Aquatic Plants
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Planting Depths for Aquatic Plants |
| University of Florida | Aquatic Plant Information Retrieval System |
All information supplied by Conservation Consultants, Inc., Native Plants, Post Office Box 248, Palmetto, Florida 34220
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Link to Plant Image |
| ZONE 2 0 - 3 Inches Below Normal Water Level |
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| Bacopa | Bacopa spp. |  61 K |
| Maidencane | Panicum hemitomon |  75 K |
| Red ludwigia | Ludwigia repens |  29 K |
| Smartweed | Polygonum hydropiperoides | no image available |
| Soft rush | Juncus effusus |  53 K |
| Swamp lily | Crinum americanum |  42 K |
| Golden canna | Canna flaccida |  41 K |
| Spider lily | Hymenocallis palmeri |  63 K |
| ZONE 3 3 - 12 Inches Below Normal Water Level |
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| Arrowhead | Sagittaria lancifolia |  29 K |
| Bulrush | Scirpus spp. |  37 K |
| Spikerush | Eleocharis spp. |  41 K |
| Bald cypress | Taxodium distichum | no image available |
| Black gum | Nyssa biflora |  30 K |
| Buttonbush | Cephalanthus occidentalis |  42 K |
| Pond cypress | Taxodium ascendens | no image available |
| Pop ash | Fraxinus caroliniana | no image available |
| Red maple | Acer rubrum | no image available |
| ZONE 4 12 - 24 Inches Below Normal Water Level |
Spikerush | Eleocharis spp. | 41 K |
| Fragrant water lily | Nymphaea odorata |  36 K |
| Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata |  39 K |
| Spatterdock | Nuphar luteum |  53 K |
| ZONE 5 24 - 36 Inches Below Normal Water Level |
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| Frangrant water lily | Nymphaea odorata | 26 K |
| Spatterdock | Nuphar luteum | 53 K |
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