The flower is small and white with tiny brown freckles and has a delicious vanilla scent when blooming! Light Shade. Water hawthorn (Aponogeton Distachyos) Water hawthorn (Aponogeton Distachyos) has snowy white flowers which have a sweet, hawthorn like perfume and are produced in the spring. Aponogeton distachyos. This is a pretty abundant flowering plant too and will produce new flowers from March into October! Buy Water Hawthorn (Aponogeton Distachyos), supplied in 1 litre round basket, 15cm floating narrow leaves, white flowers with black markings Enquiries - 01754 811827 | Email - info@pondplantgrowersdirect.co.uk Aponogeton distachyos or Aponogeton distachyum, also known as waterblommetjie (lit. We stock a wide selection of rare, hard-to-find exotic and indigenous plants. Aponogeton distachyos is a very ornamental, perennial plant that is often grown in the ponds of gardens in warm temperate to tropical regions[1. Water Hawthorne goes dormant throughout the hot summer months and comes back in the fall when temperatures are cooler. California county polygons can … Also known as Aponogeton, or Cape Pondweed, this plant will grow well in water that is anywhere from 6” to 2-feet deep. Should your Water Hawthorne arrive as a plant rather than a bulb, plant it the very same way! If the temperatures don't go below 32 degrees and if the water isn't frozen over--you very well may have Water Hawthorn blooming throughout the winter months! Buy 1 litre pot plant of Aponogeton distachyos, a perennial pond plant with attractive waterlily-like leaves and white flowers appearing in summer and into autumn at the best online prices at eBay! Plant your bulbs in the top portion of the soil (shallow) with just an inch or two of soil above the bulb, with the pointed side of the bulb pointing up, and place the pot 6 to 30 inches beneath the surface of the water. Sun Exposure: Full Sun. This attractive plant grows from a small bulb and unlike other potted, submerged pond plants prefers cool water. The elongated, spear shaped leaves develop from a submerged tuber and are mid green, often developing burgundy coloured blotches with age. Pond Megastore Pond Plants & Water Lilies is a leading distributor of pond plants, aquatic plants, trapdoor pond snails, and pond supplies. (Latin and common names include: Aponogeton distachyos or Aponogeton distachyum, also known as waterblommetjie, Cape-pond weed, vleikos and Cape pond weed is an aquatic flowering plant. Aponogeton, like the A. ulvaceus pictured above, are easy, but be prepared. Water Hawthorne are excellent plants for your pond! At least sixty percent of our plants are home grown. Cut Lotus or Water Lilies for arrangements? Water Hawthorn Plant Description Water Hawthorn is a cool weather plant and does well in temperatures of 32 - 75 degrees Fahrenheit. As of 2020 we plan to send these as live plants only unless asked for otherwise! This plant grows from a waxy bulb in the bottom mud and does best in cool water, going dormant in summer in warmer locations. Add to cart Info; Planting; Delivery; The 'Water Hawthorn' is a free-flowering deep water plant that produces beautiful white, vanilla-scented flowers. In ponds, it will bloom in cooler periods while pond lilies are dormant! 1956 Publication Author F. Chittendon. Foliage: Deciduous. Read more, Fall & Winter: Monday-Thursday 10am - 2pm Central. Leaves are oblong and oval in shape and emerald-green in color. Free delivery for many products! water-floret), Cape-pondweed, water hawthorn, vleikos and Cape pond weed is an aquatic flowering plant. Buy 3 litre pot plant of Aponogeton distachyos, a perennial pond plant with attractive waterlily-like leaves and white flowers appearing in summer and into autumn COVID 19: we are operating as normal - see delivery info here. 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