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Mare's Tail | Hippuris vulgaris | Oxygenating

Feathery floating oxygenator

Grown by Caroline

Enfield

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Mare's Tail | Hippuris vulgaris| Oxygenating 1L Pot Pond Plants
Mare's Tail | Hippuris vulgaris| Oxygenating 1L Pot Pond Plants
Mare's Tail | Hippuris vulgaris| Oxygenating 1L Pot Pond Plants
Mare's Tail | Hippuris vulgaris| Oxygenating 1L Pot Pond Plants
Mare's Tail | Hippuris vulgaris| Oxygenating 1L Pot Pond Plants

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The highlights

  • Zone 3 - Deep Water
  • Happy in full sun or partial shade
  • Keeps your pond healthy and clear
  • Evergreen native plant ideal for ponds and bog gardens

Description

  • An evergreen oxygenating plant which stands up out of the water or floats if submerged, Hippuris stems are stout, hollow and covered in fluffy leaves like a brush
  • Small white flowers appear in early summer amongst the leaves, almost invisible to the naked eye
  • A low growing hardy perennial which is virtually maintenance free
  • This is a UK native species which is beneficial to pond wildlife, providing shelter, shade and a place to perch for dragonflies
  • Can grow in water up to a depth of 3m and can form large colonies

What To Expect

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.
3 Plants in 1L Aquatic Pots
Plant in 2L Aquatic Pot
3 Plants in 9cm Pots
2L Pots

Height on arrival:

Eventual height:

30cm

Eventual spread:

30cm
Spreads to approx 30cm within 2-5 years
30cm
Spreads to approx 30cm within 2-5 years
30cm
Spreads to approx 30cm within 2-5 years
30cm
Spreads to approx 30cm within 2-5 years
30cm
Spreads to approx 30cm within 2-5 years

Time to first crop:

Flower colour:

White
Tiny white flowers amongst the leaves
White
Tiny white flowers amongst the leaves
White
Tiny white flowers amongst the leaves
White
Tiny white flowers amongst the leaves
White
Tiny white flowers amongst the leaves

Habit:

Upright, Submerged
Stems are upright when out of water and floating when submerged
Upright, Submerged
Stems are upright when out of water and floating when submerged
Upright, Submerged
Stems are upright when out of water and floating when submerged
Upright, Submerged
Stems are upright when out of water and floating when submerged
Upright, Submerged
Stems are upright when out of water and floating when submerged

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.

Rootstock:

Spacing:

30cm
Position plants at least 30cm apart to allow for spreading

How To Grow

Excellent pest and disease resistance

Generally pest and disease free. MORE

Grow in water

Needs a permanently wet soil. Can grow in non acid water up to 3m deep.

Full sun to partial shade

Grows best in full sun but will be fine with some partial shade

Permanently moist soil

Any permanently moist or waterlogged soil - loam or clay are ideal.

Feeding not required

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

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Enfield

Meet Caroline

A deep dive into sustainable gardening

Nestled amongst wildlife meadows and resident ducks, Caroline’s award winning pond plant nursery in Enfield has been making a splash since 1965, when they invented the (recycled, obvs) aquatic basket. Sixty years and multiple RHS gold medals later, they’re still surprising us with new varieties every year!

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We deliver to anywhere in Mainland UK for our standard delivery cost. We are able to deliver most plants to Highlands and non UK mainland however this will be at an additional cost. This will be calculated at the checkout. Please note, deliveries to these locations will take longer. Unfortunately, we are not able to deliver to Northern Ireland at present.

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