Luronium Natans - Floating Water Plantain Marginal Aquatic Pond Plant
Plants will arrive in baskets complete with aquatic soil
- Flowers: August - September
- Growth Rate: Medium
- Depth: 1 - 40cm
- Height: 0 - 2cm
- Native to British Isles
- Perfect For Pollinators
- Position: Full Sun
This unusual, rare plant has oval leaves that float on the water surface when grown in shallow water, but narrow long leaves in deeper areas where it can be grown up to 4m deep. The Luronium natans flowers prolifically when in very shallow water or on bare mud, with little white flowers and a yellow centre.
Remove flower heads soon after flowering to encourage new flowers and prevent self seeding. Trim old foliage from the floating water plantain after dying back in Autumn
Also referred to as Alisma natans
The Luronium natans - floating water plantain 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.
