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Orange Peel Plant | Houttuynia cordata 'Plena'

Citrus scented with cotton white blooms

The Highlights

    • Cotton white flowers that look like tiny trees, made up of numerous bracts
    • Citrus scented leaves
    • Flowers prolifically from May to September
    • Low maintenance and free of pests and diseases
    • Can be planted in shallow pond margins (up to 5cm of standing water over the crown)
    • A great choice forgroundcover in wet areas or for planting in containers

Orange Peel Plant | Houttuynia cordata 'Plena'

Citrus scented with cotton white blooms
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The Highlights

    • Cotton white flowers that look like tiny trees, made up of numerous bracts
    • Citrus scented leaves
    • Flowers prolifically from May to September
    • Low maintenance and free of pests and diseases
    • Can be planted in shallow pond margins (up to 5cm of standing water over the crown)
    • A great choice forgroundcover in wet areas or for planting in containers

Know Your Plant

Supplied as:

Plant in 1L Aquatic Pot
Our 1L+ pond plants are supplied in Aquatic Pots which have a mesh-like structure allowing you to plant them straight into your pond. The pot maintains the root structure as it enters the water, but allows the plants to root out into the underlying soil.
Plant in 3L Aquatic Pot
Our 1L+ pond plants are supplied in Aquatic Pots which have a mesh-like structure allowing you to plant them straight into your pond. The pot maintains the root structure as it enters the water, but allows the plants to root out into the underlying soil.
3 Plants in 1L Aquatic Pots
Plant in 5L Aquatic Pot
3 Plants in 9cm Pots
3L Pots

Height on arrival:

Eventual height:

45cm
45cm

Eventual spread:

50-100cm
Spreads to between 50-100cm within 2-5 years
50-100cm
Spreads to between 50-100cm within 2-5 years
50-100cm
Spreads to between 50-100cm within 2-5 years
50-100cm
Spreads to between 50-100cm within 2-5 years
50-100cm
Spreads to between 50-100cm within 2-5 years
50-100cm
Spreads to between 50-100cm within 2-5 years

Time to first crop:

Flower colour:

Cotton white
White flowers made up of numerous bracts
Cotton white
White flowers made up of numerous bracts
Cotton white
White flowers made up of numerous bracts
Cotton white
White flowers made up of numerous bracts
Cotton white
White flowers made up of numerous bracts
Cotton white
White flowers made up of numerous bracts

Habit:

Clump-forming
Forms spreading clumps
Clump-forming
Forms spreading clumps
Clump-forming
Forms spreading clumps
Clump-forming
Forms spreading clumps
Clump-forming
Forms spreading clumps
Clump-forming
Forms spreading clumps

Hardiness:

Fully hardy
Hardy in all parts of the UK - no frost protection needed.
Fully hardy
Hardy in all parts of the UK - no frost protection needed.
Fully hardy
Hardy in all parts of the UK - no frost protection needed.
Fully hardy
Hardy in all parts of the UK - no frost protection needed.
Fully hardy
Hardy in all parts of the UK - no frost protection needed.
Fully hardy
Hardy in all parts of the UK - no frost protection needed.

Rootstock:

Spacing:

50cm
Position plants at least 50cm apart to allow for spreading
50cm
Position plants at least 50cm apart to allow for spreading

Care Guide

Excellent pest and disease resistance

Generally pest and disease free. MORE

Keep well watered

Needs a permanently wet soil - do not allow soil to dry out.

Full sun to partial shade

Grows well in full sun or partial shade.

Any moist soil

Any permanently moist or waterlogged soil.

Feeding not required

No need to feed - this plant gets all the nutrients it needs from the soil and pond water. ?v=1613300718

For more care tips and ideas visit our Knowledge page

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