can ligularia be grown as a pond marginal?

[Karl]

Hi All!

Do you know if ligularia can be used as a pond marginal instead of a bog
plant?

We're in the middle of setting up our first pond, and are now in the
populating-it-with-plants stage. At a recent plant sale we bought a
nice ligularia stenocephala ("The Rocket") that grows to 80" and we're
looking for a good place to put it. We have a nice spot for it on one
marginal shelf, and our bog is getting a bit full for such a big plant.
All the books I have on it say it's a bog plant, but I know that some
bog plants can be used as marginals, in water, with their crowns
underneath......and some bog plants really should be in boggy soil and
not in the water.

Any experience using ligularia in the water as a marginal?

Thanks!

Karl, Christina and Corin the Dog
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p.s., I've posted this on rec.ponds also, but so far no one knows!

[Crubat]

hi
We have ligularia "The Rocket" at the perimeter of the pond....but not IN
the water. We do have to water regularily...but it seems to like the
humidity that it gets from the pond. I don't know about growing it as a
marginal....but that is a GOOD thought....I might try it. Let me know how
it works for you! We are in the process of putting in a small 2nd
pond...maybe I will try it on the "shelf".
(USDA Zone 5)
Pamela

[Kyle799706]

good evening,
here in maine,work for local nursery,we have quite a bit of ligularia"the
rocket",in the gardens,it cares for moist soils,NOT WET SOILS, as
depending where you are,we end up with crown rot,if its too wet during
winter,must have excellent drainage.
there are 25 gardens on the premisis,and the rocket is at least 5 of
them,and does poorly in a wet summer nest to the pond.