Water Mint (Mentha Aquatica) Native Marginal Pond Plant
Water Mint (Mentha Aquatica) Native Marginal Pond Plant
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Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between the 1 litre, 3 litre and 9cm pot options?
What's the difference between the 1 litre, 3 litre and 9cm pot options?
The 1 litre and 3 litre options are each a single plant already growing in a matching mesh aquatic basket, ready to plant. The 9cm pot option is a pack of three separate plants, each in its own 9cm pot, which you'll need to pot into baskets yourself.
Does this plant need a mesh basket?
Does this plant need a mesh basket?
The 1 litre and 3 litre sizes already come growing in a mesh aquatic basket, so no extra potting is needed. The 9cm pot plants arrive in individual pots and need potting into a mesh basket before going into the pond.
How deep should I plant it?
How deep should I plant it?
Start newly potted 9cm plants no deeper than a third of your pond's maximum recommended planting depth, and 1 litre plants no deeper than half that depth, while they establish. 3 litre plants can go straight onto the shelf at your intended planting depth.
Can I trim it back if it gets too big?
Can I trim it back if it gets too big?
Yes, it can be trimmed as required at any point during the growing season to keep its size and shape in check. If it grows past 60cm tall, moving it into a bigger basket or planting it into gravel helps stop it toppling in wind.
This native marginal plant gives pond edges, bog gardens and planting shelves purple flower colour and a strong mint scent. It copes with sun or partial shade, so there's flexibility in where it goes, and it grows quickly once settled in.
Water mint (Mentha aquatica) is a native UK marginal plant with a strong mint scent and pinkish-lilac flower heads; it was once grown commercially for its essential oil. It suits pond edges, bog gardens and shelf planting, and gives the margin a run of purple flower colour through summer and into autumn. It tolerates sunnier or more shaded spots along the margin, so there's flexibility over where you place it.
Fast growth means it establishes and spreads quickly once planted, filling out bare patches of margin. It can be trimmed back as needed throughout the growing season, which keeps its size and shape under control.
What you get depends on the size you choose. The 1 litre and 3 litre options each supply one plant already growing in a mesh aquatic basket sized to match, while the 9cm pot option supplies three separate plants, each in its own 9cm pot rather than a basket.
Its native status and strong mint fragrance make it a straightforward marginal to add to a pond margin or bog garden, with purple flowers that keep the colour going well into the back half of the growing season.
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Sun/Shade | Full sun to part shade |
| Flowering period | Jul to Oct |
| Flower colour | Purple |
| Growth rate | Fast |
| Care instructions | Can be trimmed as required at any time during the growing season. |
| Native status | Native |
| Height | 30-60 cm |
| Planting depth | 0-20 cm |
| Flowers | Jul to Oct |
| Colour | Purple |
| Native | Native |
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.
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From October to February, orders are dispatched on Tuesdays only. Plants ordered outside the growing season may arrive cut back.
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