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Common
name: "Pickerel Weed"
Latin name: Pontederia cordata
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Native
to: East North America to the Caribbean
Zone: 3 - 11
Winter hardy: Yes
Water depth: 4" - 12"
Pond size: Medium to Large
Flowers: Yes, purplish-blue
Height: 24" - 48"
Spread: 24" - 30"
Pests: Aphids
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Pictured:
Pontederia cordata |
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Photo:
Missouri Botanic Gardens |
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information: "Pickerel Weed" like
"Willow Grass" can be grown as a terrestrial plant or a
water plant. If grown to near the shore like of the pond... it can
become invasive. Submerge aquatic basket on the pond floor
between 4" to 12" deep. Oval to triangular shaped
leaves may float or submerge just below the water. Leaves can
reach 6" - 8" in length. Flower spikes are 8" - 10"
long. Remove dead or dying
foliage and flowers as they appear. |
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