{"id":439,"date":"2026-05-04T12:06:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T16:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tricker.com\/blog\/?p=439"},"modified":"2026-05-04T12:06:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T16:06:14","slug":"the-different-types-of-floating-water-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tricker.com\/blog\/the-different-types-of-floating-water-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"The Different Types of Floating Water Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the finest aquatic plants will grow and bloom merely floating on the water surface, deriving nourishment from the air and water.&nbsp; In nature, they drift to shallow water where the roots soon anchor, and growth is very rapid.&nbsp; Floating aquatics are always at home in any pool.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-655446f86c4abb74143815d1e1d022ba\"><br><strong>Types of Floating Plants:<br><br><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"338\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/tricker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/floating-leaf-flower.png\" alt=\"floating leaf flower plant\" class=\"wp-image-1838\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6328782236932837;width:191px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tricker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/floating-leaf-flower.png 338w, https:\/\/tricker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/floating-leaf-flower-300x184.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p><br><a href=\"https:\/\/tricker.com\/Item\/floating-leaf-flower-plant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Floating Leaf Flower<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; A interesting floating plant that produces a beautiful red-green coloration with stunning reddish dangling roots.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/tricker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/duckweed.png\" alt=\"frog covered in duckweed\" class=\"wp-image-1844\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.8111289459604067;width:198px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tricker.com\/Item\/live-duckweed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Duckweed<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Duckweed is a small free-floating plant that resembles clovers and has short roots. Duckweed helps reduce algae growth by blocking sunlight, which can prevent harmful algae blooms. It is also an important food source for fish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/tricker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Salvinia.png\" alt=\"salvinia aquatic plant\" class=\"wp-image-1854\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5087078309584703;width:200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tricker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Salvinia.png 350w, https:\/\/tricker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Salvinia-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tricker.com\/Item\/salvinia-plant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Salvinia<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Dainty leaves of soft green covered with a velvety nap of tiny hairs. The growth forms an attractive chain of these leaves. Salvina has a rapid growth rate, doubling their biomass in just a few days under optimal conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"134\" src=\"https:\/\/tricker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/water-hyacinth.png\" alt=\"water hyacinth blooming\" class=\"wp-image-1862\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6791116446578631;width:207px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tricker.com\/Item\/water-hyacinth-best-pond-plant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Water Hyacinth<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Shiny dark green leaves with stems that extend into bulbs which serve as air chambers.&nbsp; This plant produces an orchid-like purple flower. The long, bushy roots are excellent for the spawning of fish.&nbsp; &nbsp;It is important to know that Water hyacinth is a highly invasive species in areas with mild winters and the plants are banned in several states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Can Not be shipped to&nbsp;<strong>FL, CA, AL, AZ, AR, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX and WI<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><br><br>Shop our collection of floating plants at <a href=\"https:\/\/tricker.com\/Category\/water-garden-pond-plants\/floating-plants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tricker.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":441,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-learn-something"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tricker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tricker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tricker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tricker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tricker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=439"}],"version-history":[{"count":48,"href":"https:\/\/tricker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1881,"href":"https:\/\/tricker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439\/revisions\/1881"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tricker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tricker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tricker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tricker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}