Best current price£15.11from B&Q
Shopping.co.uk recommended and popular offers
B&Q£15.11Visit shop B&Q - Baldellia Ranunculoides1Ltr BarerootMarginal Aquatic Pond Plant
Visit shop6 offers from £15.11 - £61.58
View price history by clicking the chart icon.
This guide is for pond owners looking to enhance their aquatic environments with a native, low-maintenance marginal plant. The Baldellia ranunculoides, or lesser water-plantain, offers delicate pink flowers and a subtle aesthetic to pond edges, bog gardens, and damp borders. While it's fully hardy and easy to grow, its modest self-seeding requires monitoring to prevent overgrowth in small spaces.
| Model Part Number | MP010 |
|---|---|
| Brand | Lincolnshire Pond Plants |
It is commonly known as lesser water-plantain.
It prefers very moist soil or shallow water. It can be planted directly into pond margins or bog garden soil, or in aquatic baskets with aquatic compost.
It thrives in full sun to partial shade conditions.
It blooms from late spring into summer, producing small, buttercup-like pink flowers.
Yes, its compact growth habit makes it suitable for the edges of small ponds where it won't take up too much space.
No, Baldellia ranunculoides is fully hardy and will die back in winter, reappearing with new growth in spring.
As a UK native species, it is excellent for biodiversity and can attract pollinators and provide cover for aquatic insects and amphibians.
Ensure the plant is receiving adequate moisture. If planted in soil, check if it is consistently damp. If in a pond, verify it's in shallow enough water or at the pond's edge. Also, ensure it's getting enough light (full sun to partial shade is ideal).
Ensure the plant is established and receiving sufficient sunlight. Insufficient light is the most common reason for poor flowering in this species.
If self-seeding is becoming an issue, carefully remove excess seedlings by hand or divide the clumps in early spring. Using aquatic baskets can help contain its spread.
This is unusual unless conditions are extremely dry or hot. Ensure consistent moisture. If it's natural seasonal die-back, it will re-emerge in spring.
Setup:
Compatibility:
Care:
