Plants that will grow into a waterfall or stream

[HARO]

Was going to suggest ajuga, but you beat me to it. VERY sun tolerant, comes in several colour varieties, but can be invasive.
John

 

[Mmathis]

Was going to suggest ajuga, but you beat me to it. VERY sun tolerant, comes in several colour varieties, but can be invasive.
John

Good! I couldn't recall how my others took the sun in the past. Yes, they can quickly overgrow an area, but are pretty easy to controll.

 

[j.w]

I had some of that Ajuga in a garden bed and it went nuts and grew out into the grass and roots went down and I tried to pull it all out and it kept coming back for years. Finally got rid of it. Never will I see that plant here again hopefully. Pretty plant tho.

 

[addy1]

I have around 7 if not more different kinds of ground covers, they work great for stopping weeds, nice flowers. Grow nice and dense. I have been planting the slope with them to slow down the spring weed crop and just make it look nice.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

What about Sweet Woodruff? From what I've heard, it spreads, but very slowly from what my grandma said (she has some along her fence). It can also grow through rock.

I took two plants from my grandma last spring and planted them along my stream. They grew a little but didn't get the chance to stretch to the water last year. I really like the way they look .

 

[j.w]

That's a pretty plant JB and does it flower? The name brought to mind a plant that a friend and I were given the seeds of when teenagers to try for taking a little mind excursion and it was called Baby Hawaiian Woodrose. Oh my we never did that again. Actually made us feel ill among other things.

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[sissy]

never have seen sweet woodruff here and how does it do in heat and dry weather .Does it get flowers with a scent or just what you posted in pic

 

[JBtheExplorer]

That's a pretty plant JB and does it flower?

Yes, they get tiny little white flowers.

how does it do in heat and dry weather

We had an abnormally hot summer last year and they were in full sun, but they did the best out of any plant I had. I'm pretty sure I read that they recommend partially shady areas, but I had no problem with them. I did water them every few days or so.

 

[j.w]

I read they are not invasive if kept in dry shady area but in our wet weather here in Washington I'm afraid they would take over.

 

[Mmathis]

What about Sweet Woodruff? From what I've heard, it spreads, but very slowly from what my grandma said (she has some along her fence). It can also grow through rock.

I took two plants from my grandma last spring and planted them along my stream. They grew a little but didn't get the chance to stretch to the water last year. I really like the way they look .

Thanks! I looked that one up, and it looks like a contender except that it prefers shade/part-shade, and this area might get too much sun for it. I can certainly try it and if it doesn't work for the stream area, there are many other spots I can use it.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Thanks! I looked that one up, and it looks like a contender except that it prefers shade/part-shade, and this area might get too much sun for it. I can certainly try it and if it doesn't work for the stream area, there are many other spots I can use it.

Your welcome, and as I told Sissy, mine were in full sun last year in one of the hottest summers we've had and they did good. I watered them every few days when we had a lack of rain, but they seemed to have no problem.

 

[momojojo]

I have the little short sedums growing in area's around my pond. They tend to try to take over but easy to just grab up a bunch and toss out. There is some in bloom on the rt lower corner side of this photo. The plant stays low but the blooms are a bit taller and it does kind of creep into the pond water a bit.

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What do you have in the stock tank within your pond? A lotus mabe?

 

[piscesmoon]

I've grown chocolate mint in water for the last 3 years. It loves water but like all the other mints it can be invasive but not as invasive as some of the others and the choc mint is not as invasive in water as it is in my garden. My lizard tail takes over the choc mint, usually.
The choc mint smells so good though! I usually just pull out any xtra if it gets out of hand and feed it to our bunnies.

 

[Mmathis]

I've grown chocolate mint in water for the last 3 years. It loves water but like all the other mints it can be invasive but not as invasive as some of the others and the choc mint is not as invasive in water as it is in my garden. My lizard tail takes over the choc mint, usually.
The choc mint smells so good though! I usually just pull out any xtra if it gets out of hand and feed it to our bunnies.

I have used chocolate mint before [I love finding all the different flavors or scents ], and saw some at Home Depot yesterday. It wasn't as bad as some of the mints I've used in the turtle habitat, so think I'll go back and get some before it's all gone!

And I like to use mints because they ARE something the turtles can safely munch on.

 

[piscesmoon]

The biggest benefit for me with growing my choc mint in water, is that is doesn't die out when it starts getting really hot (90's F+). In the ground it seems to die back in the summer but in a bog situation, it keeps right on going. Doesn't freeze back in the winter here either in the water but does in the ground. I grow lots of mint for our bunnies because I have a vermicompost bin under their hutches and they give me lots of good compost for the garden. Mint is their favorite!