1x water soldier plants just drop into your pond very easy to grow anywhere in n your pond even dense shade they will start to develope this spring .Please be aware main picture is an illustration of how the plant will look like when developed. A uk native floating plants leaves grow first followed by roots will grow to around 18inch in diameter flowering June/July at the end of the growing season plants produce several turions like seeds that sinks to the bottom of your pond to re-emerge the following spring as the water start?s to warm they float to the suface an develop into new plants providing shade preventing green water an loved by wildlife.