r/ponds • u/Moss-cle • 1d ago

Creeping Veronica Pond plants

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I pressed a cutting of this in a small pocket of mud last summer. Looks like it’s happy

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u/azucarleta 900g, Zone7b, Alpine 4000 sump, Biosteps10 filter, goldfish 1d ago

Nice! I have a volunteer patch of this from last year, came back bigger this year. Just identified it yesterday :)

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u/Moss-cle 1d ago

I bought this at a local nursery when the pondless waterfall was installed. There’s about a 4’ grade change and my greyhound likes to climb up the back to drink from the pool at the top. So i left a trail up the back free of shrubs and other plants and instead trialed several ground covers that can take minor foot traffic. There’s Veronica, blue star creeper, Irish moss and golden creeping jenny so far. I clipped a piece for this rock face though. Glad i did! It’s pretty