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Naomi,

The Hottonia palustris can be found in the pond section of your local Lowes Home Improvement Store. For the past 3 years, I see it on sale every summer. In fact, they sell both varieties of hair grass in HUGE tubs also. Check it out this summer.

 

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Is this true of the Lowe's in California? I've been noticing that California seems to be particularly restrictive in what plants they'll allow in.

I don't know if California would ban this plant, but it's worth a check with Lowes to find out.

Also, would they sell this plant in emersed form? I would prefer to get the submersed form, if possible.

With the exception of a few, all the plants offered by Lowes are emersed grown -- travel & display better. The submersed and emersed forms of H. pallustris are quite similar. The only difference is that the emersed form crawls while the submersed form favors vertical growth. As far as leaves are concerned, I can't distinguish the emersed from the submersed leaves. The plant doesn't require an acclimatization-to-submersed-growth period either IME.

 

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Congratulations on winning the auction Naomi.

The pond section is only available during the summer months, so I am not surprised that you couldn't find anything pond-related this time of year. :wink: Nonetheless, Lowes has a more varied selection of pond plants than Home Depot does around here. Another store you can try when summer rolls around is Pike's Family Nursery. This past year, I found Marsilea quadrifolia, Bacopa carolina, Lobelia cardinalis (dwarf & normal forms), Sauruus cernuus, Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea', and Gratiola officinalis/Limnophila aromatica (white flowers) on sale.

Fun!