How to Plant Hornwort in My Pond

Hornwort, Ceratophyllum demersum, is also called coon tail and common hornwort. This aquatic plant is used in both aquariums and ponds. Hornwort is a submersed plant or what is commonly known as an oxygenating plant. These plants add oxygen to the water and typically reduce the amount of algae present. The plant produces a number of side shoots that become a single bushy plant. This creates an area for fish to hide and breed. Hornwort grows freely and is tolerant of a wide variety of conditions.

Things You'll Need

• Rubber band (optional)
• Rock (optional)
• Sinker (optional)

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Push hornwort plants into the gravel or soil on the bottom of the pond just deep enough to hold the plant in place. Hornwort is rootless.

   • 2

     Hold the hornwort at the bottom of the pond and cover it with gravel or soil to plant it. Select locations with full sun to partial shade.

   • 3

     Place the hornwort plant beneath water in the pond to grow freely without being anchored to the bottom.

   • 4

     Attach the hornwort plant with a rubber band to a rock, sinker or some other heavy object and then drop the plant in the location where you want it.