plants for green

[TLWR]

My initial plan was floating plants - water hyacinth and water lettuce to help with the filtering.
Yeah, illegal here in Alabama. I did not know that. I'm from NY where things die in the winter LOL

What other options do I have to help with filtration for a duck pond that is already green after less than a week? I've ordered some microlift TAC and that should be here sometime next week and hopefully our biofilter will be picking up a bit more by then, but in the meantime, what else can I add?
I don't want to go too crazy on plants as the pond is for my 2 ducklets, but they'd be happy to snack on some stuff... I just don't want to spend $$$$ figuring out what they will leave alone. But I do need to get something in there to help disperse that green already. What are my best plant options that aren't illegal, or readily purchasable in southern Alabama?
I know I can get iris and lilies and I'm sure other stuff, I just didn't pay that much attention when I was looking for the non existing water hyacinth.

 

[fishin4cars]

Do you have a list of what is illegal to have? snowflake may be a option, mosiac plant, azolla, frogsbit and sensitive plants are all good plants that may work and may not be on a list.

 

[addy1]

I got some four leaf water clover that is growing great in the pond. Also creeping jenny, penny wort.

 

[TLWR]

water lettuce
water hyacinth
and pretty much anything else that reproduces like crazy creating a sheet and doesn't die in the warmer winter climate.

 

[fishin4cars]

I had forgotten about 4 leaf clover, that's another one that may not have made the list.

 

[TLWR]

and I take it you didn't read the original post. asking for something that is legal and they are banned in AL as in many states..

Um, I made the original post. I was just responding to your question of did I have a list of what was illegal...
So not only did I read the OP, I wrote it LOL

 

[fishin4cars]

Illegal Aquatic Plants in Alabama
Alabama Regulation 220-2-.124: Alabama Nonindigenous Aquatic Plant Control Act
For the purposes of enforcement of Sections 9-20-1 through 9-20-7, Code of Alabama 1975, enacted by Act No. 95-767, as the "Alabama Nonindigenous Aquatic Plant Control Act," the following list of all nonindigenous aquatic plants which are prohibited by Section 9-20-3 from being introduced or placed or caused to be introduced or placed into public waters of the state is established:

African elodea, alligatorweed, Brazilian elodea, curlyleaf pondweed, Eurasian watermilfoil, floating waterhyacinth, giant salvinia, hydrilla, hygrophila, limnophila, parrot-feather, purple loosestrife, rooted waterhyacinth, spinyleaf naiad, water-aloe, water lettuce, water chestnut, and water spinach

Aquatic plants that are illegal under federal law as of June 30, 2006, include: mosquito fern or water velvet (Azolla pinnata), Mediterranean clone of caulerpa (Caulerpa taxifolia), anchored waterhyacinth (Eichornia azurea), hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillato), Miramar weed (Hygrophila polysperma), water-spinach (Ipomoea aquatica), Lagarosiphon major, ambulia (Limnophila sessiliflora), Melaleuca quinquenervia, Monochoria hastata, Ottelia alismoides, arrowhead (Sagittaria sagittifola), giant Salvina (Salvinia auriculata, S. biloba, S. herzogii, and S. molesta), wetland nightshade (Solanum tampicense), exotic bur-reed (Sparganium erectum).

 

[fishin4cars]

Um, I made the original post. I was just responding to your question of did I have a list of what was illegal...
So not only did I read the OP, I wrote it LOL

LOL, if you noticed I edited it very fast! I posted and then saw it was your post, Sorry! My bad!!!!!!:fish:

 

[TLWR]

Illegal Aquatic Plants in Alabama
Alabama Regulation 220-2-.124: Alabama Nonindigenous Aquatic Plant Control Act
For the purposes of enforcement of Sections 9-20-1 through 9-20-7, Code of Alabama 1975, enacted by Act No. 95-767, as the "Alabama Nonindigenous Aquatic Plant Control Act," the following list of all nonindigenous aquatic plants which are prohibited by Section 9-20-3 from being introduced or placed or caused to be introduced or placed into public waters of the state is established:

African elodea, alligatorweed, Brazilian elodea, curlyleaf pondweed, Eurasian watermilfoil, floating waterhyacinth, giant salvinia, hydrilla, hygrophila, limnophila, parrot-feather, purple loosestrife, rooted waterhyacinth, spinyleaf naiad, water-aloe, water lettuce, water chestnut, and water spinach

Aquatic plants that are illegal under federal law as of June 30, 2006, include: mosquito fern or water velvet (Azolla pinnata), Mediterranean clone of caulerpa (Caulerpa taxifolia), anchored waterhyacinth (Eichornia azurea), hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillato), Miramar weed (Hygrophila polysperma), water-spinach (Ipomoea aquatica), Lagarosiphon major, ambulia (Limnophila sessiliflora), Melaleuca quinquenervia, Monochoria hastata, Ottelia alismoides, arrowhead (Sagittaria sagittifola), giant Salvina (Salvinia auriculata, S. biloba, S. herzogii, and S. molesta), wetland nightshade (Solanum tampicense), exotic bur-reed (Sparganium erectum).

Yep, that looks familiar now. Pretty much anything I'd ever heard of made the list - and then some LOL

 

[fishin4cars]

snowflake
Frogsbit
4 leaf clover
mosiac
sensitive plant

are all not on the list. Mosiac,sensitive, and snowflake I know bloom, frogsbit likes cooler water, grows great in the spring and fall and will winter over well as long as there isn't a hard freeze, four leaf clover I really like the looks but never had any.

 

[TLWR]

What I like about water hyacinth is how many roots are there to use up all that duck poop.
Will I get that same root action with any of the others that are "allowed" here?

 

[addy1]

Creeping water primrose has some good roots, the 4 leaf clover has a ton of roots. I have some just stuck in the pond rocks.

Get water cress from the grocery store. Water hawthorne is supposed to be good, but I have not found any yet.

i have the fuzzy four leaf and two other kinds.

You will probably see this

https://www.gardenpondforum.com/all-types-native-water-plants-sale-t8093.html

someone selling plants in alabama

 

[stroppy]

how about water cress ? or you could try some plants that need pots ie iris any type of rush they have huge roots and are used in lots of bog filters some just put them in the ponds held down with rocks

 

[addy1]

Yeah forgot about the rush stroppy it is growing like crazy in my bog and has a large root mass.

 

[koiguy1969]

correct me if i'm wrong
but actually i beleive frogbit drops budlets in the fall that sink to the floor of the pond.and these will float to the surface and it will come back on its own. scoop out the plants as they die off in the fall..there should be new ones come spring.