A pretty plant for the pond side with mid-green leaves and waxy yellow buttercup like flowers from April-July. It does well when planted in containers in water up to 15-20cm in full sun it often continues growing through winter. This is a good plant for providing shelter for small fish and wildlife and is ideal for small ponds.
This barred horsetail is a pretty member of the horsetail family with fleshy evergreen stems with black rings. It is attractive addition to the boggy edges and shallows pond margins. Adds winter interest.
Height 80 cm. Plant in medium / large containers with aquatic soil and cover with pea gravel.
Has large round leaves, palmate leaves that can be green, green with crimson or purple, especially in spring. Leaves tends to revert to green as summer progresses. It sends up tall flower spike from white through pink to crimson.