Ranunculus aquatillis Oxygenating Pond Plant - Fish or Wildlife Pond and bog Aquatic Plants - 2 Bunches

Originally I gave this plant a fairly unkind review but I have to change that. I have four nature ponds of varying sizes around our garden. No pumps, no filters. Just me, wildlife friendly pond products, a couple solar oxygenation floaters and in northeast Scotland, sun can be a challenge so I bought this plant hoping for extra oxygen and help for my huge tadpole community to grow and adult frogs to survive. The plant arrived a bit funky looking, unhealthy, the weight wasn’t identified so I thought the bit wrapped around the stems was simply packaging. I went to my largest pond and tossed it in without much hope. It didn’t smell healthy either and I thought I’d gotten a bad plant. Well, bite my tongue, in June the first two little flowers came up from the stems and the plant was happy and well but still small. I was excited to see it continue to bloom and photograph it but a week later one of our very tall conifers snapped in a storm landing mostly in the pond. Right on top of the ranunculus and it began to die. We live on a very big castle estate and I’d talked to the estate owner about the tree several times. It came from outside our fence to the estate owners had to have it cut. About two months later they removed the tree from the pond. We couldn’t do it as my husband had just had major surgery and couldn’t even remotely handle a chainsaw or anything like that so we were pleased the trees were finally cut as needed. My ranunculus was brown and looked dead except about a and inch or two of green at one end. That was about a month or so ago and with the dead conifers removed from the other side of the fence and the broken one removed from the pond the added sunlight and good weather changed everything. The plant came bouncing back to life m greener and greener every week. Now it stretches to about six feet long and the tadpoles loves wiggling through it with their newly growing legs. This plant was an experiment in one of our ponds and it’s also the most healthy of ponds. I haven’t had to use any products on the water, water chemistry is excellent and it’s crystal clear to look into. Though my other ponds not very big, i know one that is big enough for this plant so next spring I’ll be buying more. I’m really pleased with this plant. I wish I’d been able to see it bloom more but unfortunately a tree interrupted its blooming ability temporarily. Hoping it survives the winter

Have stupidly bought this product twice now. First time one bunch half the plant was black and died quite quickly. Other plants I'd bought at same time lived so for one bunch I thought leave as. I bought three more bunch same issues and bunches all but dead. Messaged immediately as per instructions couldn't send a pic which wasn't their fault but I had took pics before I put them in pond. Hoping that a bit might live. Finally got pictures sent through but this was well after the fact and apparently they look fine and that's how they should look. They send info with plants but no where does it state plants will be half black. Had they I would have took more pictures. Before they degraded completely. Shame seemed like a good place. However won't be ordering again. I ordered three bunches not three strands which is effectively what we have now.

I have ordered a few oxygenating plants for my small pond. They arrived quickly in the post and looked ok. They are weighted down and put in the pond, but they haven't really thrived. Removed from the pond and kept separately in water to see if they perked up, which they did. Did return to the pond but have been a bit disappointed with them.

Great plants I got for my newly made wildlife pond. I couldn't get any at garden center with it being winter and didn't know whether these plants would be in good condition but they arrived in perfect condition, they are doing well in my pond which will help to establish it as spring arrives.

Sadly disappeared- no flowers

Mmmmmmmmmmm pond plants

There was hardly anything on the Ranunculus aquatillis Oxygenating Pond Plant stalks/plant’s and certainly not worth the price per plant. Because they were so tiny and fragile, I placed them both with the other bunches of different plants ordered and tucked together. The fish pulled out those tiny stalks and pulled bunches apart in two days. Just we’re not strong enough to take root.

After reading some poor reviews, I was a bit concerned about ordering this plant. But figured the cheap price was worth the risk. I'm pleased to say that my plant arrived so healthy, that I will order from this company again. I've dropped it the pond as many suggested - that "tie" around the stem of a plant ( DO NOT REMOVE.) is a substantial weight for the size of the plant. It sunk straight to the bottom of my new wildlife pond.