How to Plant Horsetail in a Pond (Care & Grow Guide)

The horsetail plant or Equisetum is well known for its medicinal purposes that date back several thousands of years. Even more amazing, botanists consider the plant a living fossil, with its earliest known existence predating even the dinosaurs - 350 million years ago!

Horsetail, also commonly known as horse bristle or snake grass, is native to Europe. This aquatic plant is generally strong and can grow 4 feet in height or taller. It is identifiable by its jointed, hollow green stems, which are furrowed with black bands. It is often mistaken for bamboo.

You can use horsetail as an accent plant to complement your pond’s rocky edge, as a partial cover for your pond or pond equipment, or anything else your imagination can dream up!

The Horsetail plant comes in various species, but the Horsetail Rush (Equisetum Hyemale) is the most popular and most used in backyard ponds.

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