Growing Aquatic Plants in Big Bend, Wisconsin

Plant Photograph	Genus species 'Cultivar' - OR - Genus Hybrid 'Cultivar' Description and grower
Future image	Gymnocoronis spilanthoides Common Name: = Senegal Tea Plant. Family: = Asteraceae (Aster). Exotic to Wisconsin. Native to South America (New Zealand?). Desc: Grown in full sun, in 4 inches of water, on edge of pond. White ball shaped flowers attract Monarch butterflies. Typical height 30 inches. Grown in trial bed: Pond Grower: 6/1/2007 Windy Oaks Aquatics (Eagle, WI).

Alternanthera philoxeroides (Alligatorweed). 30 inch tall plant that spreads rapidly. Pretty leaves with small white flowers. This plant has escaped cultivation and is invasive in several southern states.

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