Encyclopedia of
WATER
GARDEN
PLANTS


Greg Speichert & Sue Speichert
Foreword by Ann Lovejoy

TIMBER PRESS
Portland • Cambridge

CHAPTER 1. Introduction to Water Plants 9
CHAPTER 2. Pots and Soil 15
CHAPTER 3. Fertilizers for Pond Plants 21
CHAPTER 4. Hardy Waterlilies 29
CHAPTER 5. Tropical Waterlilies 79
CHAPTER 6. Lotus 101
CHAPTER 7. Marginals 121
CHAPTER 8. Irises 291
CHAPTER 9. Waterlily-like Plants 313
CHAPTER 10. FloatingWater Plants 327
CHAPTER 11. SubmergedWater Plants 341
CHAPTER 12. Pests and Diseases 357
Appendix A. Plants for Special Places and Purposes 366
Appendix B. Plants by Flower Color 369
Appendix C. Native and Rare or Endangered Plants 372
Appendix D. Measurement Conversion Charts 373
Appendix E. U.S. Department of Agriculture Hardiness Zone Map 374
Index 375