- Approximate height: Foliage: 2½ cm (1 inch) Flower: 5cm (2 inches)
- Recommended water depth over crown of the plant: 0 - 1cm (0 - ½ inch)
- Flowering time: June to July
- Flower colour: Pink
- Supplied in the solid 9cm pot we grow them in - if not planting in the ground, then for best results we recommend potting on using a 1 litre pot
This pretty British native plant has fine foliage and gorgeous little cup-shaped pink flowers in summer. Low-growing, very small-leaved, and with a slow to medium creeping habit, it can be used to carpet the edge of ponds or underplant taller species, and is especially good for tiny ponds. Found in the wild in wet, open sites around the edges of water bodies or in flooded pastures, it flowers best in a sunny spot. The foliage is semi-evergreen depending on how exposed its position is; the fifth picture shows the foliage in January. Also sometimes known as Lysimachia tenella.
Bog pimpernel is technically a true pond plant, because it can be grown in very shallow water, as opposed to simply moist soil like marsh plants. However, because the plant is so small we wouldn't recommend more than half an inch of water at most over the soil. Therefore, for practical reasons, we include it in both the marginal and the marsh plant sections.
If designing a planting scheme, we recommend approximately 4 Anagallis tenella plants per square foot of ground, or 2 plants per linear foot of pond edge. Read more here on how to pot and care for your pond plant or how to pot and care for your marsh plant.