Aponogeton Distachyos – Cape Pondweed

• Flower Colour: White
• Growth Rate: Medium
• Flowers: September to July
• Position: Full sun to part shade
• Planting Depth: 10-90cm
• Spread: 70-90cm

Aponogeton Distachyos is free flowering for most of the year. Very hardy, if protected from frost, it will flower all winter. It dies back for a short time in August. Fragile leaves may be damaged in transit, remove these and new ones will soon regrow. This plant looks fantastic early and late in the year. The foliage dies back in the summer.

An excellent addition to lilies, deep water plants are more tolerant of shade and moving water but equally good at providing surface cover, helping to keep the water clear. Aponogeton Distachyos complements lilies as it flowers most of the year when lilies are dormant.

Pond Planet Deep Water Plants Guide:
Deep Water Plants are best placed in still water away from constant splashing and flow from the likes of fountains and waterfalls. They grow best in full sun but can tolerate some shade. When placing Deep Water Plants into the pond make sure to lower them in stages to allow the plant to acclimatise to its new depth, this way the leaves can stretch to the surface during each stage of the descent.

Ideally 1Ltr Deep Water Plants should be re-potted into a 3Ltr or larger pond basket to encourage growth and flowering. All other sized plants do not require re-potting but would benefit from being potted up.

Deep Water Plants spread and planting depths are provided as a guide only, with the depth being the amount of water above the crown. In shallow water excessive leaf growth will rise above the surface and reduce flower blooms. The leaves of Deep Water Plants shade the pond providing shelter for fish from predators such as herons. The reduction of sunlight helps reduce algae growth. Make sure to remove dead leaves and flowers during the growing season.