Description

Add a touch of elegance and history to your water garden with Butomus umbellatus, commonly known as Flowering Rush. This striking aquatic plant features pretty pink flowers arranged in umbels that rise gracefully above its triangular leaves. As the plant matures, the leaves transition from red to dark green, offering a beautiful contrast throughout the growing season. Historically, the roots of Butomus umbellatus were crushed and used as food in northern Asia, adding a fascinating cultural element to this beautiful plant.

Key Features:

• Beautiful pink flowers in umbels that rise above the foliage, creating a striking display
• Triangular leaves that change color from red to dark green as they mature
• Ideal for water gardens, pond edges, or shallow water features
• Hardy and low-maintenance, perfect for damp or aquatic environments
• Historical significance, with roots traditionally used as food in northern Asia

Butomus umbellatus is a stunning addition to your aquatic landscape, providing both beauty and a unique historical connection to the past.

Repotting or planting

9cm marginal plants require potting into a larger mesh basket. Place in a pond no deeper than 1/3 maximum recommended planting depth to allow the plants to establish. 1ltr marginal plants do not require repotting, place in the pond no deeper than 1/2 maximum recommended planting depth to allow the plants to establish, plants over 60cm height growth will benefit from repotting into a larger mesh basket or should be planted in gravel to prevent them from falling over. 3ltr and 5ltr plants do not require repotting, as they are larger more established plants they can be placed up to the maximum recommended depth. There is no need to remove the mesh basket.

Care instructions

Little maintenance is required. Trim just above the water surface after foliage has died back in Autumn to tidy

Colour

Pink

Growth rate

Fast

Flowers

Jun-Aug

Sun/shade

Full sun

Native

Season

Spring-Summer

Measurements in centimetres

Height Min -Max

60-100

Depth Min-Max

3-25