Hidohowwww All I just put the plants,impatients,collieus,elaphant ear,canna, easter lilies And some I can not think of right now bare root in to the water.
I have found out that most if not all shade plant will live in water.
And most will live in full sun I put them every ware and move as needed to make them happy.
With a small rock or two you can make sure the roots touch or just sit in the water they all do very well.
Although this will be a try an error Its kind of strange some times with plant and ponds
I have had plants and ponds not ten feet of each other and what works for one will not work for the other,go figger.
Just remember when you put plants in the rocks you will need to go back at the end of the season and remove them,if not they can become a futer problem roots decaying in all.
And you will be surprized how big some of the roots systems get.
And if you have koi,water pigs they will eat anything the can get in to their mouths. They forage all the time for something to eat.
If you do not find away to keep the plant inplace or were they can not get to them.
Untiel they are establish the plant will not have a chance.
I very rarely find a plant they all do not like what one dose not like the other will.
Any way I will be haveing fun with this again this year and I hope you do to..
Dorsalfin