Manyflower Marsh Pennywort Seeds - Hydrocotyle Umbellata, 20 seeds

Quantity: 20 Seeds / pack

Manyflower Marsh Pennywort (Hydrocotyle umbellata) is a water-loving plant with round, umbrella-like leaves held on slender stems. It is a natural choice for pond margins, bog gardens, and other spots that stay wet, where most flowering plants will not grow.

Why choose our seeds?

• Round, umbrella-like leaves with an unusual texture for water gardens
• Thrives in wet or poorly drained soil and at pond edges
• Produces small white flowers from late spring through fall

How to grow Manyflower Marsh Pennywort seeds

Choose Your Planting Method

• Indoors: Start seeds in trays of moist seed-starting mix.
• Outdoors: Sow directly at the edge of a pond or in boggy soil once the weather has warmed.

Prepare Your Materials

• Seed-starting trays or pots (if indoors)
• Moisture-retentive seed-starting mix
• Humidity dome or plastic wrap to hold moisture
• Spray bottle for misting

Sowing the Seeds

• Sow the seeds in the moist mix and press them gently onto the surface.
• Keep the surface wet at all times; this plant does not tolerate drying out.

Provide the Right Conditions

• Light: Bright light; grows in full sun to partial shade.
• Humidity: Keep the mix constantly wet until seedlings are established.

Germination

• Keep the mix constantly moist and be patient; move seedlings to brighter light once they appear.
• Do not let the surface dry out at any stage.

Transplanting

• Move sturdy seedlings to the water's edge, a bog bed, or a container kept in standing water.
• Settle each plant so its crown sits at or just above the wet soil surface.

Care Tips

• Sun: Full sun to partial shade.
• Water: Keep the soil wet; this plant wants constant moisture.
• Spread: It can creep along wet ground, so give it room or a container to keep it in bounds.

Bloom Time:

Small white flowers appear from late spring through fall.