Filtering aquatic plants for garden ponds... To clean up!

Often difficult, the choice of aquatic plants is the next step after the installation of a pond in the garden. Indeed, there are different varieties of plants with multiple functions, and the most important are those that will be used to purify the pool to have healthy and well oxygenated water.

Aquatic garden: purifying plants

Of course, you have already equipped your pond with a suitable filtering system, but you can always count on the purifying functions of aquatic plants to ensure the quality of clear and healthy water, which will allow fish and insects to live there. take up residence to create a living basin. Available in aquatic plant stores, the most effective varieties for purifying pond water are Phragmites australis or common reeds which will ensure the transformation of organic matter and fix heavy metals. With a weeding value of 85 out of 100, Hippuris vulgaris is also effective and you will need 5-6 plants per square metre. And if you want to create a colorful water garden, there are blue-purple flowering water plants like Mentha aquatica, yellow for Ranunculus flammula, blue-violet for Iris versicolor, etc.