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Just to let you know my Victoria plum tree arrived safely yesterday (9.11.10). I have unpacked it, as instructed, and was amazed at the wonderful way it was packed and the good condition of the tree. I am thrilled with the service you have provided and hope that I now follow your instructions for future care and look after it properly.
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Just to let you know my Victoria plum tree arrived safely yesterday (9.11.10). I have unpacked it, as instructed, and was amazed at the wonderful way it was packed and the good condition of the tree. I am thrilled with the service you have provided and hope that I now follow your instructions for future care and look after it properly.
Felicity Lewis, Wiltshire
Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Looking like a floating head of lettuce with pale green foliage.
- Valuable oxygenator.
- Provides vital shade for fish
- Efficient in combatting algae
Supplied as a bare root plant
SOLD OUT UNTIL 20211 or more £3.25GBP each. Group & quantity discounts
Currently Not Available to Buy
First discovered on the River Nile, near Lake Victoria, the water lettuce, also known as the water or Nile cabbage, floats on the surface of the pond. Its light green, deeply veined velvety leaves have no stems but its roots trail under the leaves, providing shelter for small fish.
- Looks like a floating head of lettuce with soft, hairy leaves.
- Happy in full sun or partial shade.
- Leaves can be up to 10" (25 cms) long and 4" (10 cms) wide.
- They provide shade and spawning areas for fish.
- Water lettuce can oxygenate and clear water
- It can prevent algal blooms.
- Water lettuce plants readily send out runners and love to be crowded together (just remove some if there are too many).
- They provide a valuable habitat for insect larvae and snails.
- Susceptible to frost and do best in sheltered pools.
- Can be overwintered indoors.
- Larger fish may eat the roots.