A good substitute for this water plant is Sagittaria latifolia, a very similar species that's native to N. America. Be prepared, it's ver...Read Morey aggressive, but it's a common native plant here in the US and not a threat to the environment. It's also much hardier, Z3-10.
Woodland Park, CO (Zone 4b) | November 2004 | negative
U. S. FEDERALLY LISTED NOXIOUS WEED.
Not allowed for import to the US and not allowed in any interstate or intrastate transportat...Read Moreion without a specific permit from USDA APHIS PPQ (Plant Protection and Quarantine).
A marginal, perennial, pond plant from Europe and Asia.
Has mid-green, arrow shaped leaves with 2 acute lobes. Bears long ...Read Morestems (up to 3ft) of white flowers, each petal has a purple spot at the base.
Flowers June-September
Needs a pond to grow successfully. Plant no deeper than 1ft under the water in full sun.
Has an indefinite spread so you will need to cut it back to a manageable size at the end of summer. Take off the old flowers to prevent it from seedling everywhere.
Very tenacious of life, the vagaries of living in our back garden has seen several leaves knocked off in spring. The plant then produced leaves from very nearly the same spot as the old leaves. Be sure you really want to grow this plant!
Easy to grow in wetland or regular soil (but not dry out). Tasty root is vegetable.
A good substitute for this water plant is Sagittaria latifolia, a very similar species that's native to N. America. Be prepared, it's ver...Read More
U. S. FEDERALLY LISTED NOXIOUS WEED.
Not allowed for import to the US and not allowed in any interstate or intrastate transportat...Read More
A marginal, perennial, pond plant from Europe and Asia.
Has mid-green, arrow shaped leaves with 2 acute lobes. Bears long ...Read More