Latin Name: Pontederia cordata
Common Name: pickerel weed
Family: Pontederiaceae
Plant type: Herbaceous perennial
Origin: Eastern North America to Caribbean
Hard Zone: 3-10
Mature Size: 4′ x 2′
Leaf: glossy, narrow, arrowhead-shaped
Flowers: tiny, tubular soft blue
Bloom Time: June to October
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Water Use: high
Limitation: rhizomes can spread rapidly
Landscape Uses: water or bog gardens. Pond edges. Large containers or tubs, not in wild ponds
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