{"product_id":"lythrum-salicaria-robert-marginal-pond-plant","title":"Lythrum salicaria 'Robert' Marginal Pond Plant","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis compact form of Lythrum salicaria suits planting at the pond margin, where a shorter, tidier plant works better than the full-size species. It offers colour through the main flowering season and needs very little looking after once settled in, just an occasional tidy-up. You get either a single plant in its own aquatic basket, or a pack of three young pot-grown plants, depending on the size you choose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLythrum salicaria 'Robert' is a compact form of the species, grown as a marginal plant for the pond edge. It provides colour through the main flowering season and settles in well with only occasional attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeeping it tidy only takes an occasional trim through the growing season. Leave the foliage alone over winter so it can die back naturally, since this helps the plant form next year's flower buds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou get either a single plant already growing in a 1 litre mesh aquatic basket, ready to place into the pond, or a pack of three young plants, each supplied in a 9cm pot. The 9cm pot plants need potting into a mesh basket before they go into the water, while the 1 litre basket plant doesn't need this step, though it will do better in a slightly larger basket if you have one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlants that grow tall and top-heavy benefit from a larger mesh basket, or planting directly into gravel, to stop them toppling over in exposed, breezy spots. Outside the main growing season, stock may still be available but could be supplied cut back rather than in full leaf.\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\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFlowering period\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJul to Sep\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFlower colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePink\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGrowth rate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCare instructions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLittle maintenance is required. Trim to tidy but leave foliage to die back naturally to encourage winter bud formation.\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\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e60-80 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 Sep\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eColour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePink\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"AquaticsHub","offers":[{"title":"1 litre \/ Single","offer_id":57643689410933,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"9cm pot \/ Pack of 3","offer_id":57643689443701,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0922\/0610\/4949\/files\/lythrum-salicaria-robert-marginal-pond-plant.jpg?v=1791709894","url":"https:\/\/aquaticshub.co.uk\/products\/lythrum-salicaria-robert-marginal-pond-plant","provider":"AquaticsHub","version":"1.0","type":"link"}