Nice ideas for bank planting

Water plants in the stream - noble and useful

Indeed, aquatic plants serve in the Stream not just for optical purposes. Well chosen, they also function as natural water filters: They remove excess nutrients and from the water flowing through give off oxygen to it. In this way they contribute to the purity of the water.

Pretty water plants for the stream

Here is an overview of aquatic plants that enhance your stream in every way:

• BrookHonorary award (bot. Veronica beccabunga): sky blue flowers, ground cover, ideal for the riparian zone
• Burning buttercup (Ranunculus flammula): yellow flowers, needs a boggy soil
• Cone-shaped swan flower (Butomus umbellatus): umbellate-like inflorescence with relatively large single flowers in red and white
• English water mint (Preslia cervina): purple inflorescence, grows in loose clusters
• Heart-leaved frog spoon (Alisma parviflorum): has a particularly high need for nutrients, therefore perfect for water purification
• Pennywort (Lysimachia nummularia): yellow flowers, very nice as a ground cover in bank areas
• Narrow-leaved cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium): white fluffy flowers, relies on peaty, boggy soil
• Swamp-forget Me Not (Myosotis palustris): numerous small blue flowers

Extra: ideas for planting the banks of the stream

Above all, you should use plants on the banks of your stream that like moisture but do not necessarily need waterlogging. Here are some ideas for plant species that do well (not just aquatic plants):

• Lady's mantle (Alchemilla mollis): light yellow flowers, clumpy growth
• Gunsel (Ajuga reptans): purple flowers, native ground cover
• Japanese swampIris (Iris ensata): impresses with its magical flowers (in purple - nature; in white, pink, blue or purple - bred)
• CuckooLight carnation (Lychnis floscuculi): native wildflower
• Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria): lilac, white flowers, is an important fodder for insects
• Wasserdost (Eupatorium cannabinum): reddish flowers, clumpy growth
• Knotweed (Polygonum bistorta): pink flowers
• Meadow Iris (Iris sibirica): blue to blue-violet flowers

Reeds and other grasses also come into their own in the bank area.

Basic recommendations for planting streams

It is advisable not to plant the stream too densely, even if you are tempted quickly - given the splendor of the aquatic plants available. However, the Bach character should be retained.

In addition, you have to adapt the number of aquatic plants to the amount of water available in order to prevent the stream from falling dry.

Plant the aquatic plants in a planting sack filled with substrate - then integrate this into the desired location in the stream.