please identify this pond plant

[Kareen]

Hi everyone,
I saw this while on a pond tour and am curious as to what it is .Thanks in advance. Kareen 

[thedahlialama]

looks like mare's tail. it grows very similar to parrot's feather - can also be submerged as an oxygenator.

[tammie]

I agree - Mare's Tail.
Tammie

[Kareen]

Thanks Thedahlialama  and Tammie,
  I am passing the info on to the pond owner too . You have both done your good deed for today  ....you helped me in NY and her in Massachusettes . Kareen 

[LeeAnne151]

Wish it grew that nice and lush for me......I'm jealous.

[karen J]

Mare's Tail is a special plant for me. For years I kept killing it. In fact, a question I had about it was the first I ever asked on the original forum.

Finally, I bought one on sale, took it out of the pot, and stuck it in the gravel of my frog pond. It likes it there, and makes it through the winter just fine. You can see in the pic how it's starting to sprawl across the water.

[Esther]

Plant it in something under the gravel so it can't take off.

[LuvMyFish]

Here's some good info on plant ID. http://watergardendepot.com/cat417.html Yes it's parrot's feather, and if you're not careful it will take over the pond. 

[LeeAnne151]

Parrot's feather and Mare's tail are not the same plant though they are related.