Fairy Moss
Azolla caroliniana
Fairy Moss is another plant that Koi love to eat.
The tiny leaves can be green or reddish to dark reddish brown.
Sunlight and water temperature determines the color of the plant.
ABOUT the color, fairy moss can vary in color from
moss green to reddish brown. The color will change from time to
time depending on the temperature and the amount of sun light. It
is not uncommon to see both brownish red and moss green in a
shipment or ONE solid color.
NOTE: most do not grow this in the pond but grow it
outside of the pond in large containers to grow to feed it to their
fish. If you have a skimmer this plants will very likely end up in
the skimmer unless you have fish that eat it quickly. My own guys
get 3 pounds a few times a week.
Hardy zone 8 or higher
This plant is illegal in TX and LA and can not be shipped to those
states!