater system that uses plants as filters before it flows out to irrigate the rest of the garden- you're kind of lucky that way, you're half-way there! |
RE: Water Loving Plants Help
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| some plants that you might want to use are Pickerel rush, Giant papyrus, lousiana iris, bog lilies, spider lily and dwarf papyrus. You could also use cattails but I would use decorative types like narrow leaf or dwarf. Also you could use arrowhead plant. All of these plants are available at water garden stores or on ebay. And will grow very fast. If you have any questions email me at. phal677@yahoo.com |
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