Water Lily Plant Habitat. However water lilies do not survive long periods of drying. Water lilies are usually found at the edges of ponds lakes and streams.
Different types of pond plants are inserted into their habitat in different ways. They provide food for many types of herbivorous animals and a habitat substrate for others such as the long-toed birds known as lily-trotters. Water conservation is an essential consideration in the design and management of California landscapes.
Water lilies are usually found at the edges of ponds lakes and streams.
Unlike floating aquatic plants water lilies are rooted in the pond bottom and most species cannot grow in water much more than six feet. It is best to plant hardy water lilies in a heavy clay garden soil. However water lilies do not survive long periods of drying. Water lilies are usually found at the edges of ponds lakes and streams.