too deep????

My hubby recently finished our raised pond on the decking....it doesn't have much in it at the moment (except the fish) it has some oxygen plants and then this one i couldn't resist when i was buying one of the fish....not sure what it is and there was no tag on it.....the bloke said to sit in on a plant pot under water level.....so i have.....but it seems to be dying......

any advice please.....muchly apreciated :D

Kate

 

Hi Kate,

I found a picture of it, but not the name so far...

http://www.pianteacquatiche.altervista.org/palustri.html

(There is actually another water plant very similar but with bigger flowers, and less of them)

 

Thank you Miraflores....after much google translate i think i've found it....this is what it translates to....hopefully someone can say if it's right

Pontederia Cordata

Plant with heart-shaped leaves that produces blue flowers.

Should be planted at a certain depth to avoid freezing in contact with the roots in winter.

Depth: -15 to -30 cm

Height: 60 cm

 

It looks definitely like it! Very pretty, not only the flowers but also the leaves.

 

aparently the seeds and leaves are edible too
hoping someone will know how i go about growing them from seeds as "Jeeves" is useless and hasn't got a clue....