{"product_id":"menyanthes-trifoliata-pond-marginal-plant-1-litre","title":"Menyanthes Trifoliata Pond Marginal Plant, 1 Litre","description":"\u003cp\u003eSupplied as a 1 litre potted marginal plant, it comes with its mesh basket already fitted, which helps you plant it straight into a larger basket or the pond margin without any repotting. It suits pond keepers after a creeping species that spreads cover across shallow margins, and its flowers carry a pink tip through the growing season. Established plants can also be propagated from cuttings taken in summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMenyanthes trifoliata is a native UK marginal plant with a rambling, creeping habit that spreads across the water's surface as it grows. The habit lets it settle in as low cover at the margin, trailing out from wherever it's first planted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's supplied as a 1 litre pot with the mesh basket already fitted, so it can go straight into a larger basket, a planting pocket, or directly into the pond margin without disturbing the roots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe trifoliate olive-green foliage carries small flowers with a pink tip, giving the display a two-tone look through the flowering period noted in the specifications below.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe supplier's own plant notes mention that an infusion made from the roots was traditionally used as a tonic for fevers, gout and other complaints; that's a historical reference rather than a recommendation for using the plant this way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce established, growing shoots can be cut in summer and pushed into soil at the margin to root and form new plants, giving a straightforward way to grow more stock without buying it in.\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\u003eColour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20-30 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNative\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNative\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFlowers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApr to Jun\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\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\u003eGrowth rate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFast\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePlanting depth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1-20 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCare instructions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThis plant creeps from where it is first planted. In summer, growing shoots can be cut off to encourage branching and pushed into soil to propagate.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"AquaticsHub","offers":[{"title":"1 litre","offer_id":57643847319925,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0922\/0610\/4949\/files\/menyanthes-trifoliata-pond-marginal-plant-1-litre.jpg?v=1791727736","url":"https:\/\/aquaticshub.co.uk\/products\/menyanthes-trifoliata-pond-marginal-plant-1-litre","provider":"AquaticsHub","version":"1.0","type":"link"}