Equisetum robustum
$24.00 / 1G
Giant Horsetail ·
Description
Giant Horsetail is a aquatic / marginal plant suited to full sun to part shade and wet conditions. It offers green color.
Benefits
Adds texture and coverage to water gardens or consistently wet containers. Fits naturally into Mid-Atlantic planting palettes and habitat-minded gardens. than more browse-prone plants. Useful for solving damp, wet, or pond-edge planting conditions.
Features
Straight species; aquatic or marginal plant; matures about 3 - 6 ft tall and 2 - 4 ft wide; regional native species
Usage/Use
Water garden / pond planting
| Equisetum robustum | |
| Giant Horsetail | |
| No | |
| Best grown in full sun to part shade with wet moisture. | |
| Full Sun to Part Shade; Wet moisture; Pond planting media or consistently wet soil. Water regularly the first season, then adjust to plant preference. | |
| Garden origin / cultivated selection | |
| Locally Native | |
| No | |
| Yes |
| 4 - 9 | |
| Hardy in USDA Zones 4–9; protect roots during establishment. | |
| Full Sun | |
| High Organic | |
| 6 - 8 | |
| 3 - 6 ft | |
| 2 - 4 ft | |
| Medium | |
| 2 - 4 ft |
| No | |
| None | |
| Green | |
| Green foliage | |
| Aquatic area | |
| Water Garden | |
| Water Garden | |
| Spreading | |
| Average | |
| Fall, Spring, Summer |
| Wet Soil | |
| Moist to wet / pond edge | |
| Keep soil consistently wet or submerged according to plant type. | |
| Low | |
| Place at the recommended pond depth, remove spent foliage, and divide or thin as needed to control spread. |