An article about Azolla

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It is a very cool plant and I enjoyed having it for awhile, then it all just disappeared. Wasn't in a pond w/fish either. I think I disturbed it one time when I cleaned the muck out of the water it was in and it left. Loves muck!
There is more out there along a bike trail near town if I ever get the ambition to pluck out some more of it. If I put it in the pond w/the fish I have to protect it from them as they will eat it. Grows well in floating rings in a pond.

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I made a giant floating ring for it also. It turns red at times.

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Here it is in the little pond all by itself.

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I wish I felt comfortable using my floating nets as I loved them for plants, but a few summers ago a couple of my koi jumped into them and couldn't get out.
 
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That looks like what some folks call duckweed. Unfortunately if it is duckweed it’s banned in South Carolina. Too bad too because our koi eat it like candy.
 
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I've found floating plants like azolla and duckweed (they are different species) are excellent at consuming excess nutrients.
Of course they only last a few months up here.
 
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Very interesting article - thanks for sharing! I have looked for azolla for my pond for the last couple of years, without luck. This renews my interest!
 

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