Azolla caroliniana BEAKER
Azolla caroliniana (Carolina Mosquito Fern) is a fast-growing, floating aquatic fern valued for its delicate, feathery foliage that ranges from green to reddish-bronze, especially in cooler weather. Forming dense mats on the surface of ponds or slow-moving water, it provides excellent cover for aquatic life while suppressing algae growth. Its ability to fix nitrogen also makes it useful as a natural water improver and green manure in rice paddies.
Why we like it
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Attractive floating fern with foliage that turns bronze-red in cool seasons
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Forms dense mats, helping to suppress algae
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Provides shelter for fish and aquatic insects
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Can improve water quality through nitrogen-fixing
What to know
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Prefers still or slow-moving freshwater
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Thrives in full sun to partial shade
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Can spread rapidly; may require thinning to prevent overgrowth
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Not frost hardy; dies back in cold climates but can regenerate from spores
Foliage Colour
Green to bronze-red
Growing months
Spring to autumn (dies back in winter in colder regions)
Height and Spread
Height: Floating mat, only a few cm thick
Spread: Can cover large water surfaces rapidly
Delivery information
Click and Collect: Please allow up to 24 hours for us to pick and process your order. As soon as we have picked your order we will phone you and arrange a time to collect it.
An Post (Seeds Only) €4.00
A postal fee of €4.00 applies for any seed order. It does not apply to bulbs or seed potatoes or large boxes of wildflower seeds.
Nationwide Shipping Max Weight 27kg (including Northern Ireland) €9.00
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Pallet Delivery For Dublin and Parts of Kildare €25.00
If you have ordered compost, furniture that we stock here in Newlands, BBQ or if your order is overweight or bulky, we will personally deliver to Dublin and parts of Co. Kildare or 25Km radius from where we are based.
Pallet Delivery Nationwide €59
(For counties outside of Dublin & Kildare) If your order is overweight or bulky or fragile and your shipping address is not based in Dublin or Kildare then we will ship your order by pallet.
