Potentilla Palustris - Marsh Cinquefoil Marginal Aquatic Pond Plant
Plants will arrive in baskets complete with aquatic soil
- Flowers: June - September
- Growth Rate: Medium
- Depth: 0 - 10cm
- Height: 30 - 50cm
- Native to British Isles
- Perfect For Pollinators
- Position: Full Sun / Part Shade
With its attractive and finely serrated leaflets, the Potentilla palustris is a charming addition to any pond. Its stem resembles a slender vine of a reddish brown hue, and it bears lovely flowers of a deep cardinal red colour.
The marsh cinquefoil is an easy plant to care for. All you need to do is to cut it back slightly above the water level after its foliage has withered in the autumn.
The Potentilla palustris - Marsh cinquefoil 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
To create a beautiful and healthy pond, you need to choose the right plants and containers for them. If you buy pond plants that come in 9cm pots, we suggest that you transfer them to bigger aquatic planting baskets, so they can have more space to flourish. On the other hand, if your pond plants are already in 1 litre aquatic baskets or larger, you can leave them 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.
