Water Horsetail - Equisetum fluviatile

Water Horsetail - Perennial Pond Plant - UK Hardy - Low Maintenance

£11.99

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The height of all of our plants is measured from the base of the pot.

Pot Size Pot Diameter Pot Height
6cm 6cm 5.5cm
9cm 9cm 8.5cm
1 Litre 13cm 11cm
2 Litre 17cm 13cm
3 Litre 19cm 15cm
4 Litre 20cm 17cm
5 Litre 23cm 19cm
7 Litre 25cm 20cm

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  • Equisetum fluviatile, commonly known as Water Horsetail, Swamp Horsetail or Smooth Horsetail, is an upright growing rhizomatous perennial pond plant that has a clump-forming habit. It produces mostly hollow green stems between 2 and 10mm thick, and can reach heights of between 40-60 cm. Each stem features yellow-brown banding and has between 10 and 30 very fine shallow grooves along the outside, with thin branches emerging around the stem nodes. At the tip of fertile stems, blunt spore bearing cones are produced, which can measure between 1 to 1.5cm long.

  • Horsetail Rush grows best in full sun to partial shade in moist to wet soils. It thrives in consistently moist garden soil in an exposed or sheltered area but can also be planted in standing water 90cm deep. It is ideal for growing at the edge of a pond or water garden, in boggy areas or in shallow water.

    • Light Required Full sun to Partial shade

    Watering Moderate watering

    Best Growing Conditions Trim just above the water surface after the foliage has died back in Autumn. It is important to leave a little material to protect new shoots or leave trimming to the Spring when it is actively growing.

    Plant typeClimbers

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