This plant gets its name from its unusual ability to grow both on land and in water. In aquatic habitats, it can form extensive stands covering thousands of square meters. It grows in lakes and ponds at depths of over two meters, and can also be found on fields, riverbanks, and ditches.
Water knotweed blooms usually only in water, which makes it so exciting plant. When in bloom, vast mats of delicate flowers ripple across the water’s surface, turning lakes and ponds into floating gardens.
I discovered one of these water-garden mats while paddleboarding in the summer, and the view was absolutely stunning. I wrote a poem about it — read it by clicking the note below.♡
You are reading the Wildest Treasures section — a quiet corner of the Grow Wild in Forest Soil.
I think you bloom everywhere Anna🌺🌷🌼🌸