Cape pondweed Aponogeton distachyos

Temperatures Cape pondweed
Plant which needs at least a few hours a day of sunlight. If they can bear the cold weather the plants of the water garden can be left outdoors; or we can move them into large containers, and place them in a temperate spot.The Cape pondweed can bear minimum temperatures a few degrees below zero; in general during the Spring it would be grown outdoors without any problems, but if the harsh temperatures should go down it is advised to cover it with non-woven fabric.

Care Cape pondweed
These plants grow covering the whole land at their disposal. The Cape pondweed is medium in size and 25 cm in height; in the spring, summer, autumn, winter it assumes a white colouring. These plants aren't evergreens, which means they lose their leaves some months during the year. The Cape pondweed is a water plant.

Feed Cape pondweed
We can fertilize aquatic plants using specific fertilizers to melt in the sheet of water near their location; There are slow release , granular or bar fertilizers, to be planted near our plants, with an action which lasts about 3-4 months.

Irrigation Cape pondweed
Watering should be done very regularly, so that the ground is kept slightly moist; let’s wet every 0-1 weeks using 1-2 buckets of water . We suggest growing thees plants with constantly damp roots; usually they are used in water gardens, near small lakes or ponds.

Adversity Cape pondweed
Generally during this time of year we suggest a pre-emptive treatment with wide range insecticide and with a systemic fungicide, to prevent the attack from part of the aphids and the development of fungus diseases, often favoured by a mild and damp climate.

Substrate Cape pondweed
These plants are located near a small lake or a small watercourse, with a damp, quite heavy substratum.

Climate peat sand Soil Pumice Bark S. Organic alpine 5 1 2 0 0 1 continental 4 2 2 0 0 1 mediterranean 3 3 2 0 0 1

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Cultivate Cape pondweed
When wanted we can grow these plants in a vase. The indications given in this article are related to a medium size plant.

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This page concerns the weather continental it is possible to choose another climate area continental mediterranean

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