Aquatic plants

Living building materials / plants for bank protection

In order to protect the banks at the wakepark from the negative effects of hydraulic loads from wakeboarders, water skiers, monoskiers, kneeboarders, waves and floods, the bank zone should be reinforced and protected with plants.

Ecological bank protection with plants for your wakepark

Goals of the bank planting

The aim of fortifying the bank with plants is to create stable vegetation that is appropriate to the location, which adequately protects the bank line and enhances both the water and the landscape ecologically and aesthetically.

At wakeunion you can buy between different types of plants for your shoreline and your body of water. Our environmental engineers will be happy to advise you on the selection of plants for bank reinforcement at your wakepark.

Function and tasks of plants in bank protection

  • Wave damping

  • Improvement of water quality

  • Stabilization and anchoring of the bank edge

  • Cross-linking and bonding of soil particles

  • Stopping and catching substrates

  • Regenerate after damage to the bank structure

  • Create diversity of animal and plant species

  • environmental Protection

  • Erosion mitigation

  • Enable self-cleaning of the water

  • Oxygen enrichment of the water by the plants

  • Aesthetic, species-rich and site-appropriate bank design

The renewable bank reinforcement for stable and permanent bank protection

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Plants available for your wakepark / body of water

Acorus calamus | Kalmus

Growth habit
  • long basal leaves
  • Color of the leaves light green to green
  • loosely grassy growing
  • in good location conditions up to 1.2 m high
  • Broken stalks or runners have a very strong smell
root
  • strong root growth
  • long, thick main roots with short hair roots
  • Color of the roots light yellow to white
Spread
  • good runners development (partly branched up to 10 cm annually growing on the surface)
  • exclusively generative, in nature in loose stands
Location
  • mostly directly in the water
  • tolerates partial shade
flowering

inconspicuous flowering in July (does not produce fruit in our latitudes)

Propagation

exclusively vegetative

Caltha palustris | Sumpf-Dotterblume

Growth habit
  • prostrate to ascending stem, glabrous, hollow, branched in the upper area
  • Leaves dark green, glossy, heart-shaped
  • in good location conditions up to 0.50 m high
  • up the waterline
root
  • strong rhizome
  • Roots up to 40 cm deep
  • white, elastic long roots
Spread
  • almost exclusively generative
  • Floatable seeds
Location
  • on streams and ditches
  • also in alluvial forests
Flowering
  • clear, yellow flowers (March-May and September)
  • first spring bloomers
Propagation

mostly vegetative

Carex acutiformis | Sumpfsegge

Growth habit
  • narrow basal leaves
  • The leaves are dark green to blue-green in color
  • growing rapidly
  • in good location conditions up to 1 m high
root
  • very strong root growth
  • Main roots with many hair roots
  • Roots in dry locations up to 50 cm deep
  • Color of the roots yellow to light brown
Spread
  • very good rhizome development (several rhizomes per plant annually up to 30 cm, 10 cm below the surface of the earth)
  • mainly vegetative, therefore mostly in dense stands in nature
Location
  • both wet and constantly in the water
  • tolerates partial shade
  • blossom
  • inconspicuous bloom in April
Flowering
  • clear, yellow flowers (March-May and September)
  • first spring bloomers
Propagation

mostly vegetative
in good conditions also generatively

Carex gracilis | Schlanksegge

Growth habit
  • long basal leaves
  • The leaves are dark green to blue-green in color
  • growing rapidly
  • in good location conditions up to 0.8 m high
root
  • very strong root growth
  • Main roots with many hair roots
  • Roots in dry locations up to 40 cm deep
  • Color of the roots light brown
Spread
  • very good rhizome development (several rhizomes per plant annually up to 30 cm, 10 cm below the surface of the earth)
  • both vegetatively and generatively, in nature mostly in dense stands
Location
  • alternately moist to moist
  • tolerates partial shade
Flowering

inconspicuous bloom in April

Propagation

almost exclusively generative

Carex riparia | Ufersegge

Growth habit
  • long basal leaves
  • The leaves are dark green to blue-green in color
  • growing rapidly
  • in good location conditions up to 1.3 m high
root
  • very strong root growth
  • Main roots with many hair roots
  • Roots in dry locations up to 50 cm deep
  • Color of the roots yellow to light brown
Spread
  • very good rhizome development (several rhizomes per plant annually up to 30 cm)
  • mainly vegetative, therefore mostly in dense stands in nature
Location
  • wet as well as constantly in the water
  • tolerates partial shade
Flowering

inconspicuous flowering in April / May

Propagation

almost exclusively vegetative (seeds often deaf)

Filipendula ulmaria | Mädesüß

Growth habit
  • leaves simple or pinnate at the top
  • Leaves are dark green on the top and light green on the underside
  • in good location conditions up to 1.5 m
  • woody shoot
root
  • low root growth
  • thick, horizontal rhizome
  • Roots up to 40 cm deep
  • Color of the roots light yellow to brown
Spread
  • mean speed of propagation
  • First generative colonization, then generative and vegetative in a smaller space
Location
  • not always in the water at ditches
  • damp meadows
  • Alluvial forests, therefore tolerating shade
Flowering
  • showy yellowish-white flowers (June-August)
  • Bee pasture
Propagation

generative

Glyceria maxima | Wasserschwaden

Growth habit
  • short stems with alternate leaves, often lying in water
  • Color of the leaves light green to green
  • growing rapidly
  • in good location conditions up to 2.0 m high, up to 0.5 m water depth
Root
  • strong root growth
  • Main roots with short hair roots
  • Roots up to 40 cm deep
  • Color of the roots light yellow
  • ruffled
Spread
  • good rhizome development (several rhizomes per plant annually up to 30 cm, 10 cm below the surface or floating in water)
  • almost exclusively vegetative, in nature mostly in dense stands
Location
  • constantly in the water until moist
  • sunny
Flowering

inconspicuous bloom (July-August)

Propagation

mostly vegetative

Iris pseudacorus | Sumpf- oder Wasserschwertlilie

Growth habit
  • sword-shaped basal leaves
  • Color of the leaves dark green
  • clumpy growing
  • in good location conditions up to 1.2 m high
root
  • very strong root growth
  • strong main roots with short hair roots
  • Roots in dry locations up to 80 cm deep
  • Color of the roots light yellow to white
  • strong rhizome with a reddish cross section
Spread
  • only slow runners (a few cm per year, grow on the surface)
  • mainly generative, therefore rarely in dense stands in nature
  • Floatable seeds
Location
  • both wet and constantly in the water
  • tolerates partial shade
Flowering
  • striking yellow flowers from late May to mid-June
  • therefore very attractive for inner-city areas
Propagation

almost exclusively generative

Juncus effusus | Flatter-Binse

Growth habit
  • upright, rolled bract, with a lateral flower
  • Color green to dark green and shiny
  • dense, clump-like growing
  • up to 0.6 m high, up to 0.1 m water depth
Root
  • short, creeping basic axis
  • Roots up to 50 cm deep
  • Color of the roots red-brown
Spread
  • densely clump-like stands
  • First generative colonization, then generative and vegetative in a
  • smaller space
  • is hardly dogged
  • mostly in dense stands
Location
  • Waterlogging, not continuously under water
  • often right on the waterline
  • sunny
Flowering

Inflorescence on the side (July-August)

Propagation

generative

Lythrum salicaria | Blutweiderich

Growth habit
  • straight, square stem in the upper area knotty and hairy
  • opposite, lanceolate leaves
  • in good location conditions up to 1.8 m high
  • up to 0.2 m water depth
  • woody shoot
root
  • Woody, white main root
  • medium root growth
  • Roots up to 50 cm deep
  • Color of the roots light yellow
Spread
  • mean speed of propagation
  • First generative colonization, then generative and vegetative in a smaller space
  • will not be dogged
Location
  • constantly in the water until moist
  • sunny
Flowering
  • showy red flower (false ear)
  • July September
Propagation

generative

Phalaris arundinacea | Rohrglanzgras

Growth habit
  • upright stalk or stalk bent at the nodes with alternate leaves
  • Color green to dark green
  • grows in dense stands
  • 1.5 m high if the location is good
  • Leaf base with ligule
Root
  • strong root growth
  • many main roots and hair roots
  • Shallow roots, roots up to 20 cm
  • Color of the roots white to light yellow
Spread
  • slow rhizome development (up to 10 cm annually, close to the surface)
  • predominantly generative, in nature mostly in dense stands
  • on rivers, often in the silting area
  • tolerates over-sedimentation
Location
  • alternately moist
    mostly sunny
Flowering

Blossom in panicle form (June - July)

Propagation

predominantly generative

Phragmites australis | Schilf

Growth habit
  • long upright stalk with alternate leaves
  • Color of dark green
  • grows in dense stands
  • in good location conditions from the water level up to 3 m high, up to 1 m water depth
  • Leaf base with a wreath of hair
Root
  • very strong root growth
  • many main roots with short hair roots
  • Roots up to 50 cm deep (in dry locations up to 1.0 m)
  • Color of the roots white to light yellow
Spread
  • good rhizome development (up to 1.0 m annually, 20 cm below the surface)
  • predominantly vegetative, in nature mostly in dense stands
  • several meters above leg stalks
  • displacing other species
Location
  • constantly in the water until alternately moist
  • sunny
Flowering

Blossom in a striking panicle shape (August)

Propagation

predominantly generative

Schoenoplectus lacustris | Teichsimse

Growth habit
  • long round stems, up to 2 cm thick at the base
  • Color of the stems dark green
  • growing rapidly
  • in good location conditions from the water level up to 3 m high,
  • up to 1 m water depth
Root
  • very strong root growth
  • Main roots with many hair roots
  • Roots up to 40 cm deep
  • The roots are red-brown to purple in color
Spread
  • good rhizome development (annually up to 30 cm, 10 cm below the surface)
  • vegetative and generative, in nature mostly in dense stands
Location
  • constantly in the water
  • sunny
Flowering

inconspicuous bloom in July

Propagation

predominantly generative

Scirpus sylvaticus | Waldsimse

Growth habit
  • long basal leaves
  • The leaves are lime green to green
  • growing rapidly
  • in good location conditions up to 0.5 m high
Root
  • strong root growth
  • Main roots with many hair roots
  • Roots up to 40 cm deep
  • Color of the roots light brown
Spread
  • good rhizome development (several rhizomes per plant annually up to 20 cm, 10 cm below the surface of the earth)
  • both vegetative and generative, in nature mostly in dense stands
Location
  • wet
  • tolerates partial shade
Flowering

inconspicuous bloom in June

Propagation

almost exclusively generative

Sparganium erectum | Ästiger Igelkolben

Growth habit
  • long basal leaves, square stem at the base of the leaf
  • The leaves are green to dark green
  • growing rapidly
  • in good location conditions up to 1.5 m high, up to 1 m water depth
Root
  • good root growth
  • Main roots with short hair roots
  • Roots up to 40 cm deep
  • Color of the roots light yellow
Spread
  • good rhizome development (several rhizomes per plant annually up to 30 cm, 10 cm below the surface of the earth)
  • almost exclusively vegetative, in nature mostly in dense stands
Location
  • constantly in the water
  • sunny
Flowering

inconspicuous bloom (June - July)

Propagation

vegetative and generative

Typha angustifolia | Schmalblättriger Rohrkolben

Growth habit
  • long round stems with basal leaves
  • Color of the stems dark green
  • growing rapidly
  • in good location conditions from the water level up to 2.5 m high, up to 0.5 m water depth
Root
  • strong root growth
  • Main roots with short hair roots
  • Roots up to 40 cm deep
  • Color of the roots white to light yellow
Spread
  • good rhizome development (annually up to 60 cm, 20 cm below the surface)
  • vegetative and generative, in nature mostly in dense, permanent stands
Location
  • constantly in the water
  • sunny
Flowering
  • slender pistons in July / August
  • In contrast to Typha latifolia, 3-5 cm space between male and female flowers
Propagation

predominantly generative

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