Houttuynia Cordata Plena - Orange Peel Marginal Aquatic Pond Plant
Plants will arrive in baskets complete with aquatic soil
- Flowers: May - September
- Growth Rate: Medium
- Depth: 0 - 10cm
- Height: 20 - 60cm
- Position: Full Sun / Part Shade
Houttuynia cordata 'Plena' Orange peel plant is a refreshing and fragrant marginal pond plant that produces abundant white flowers from spring to autumn
The flowers are composed of numerous petal-like bracts that surround a small yellow centre. The leaves are green, heart-shaped, and have a distinctive citrus aroma when crushed, hence its common name of orange peel plant
Houttuynia cordata 'Plena' Orange peel plant prefers a sunny or partially shaded spot
The orange peel plant requires little maintenance, just trim to tidy as required and after foliage has died back in autumn.
The Houttuynia cordata plena - Orange peel pond plant is available in at least one or more of the following sizes
- 9cm square pot (9x9x10cm)
- 1 Litre square basket (11x11x11cm)
- 3 Litre hexagonal basket (18x18x16cm)
- 5 Litre square basket (24x24x14cm)
- 10 Litre square basket (29x29x19cm)
- 30 Litre square basket (40x40x28cm)
Planting Marginal Pond Plants
We recommend any pond plants supplied in 9cm pots are replanted into larger aquatic planting baskets, while pond plants supplied in 1 litre aquatic baskets and above can remain as they are, as they will already have room to grow.
It is worth bearing in mind that taller plants such as Iris's & grasses may benefit from a deeper larger basket, as they can be prone to blowing over in the wind, these deeper baskets will provide some counter balance against the wind, as well as plenty of room for root growth.
Spreading and rafting pond plants can be planted into shallower baskets should you wish, but remember they will still need plenty of room for growth, so it is always worth while replanting them regularly to ensure the best possible display.
It may be possible to place some marginals directly into a planting area such as a bog garden.
