Can we still have aquatic plants in a pondless waterfall?
A. Absolutely, however water lilies are out of the question. Marginal aquatic plants do wonders at softening the edges of streams and in waterfalls. If you want to keep your maintenance to a minimum, we suggest choosing only from the wide variety of shallow rooted aquatic plants that are easy to thin and remove. 99% of the aquatic plants that are readily available can be aggressive so stick to the manageable species like, bacopa, micro-sword, golden buttons, acorus, Japanese arrowhead, sagitarias, dwarf papayrus, and other dwarf varieties. Stay away from anything labeled GIANT, like Giant Papyrus for example! It can grow up to 12 feet tall!
