Your wandering jew looks good! I also planted wandering jew in my stream. I have only tried putting one plant in the pond as a bog... some kind of verigated grass... i havent noticed that its actually growing in there, but its still living, lol. In the stream/fall i put some marigold. The marigold is growing and blooming like crazy but instead of green leaves the foliage is pinkish. I assume its okay being that color since its growing (the colors are actually really neat looking). my spider plant is in the stream and is doing good(has a ton of shoots). I just recently put some sweet potatoe vine in the stream to try and root it, i guess ill see how that goes.
Can any kind of iris be used as a marginal?

We had a great thread going a while back (years?) that covered this topic! Haven't been able to find it, but glad a new one is started.

I think the main problem with growing otherwise terrestrial plants in the pond/stream would be root rot when the temps start dipping. Many seem to do very well during the very warm/hot months, then they die when it gets cool.

Other than that, if you have extra plants and are willing to experiment, I think it's GREAT! I haven't tried too many because my pond doesn't get much sun, so not too many "land" plants appreciate it. :)

Brenda

maxwell.amanda, I have SPV in my Skippy, and it is doing awesome! SO much more growth on it than the others that aren't in water.
No, I don't think I would try just any iris in the water.
That marigold sounds really cool! Got any pix you'd like to share of it? I was tempted to try the regular marigolds myself, since I can't seem to find any water marigolds. Such a cheap annual, it's worth a shot! Are your marigolds bareroot or in a pot?

Brenda, Annuals don't really matter, but I was wondering the same thing about perennials that aren't really water plants. But I think if you have them planted in a pot in the water, not bareroot, then about 6 weeks before the first xpected frost, you take them out and sink the pot in the ground, they should do OK? They will have all those water roots, but hopefully have time to get reg roots established before any freezes. I'll probably experiment with some and see what happens.

Hosta does well. I wash off the roots and put them in a plastic organizer with holes. Hold the roots down with rocks. I have so many in the yard that when winter comes I just toss the ones from the pond into the compost.

I have airplane plants out the whazoo because I can't bear to throw away the plantlets. I have them rooting in every water container around, so I thought why not the skippy filter. They have been there about a week and so far so good.
Jerrie

Impatiens are great, in the full sun, bareroot in a gravel bog. Glad2garden, will the hostas do okay in full shade? I may put in iris, because it is said to be a great filter, but just forget about blooms. We have a full roof over our small pond, to prevent green water. The downside is, no flowers. I am focusing on nice foliage that likes the shade.

A couple of years ago a few pieces of sedum fell between the rocks on the edges of my stream, they took root and have since spread to anywhere there is a trickle of water from the waterfalls - there's no dirt there, the liner extends several feet past the edge of the stream. I would have thought it would rot since it typically likes it dry. I like the way it softens the rocks.

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Wow Jeanner, beautiful waterfall!!!

Ann_in_Houston, I'm not sure, but I think they would do fine. Hosta are pretty easy. I think the ones with white leaves or light green leaves do better in the shade, but mine were in the sun in the pond.

Jeanner,

Lovely waterfall. Hope mine comes out as nice or even half-way as nice!! Thanks for posting.
Anne

Glad2garden, thanks. I have some that I can move in there, that are really cheap, and I will just watch them and move them if needed. I have heard it said by someone, that they can never water their boston fern enough. My neighbor has it everywhere. She said she would give me some to try.

I had some extra clumps of short Mondo Grass. I washed the dirt off the roots and placed them underwater in about 6 inches of water. They are doing great.

I am growing a persimmon tree in a planter in the pond. It was dead from a gopher attack and the wife said "throw it out" I potted it in a clay pot and stuck it in the pond and bingo its regrowing very nicely. the top of the pot is just under the surface of the water

These are some things I know will live in the pond:
Cyrtostachis renda--red sealing wax palm
Dracaenea
Hedychium (buttefly) gingers
Impatiens
Heliconia psitticorum "El Tigre"