WTB My fish Need floating plants!!

[AndrewMack]

If anyone has any floating plants, prefer water lettuce they want to give away or sell really cheap and can ship to Jacksonville FL please let me know. My pond had a ton of shade but in the last storm the bushes around it where damage to the point they had to be removed. Please help

 

[AndrewMack]

anyone?

 

[petluvr]

Sending PM.

 

[Kashta]

If anyone has any floating plants, prefer water lettuce they want to give away or sell really cheap and can ship to Jacksonville FL please let me know. My pond had a ton of shade but in the last storm the bushes around it where damage to the point they had to be removed. Please help

Andrew,

You'll have to look for another plant preference. Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) is illegal in Florida.

Alabama:
water-lettuce Class C noxious weed

California:
water lettuce
B list (noxious weeds)

Connecticut:
water lettuce
Potentially invasive, banned

Florida:
water lettuce
Prohibited aquatic plant, Class 2

South Carolina:
water lettuce Invasive aquatic plantwater lettuce Plant pest

Texas:
water lettuce Noxious plant

Source: Noxious Weed Information, USDA Plant Profile
http://plants.usda.gov:80/java/profile?symbol=PIST2

 

[AndrewMack]

Is it all types cause a LFS sells it,but its extremely expensive

 

[Kashta]

I believe so, yes. I'm not aware of any water lettuce that isn't the Pistia stratiotes species. And your LFS may or may not be aware of the ban.

Here's more info about the plant (see link below). On this page, too, it warns...

WARNING
Waterlettuce is on the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's list of Prohibited Species, and as such it is unlawful to possess or transport this plant in Florida.

http://www.floridata.com/ref/p/pist_str.cfm

 

[DarrylR]

I could rustle up a package of duckweed and giant duckweed next week.. it does have water lettuce with it so I will have to pluck them out.

 

[AndrewMack]

Ok that is awesome just let me know when you can.