Pilularia Globulifera (Pillwort) - Native Pond Fern
Pilularia Globulifera (Pillwort) - Native Pond Fern
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I plant pillwort?
Where can I plant pillwort?
It suits pond margins, shallow water and damp ground, and will grow either fully submerged or in damp soil at the water's edge.
Does this plant flower?
Does this plant flower?
No, it produces no flowers. Its appeal is the unusual curled, hair-like foliage.
What's the difference between the two options?
What's the difference between the two options?
The 1 litre option is a single plant already potted in a mesh aquatic basket. The 9cm pot option gives you three separate plants, each in a 9cm pot, but you'll need to pot these into mesh baskets yourself before planting.
How much care does it need once planted?
How much care does it need once planted?
Very little. It's a slow-growing plant and needs minimal ongoing maintenance once established.
A native UK fern suited to pond margins, shallow water and damp ground, available as one ready-potted plant or a multi-pack for wider coverage. Its slow-growing, hair-like foliage keeps maintenance light and adds natural-looking ground cover without flowers to manage.
Pilularia globulifera, known as pillwort, is a UK native fern whose curled, hair-like leaves set it apart from the broader-leaved marginals most pond ranges stock, and it grows just as happily fully submerged as it does in damp ground at the water's edge.
It suits shallow pond margins, boggy borders and damp ground generally, helping bring low native ground cover to spots where taller flowering marginals would look out of scale. Its growth rate is slow, so established plants need little day-to-day attention once they've settled in.
Buy it as a single plant already potted in a 1 litre mesh aquatic basket, ready to lower straight into the pond, or as a pack of three plants each supplied in a 9cm pot if you want to plant up a wider area in one go.
Because it produces no flowers, the plant's appeal sits entirely in its fern-like, slightly contorted foliage, a different look from the colourful flowering marginals usually planted at pond edges.
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Sun/Shade | Full sun to part shade |
| Flowers | None |
| Colour | Green |
| Growth rate | Slow |
| Care instructions | Little maintenance is required. |
| Native | Native |
| 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. |
| Height | 5-10 cm |
| Planting depth | 0-30 cm |
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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