Leading Australian grower and supplier of Carnivorous Plants and Water Plants.
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BLACK FRIDAY BOOK SALES. Lots of books on sale for $5 and $10 until 31 December 2024.
Visit our Specials page: www.triffidpark.com.au/specials
AS OF SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER 2024, WE ARE NOW CLOSED FOR ALL MAIL ORDERS UNTIL
TUESDAY 27 JANUARY 2025. YOU CAN ORDER, HOWEVER IT WILL NOT BE POSTED UNTIL AFTER
27 JANUARY 2025. I WONT BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU A POSTAGE DATE, AS IT DEPENDS ON HOW MANY ORDERS
ARE IN FRONT OF YOU, AND HOW HOT THE WEATHER IS FOR BARE ROOTING STOCK.
GIFT VOUCHERS CAN PURCHASED UP UNTIL MONDAY 23 DECEMBER 2024 AND WILL BE EMAILED OUT FOR XMAS.
WE MAY BE ABLE TO POST BOOKS AND SUNDRIES (NO PLANTS) UP UNTIL 3 JANUARY 2025,
as it won't matter if they are left in the post system for extra days.
Please read our MAIL ORDERING INFORMATION page before ordering for Terms and Conditions.
Triffid Park is NOT open to the public for walk in sales or tours, except for our Annual Open Day.
OXYGENATING WATER PLANTS - OXYGENATORS
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Oxygenating water plants help to maintain a clean and healthy pond by competing for and absorbing nutrients such as ammonia, nitrates, nitrites and other minerals and salts as algae does.
If these build up, they can unbalance the pond and become toxic to fish and other aquatic animals.
They are thought of as 'nutrient sponges' and are heavy feeders, absorbing through their leaves and roots, starving the algae. Oxygenating water plants provide some oxygen in the daylight when they photosynthesize, but reverse this process at night when they consume some of the oxygen as they respire.
Oxygenating plants usually have some leaves under water and some floating on or standing above the waters surface.
This all reduces the sunlight on the pond water and shades the algae.
Even though they are vigorous growers, it is still easier to scoop out some of the plants and throw away when it gets too big, rather than trying to remove and deal with excess algae.
The excess plants are full of nutrients and make an excellent mulch spread out over the garden.
The underwater leaves especially provides shelter for frogs, fish and other aquatic life and is good for egg laying and spawning.
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