{"product_id":"dichromena-colorata-marginal-pond-plant","title":"Dichromena colorata Marginal Pond Plant","description":"\u003cp\u003eDichromena colorata is a marginal pond plant grown for its green and white star-shaped bracts, which keep the margin looking interesting long after many other pond plants have finished for the year. It suits pond keepers who want planting interest to carry on into autumn, and once settled it helps keep upkeep light, needing only one trim a year once the foliage dies back. Choose a single plant already potted in a 1 litre mesh basket, or a pack of three smaller plants in 9cm pots for filling a larger area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDichromena colorata is a marginal pond plant valued as a late-season performer, its star-shaped white bracts rising above grass-like green foliage to keep the display going once many other marginals have finished for the year. It suits pond keepers who want planting interest to carry through into autumn, and it gives the pond margin a point of texture and pale colour at a time when other planting has largely finished. Once established, it needs very little looking after for the rest of the season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt settles into a steady, contained clump at the margin rather than spreading quickly, so the main upkeep each year is a single tidy-up. Once the foliage has died back in autumn, trim it back just above the water surface, leaving a little material in place to protect the new shoots underneath for next season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat you get depends on which option you choose. The 1 litre option supplies one plant already growing in a 1 litre mesh aquatic basket, ready to go straight into the pond. The 9cm pot, pack of three option supplies three individual plants, each in their own 9cm pot; these will need potting into a mesh basket before planting, which isn't included with this option.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth options tolerate full sun and part shade, so there's some flexibility over where you place them at the margin. Start new plants a little shallower than their long-term planting depth so they can root in before settling at their permanent position; full depth guidance for each option is set out below. Plants that grow past around 60cm in height benefit from a larger mesh basket, or planting directly into gravel, to stop them toppling in windy weather.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSun\/Shade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFull sun to part shade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFlowering Period\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJuly to November\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eColour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGrowth Rate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSlow\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCare Instructions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLittle maintenance required; trim back just above the water surface once foliage has died back in autumn, leaving a little material in place to protect new shoots.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 litre option: one plant in a 1 litre mesh aquatic basket. 9cm pot option (pack of 3): three plants, each in a 9cm pot.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40-60 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePlanting Depth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0-5 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFlowers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJul to Nov\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGrowth rate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSlow\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCare instructions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLittle maintenance is required. Trim just above the water surface after foliage has died back in Autumn to tidy leaving a little material to protect new shoots.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhat's included\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 litre: one plant in a 1 litre mesh aquatic basket; 9cm pot, pack of 3: three plants each in a 9cm pot.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePlanting depth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0-5 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"AquaticsHub","offers":[{"title":"1 litre \/ Single","offer_id":57643602215285,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"9cm pot \/ Pack of 3","offer_id":57643602248053,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0922\/0610\/4949\/files\/dichromena-colorata-marginal-pond-plant.jpg?v=1791706024","url":"https:\/\/aquaticshub.co.uk\/products\/dichromena-colorata-marginal-pond-plant","provider":"AquaticsHub","version":"1.0","type":"link"}