Mentha pulegium Marginal Pond Plant
Mentha pulegium Marginal Pond Plant
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Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between the two pack options?
What's the difference between the two pack options?
The single option gives one plant in a 1 litre mesh aquatic basket, ready to place straight in the pond. The pack of three gives three plants, each in a 9cm pot, which suits covering a larger area but needs potting into a mesh basket yourself before planting.
How deep should I plant it?
How deep should I plant it?
The planting depth is given in the specification. While the plant is establishing, keep it shallower than that maximum, around a third of the depth for the 9cm pot plants and around half for the 1 litre plant.
Does it need full sun?
Does it need full sun?
No. It copes with both full sun and part shade, so there's some flexibility over where it's placed at the pond margin.
Can I cut it back if it gets untidy?
Can I cut it back if it gets untidy?
Yes, it can be trimmed as needed at any point during the growing season to keep its shape and spread in check.
Is this a native UK plant?
Is this a native UK plant?
Yes, it's a native species, which makes it suited to naturalistic or wildlife-leaning pond planting.
A native, low-growing marginal plant that keeps pond edges covered with dense, minty-scented foliage and small flowers lasting into autumn. Choose a single 1 litre plant or a pack of three 9cm pot plants, depending on how much of the margin you want to cover.
Mentha pulegium is a creeping marginal plant from the mint family, forming a low mat of small, scented leaves rather than growing upright like many pond-edge plants. It keeps the shallow margin filled with spreading foliage, staying short enough to avoid overshadowing taller marginals planted nearby. As a native UK species, it suits naturalistic or wildlife-leaning planting schemes around the pond edge. You get either a single plant supplied in a 1 litre mesh aquatic basket, or three plants each supplied in their own 9cm pot, depending on which option you choose. If you pick the pack of three, bear in mind the pots don't come with a mesh basket, though potting into one is part of the recommended planting method. What sets this plant apart from many other marginals is its creeping, ground-covering habit combined with the mint-family scent that comes through when the foliage is handled or trimmed.
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Colour | Purple |
| Height | 5-30 cm |
| Native | Native |
| Flowers | Jul to Oct |
| Sun/Shade | Full sun to part shade |
| Growth rate | Medium |
| Planting depth | 0-5 cm |
| What's included | 1 litre: one plant in a 1 litre mesh aquatic basket; 9cm pot, pack of 3: three plants each in a 9cm pot. |
| Care instructions | This plant can be trimmed as required at any time during the growing season. |
Delivery information
These plants are delivered to selected UK mainland postcodes.
Delivery charges for these plants
- £6.00 for plant orders weighing up to 1.9 kg in total.
- £9.60 for plant orders weighing over 1.9 kg, up to 30 kg.
This charge covers the plants in your order. Other items in the same order may be delivered separately, with their own delivery charge.
Delivery is not available to certain postcode areas, including parts of Scotland such as the Highlands and Islands, and other restricted locations, including Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.
The delivery options and charges available for your address are shown at checkout.
From October to February, orders are dispatched on Tuesdays only. Plants ordered outside the growing season may arrive cut back.
Express Delivery is not available for these products.
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