Frogbit Plants
Elegant floating flowers
Grown by Caroline
Enfield
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Frogbit Plants
- A floating aquatic perennial with delicate three-petalled white flowers, each with a butter yellow spot
- Glossy, rounded leaves only 3cm across
- Flowers through June and July
- a low maintenance plant perfect for a small pond in a sunny position
- Can be grown as a submerged or floating plant
- Provides shade for pond fish and protects them from predators like herons
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Will this grow in my garden?
Can I grow this in a pot?
Frogbit is a floating plant and does not require a pot, but it can be kept in any water-filled container with a wide surface area.
How big does it get?
Frogbit Plants are small floating plants that individually reach about 5 cm across but spread to form large colonies.
How much sunlight does this need?
Frogbit Plants grow best in full sun to partial shade.
What kind of soil does this plant prefer?
Frogbit Plants are floating aquatic plants and do not require soil.
How much watering does this plant need?
Frogbit Plants are floating aquatic plants and do not require watering, but must remain on the surface of a body of water.
Will this plant need pruning?
The Frogbit Plants should be cut back to about 5 cm above the soil level in late autumn before temperatures drop below 5°C.
How hardy is this plant?
Frogbit Plants are fully hardy (H6), overwintering as dormant buds at the bottom of the pond during freezing UK weather.
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