Pickerel "hyacinth"

Last year, acting upon Nativeplanter's suggestion, I harvested some pickerel weed for my pond (this was on a trip I made with HMT321). I planted it in a small tub purchased from the dollar store, and there it stayed over winter, where it died back and I thought I had lost it. Bit with the warm weather it is coming back nicely, and I have moved it to my big pond. The point of all this is that I was at Home Depot the other day and looking at their selection of potted pond plants. They were selling this plant for $5.97 as "Pickerel Hyacinth" I guess people won't buy it if they think it's a weed?

On the same trip I harvested a bunch of spatterdock-looking stuff, but it is not doing nearly as well. I think I have it planted too deep - the plants I oberserved in the wild were only a few inches from the surface and mine are about a foot under water. Could that be the problem? I haven't checked the rizhome for rot as I kind of don't want to uproot them when they are struggling already.

I think the depth is fine. A lot of floating-leaved plants don't emerge until later. My guess would be because the soil under the water is cooler than that which is exposed to the sun. I'd just watch and wait.

I think the depth is fine. A lot of floating-leaved plants don't emerge until later. My guess would be because the soil under the water is cooler than that which is exposed to the sun. I'd just watch and wait.

Okee Dokee.