Pickerelweed
Botanical Name:
Pontederia cordata- Aquatic perennial with glossy green heart-shaped basal leaves
- Unbranched smooth flower stalks
- Violet-blue hyacinth-like flowers appear in closely packed terminal spikes
- Each stalk bears one leaf similar to the basal leaves
- Produces large colonies
- Each flower lasts for about one day
- Bloom Time: Early summer
- Flower Height: 125 cm
- Foliage Height: 50 cm
Hardiness Zone
4
Flower Colour
- Violet
Height
40 cm-50 cm
Spread
60 cm-80 cm
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Pickerelweed
Exposure
- Full Sun
- Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
- Aquatic (submerged)
- Wetland (Root submerged)
Attracts Wildlife
- Attracts Butterflies
Growth Rate
- Medium
Foliage Colour
- Green
Attributes
- Cut Flower/Foliage
- Long Blooming
- Native to Ontario
Flowering Time
- Lt. Sum-Fall
- Summer
Shape
- Spreading
Garden Uses
- Bog or water garden
- Border/edging
- Naturalizing
Additional Details
Growing Tips & Maintenace
- Grows best in full to partial sun, in shallow water or a wet, mucky soil. Pickerelweed is an emergent aquatic plant that doesn't like to dry out. Grow at the margins of ponds with a water depth of 15 cm.
Additional Notes
- Native to Ontario Seeds are edible and can be added to granola cerealsFish (pickerel) seek cover throughout the clumps, hence the common name Pickerel-weed
Size: PL72
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