Water Lettuce - Loose
£3.50
Out Of Stock
- Ex Tax: £2.92
- Product Code: Plant Floating Water Lettuce - Loose 1pk
Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
The lettuce shaped leaves are soft & hairy. This plant spreads by sending out runners to form young plants. The fine roots give good cover for small fish. Pistia are not hardy and do best placed in sheltered pools.
Water lettuce is great for adding shade to a pond without shelves.
This is a tropical plant and therefore is not frost hardy. As the leaves turn brown early autumn, remove from pond and add to compost. Replace with new plants the following spring.
Plant Type: | Floating |
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Recommended Depth: | - |
Max. Spread: | 10-20cm |
UK Native: | No |
Good For Pollinators: | No |
Winter Hardy: | No |
Position: | Full Sun / Part Shade |
Flowers During: | - |
Growth Speed: | Medium |
Basket Size: | Supplied as single plants. |
This is available for posting as well as Click & Collect. Please note that the foliage may be trimmed on postal orders to safely fit the plant(s) in the box.
Postal orders containing plants despatched on Mondays (Tuesday if bank holiday). Click & Collect plant orders are available for collection the next day.
We have a broader range and more established plants available for purchase at Wayside during shop opening hours. Aquatic soil/compost is only available instore and via Click & Collect due to weight.
For larger orders, or if you are interested in any pond plants that are not currently on the website, please get in touch and we will do our best to accommodate your request.