Isolepis cernua
fiber optic plant (syn Scirpus cernuus )
- 1 litre aquatic pot
- £14.99
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- 3 × 9cm pots
- £27.99 £9.33 each
- available to order from summer
- 3 × 1 litre aquatic pots
- £39.99 £13.33 each
- available to order from summer
- 2 litre aquatic pot
- £29.99
- available to order from summer
- 3 litre aquatic pot
- £34.99
- available to order from summer
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- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: moist to wet, humus-rich soil or aquatic compost
- Depth of water: 0-8cm (0-3in)
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: June to August
- Hardiness: fully hardy
This wonderful foliage plant creates a fibre-optic effect, particularly when its slender tips are topped with small silvery white flower heads. It's primarily grown as an architectural specimen around the margins of a pond, where its submerged shoots can also help to oxygenate the water, but it's also excellent in a bog garden. It could even be kept in a pot - provided you make sure it's kept really well watered.
Thriving in consistently moist soils,Isolepis cernua is mainly grown as a marginal aquatic plant. Grow in full sun or light shade as a marginal pond plant in 2–8?cm (0.75-3in) of water, in damp or wet soil in a bog garden, or in a very well-watered container. In autumn, tidy the plant, but avoid cutting back the foliage completely.
