Lift and divide pond plants

Lift and divide pond plants

You can divide 2 groups of pond plants in late Spring:

  • Those that have finished flowering for the year already - Caltha species
  • Plants not due to flower until the end of the year - August/ September time. This would include Pontederia, Typha and Mentha cervina species.
  • It has been a late Spring this year and you may need to wait for a bit longer until your Caltha have finished flowering.
  • Remember to use mesh baskets and clay based aquatic compost to pot up aquatic plants.
  • You will need to get this locally as it is too heavy for us to send through the parcel system.
  • Have a supply of the necessary equipment ready before you start to divide pond plants.
  • They cannot remain out of water long or their wet stems and underwater growth will shrivel up in the air.

If you divide Iris now it will stop them flowering this year.

Divide a clump immediately after they have finished flowering, if necessary.

There are details on how to tackle the propagation of these various plant groups on our Tips and Advice pages. How to propagate and repot a pond plant.