Pond plants

Hi,
I was given some pond plants by someone clearing out their pond, but the thing it, I don't have a pond. I think one is an iris and the other a waterlilly. Would the iris survive just planted in the earth? And I saw somewhere taht you could have like a mini pound in a container as long as you had oxygenator plants in it, would a rather large waterlilly survive in that? :D
Or anything elsa you could advise, I feel so sorry for the poor plants?
Fiwi

 

hi, you really need a pond to grow large water plants - it need not be massive. good luck.

 

A mate of mine has a water lily in his waterbutt,it always does well and he keeps the root trimmed to stop it taking over the entire cask.

 

Your replies have inspired me to go to the garden centre at the weekend and I have bought the necessary equipment to build a mini pond (about half the size of a water butt). I've put in and some oxygenating plants and the waterlily which seems quite happy there and today I spotted 2 frogs having a swim! I'm very pleased with myself :D Thank you both, Fiwi

 

See! doesn't take a lot of effort to get started,bet those frogs were watching you unload the car Well done.

 

happy to help

 

I thought you might like to see my mini pond, and its visitors... fiwi

 

Well done! See that little chap is having a celebratory jug or two :D

 

You made a good job of that pond.

That water lily looks rather large though. There are many different sizes of water lily and I would suggest a miniature one would be more appropriate.

 

Hi Rich,
I thought that today actually, because it now has 5 leaves! But the idea was to accomodate the plant I was given, not to create a pond from scratch so I'll leave it for now and see what happens. fiwi