Looking for a bunch of hornwort or similar plants

[Kevx]

I waited all winter to go searching the local waters for plants for my breeder tanks that I want to stuff, only to find that the local rivers have been sprayed to kill back the plants. The lakes I found to be mostly mud from drought, with the only plant life being in bunches far from my land loving reach. This stinks. Last year the waters were choked with plants. Does anyone have access to wild hornwort, cabomba, or similar plants, that they would stuff into a large flat-rate box and ship me? My fish would be eternally grateful, and I would too!

[Kevx]

Or perhaps someone could recommend a pond supplier that sells in large economy-sized bunches rather than the small bunches normally found on AB. I thought I'd found one but a search turned up many poor reviews of the company. I'm hoping to put a few breeder tubs outside and can't afford to buy one little bunch of plants at a time and still have to wait for them to grow to a useful size.

[Nabobmob1]

get a hold of CLF The "Plant Manager"

[MrLohachata]

i have dealt with a couple of folks down south that were pretty reasonable...johnathon at nymphoides aquatics..ms albritton at barefoot aquatics adavisus...and a couple others...i forget..
also a decent place up here is www.lilyblooms.com .....they have pretty fair prices if you order in quantity...
i think maybe googling aquatic plant suppliers in florida you should find a good source...

[yada]

Paul Sachs at http://www.aquaculturestore.com/ may be worth checking into. He would possibly gather it for you.

[Kevx]

also a decent place up here is www.lilyblooms.com .....they have pretty fair prices if you order in quantity...

Have you dealt with these folks? There prices look very good for the plants I'm looking for.

[MrLohachata]

yes we have kev...nice people..good fast service...reasonable prices...and pretty nice plants...
i will most likely be going back for more in may..

[Kevx]

Price for common plants like hornwort is $1.20 per bunch plus shipping, so I'll give lilyblooms a shot. I'll let everyone know how I make out. Thanks

[lotsoffish]

You are NOT looking around closely enough.

There's GOTTA be some small ditches, ponds etc around you that are JAMMED full of hornwort etc.

Check around train tracks. I once took a train from Georgia all the way to Miami and I swear to God there were swamps FULL OF plants on both sides of the tracks ALL the WAY through Florida. It was a wonderful train ride actually.

PS. Grab a few small Florida Cooters while you are getting those plants, I'll trade you something GOOD for some.

[Kevx]

This area is very different than the area that your train would have traveled through. The soil is very sandy. Over-pumping of water from the aquafier to send to the Tampa area over the years has lowered the water table and left most small lakes dried up. It's not unusual to find neighborhoods where ghostly piers lead to nowhere in people's backyards. This area is infamous for houses being undermined by sinkholes because of the fallen water table. However, I did just have a brain-toot and searched google earth in my area to find hidden small ponds in wooded areas I might never have found otherwise. Hooray! I can even see the greenery around the perimeter of the ponds. I hope the images aren't too old and the ponds dried up. I'm off plant hunting as soon as I can manage, and will look for cooters too. Wish me luck, as this is gator country!