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| Category: Aquatic Plant |
| Family: Alismataceae (Water Plantains) |
| Origin: Pantropical |
| Flower Color: White |
| Bloomtime: Summer |
| Height: 3-4 feet |
| Exposure: Sun or Shade |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Aquatic |
| Winter Hardiness: <15° F |
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Sagittaria latifolia (Aquatic) (Arrowhead) - Considered to be the standard arrowhead. Widely distributed across North America and into Central and South America. A showy herbaceous perennial with arrow-shaped leaves and single bright white flowers. The ½ to 1 inch wide 3 petaled white flowers appear in late spring and summer. Submerged leaves are lance-shaped or even bladeless. Often used as a wetland reclamation plant. Can reseed readily. Grows in full sun to part shade in moist soil or water up to 6 inches or more deep. Quick grower in warm weather reaching 12 to 20 inches tall with a running spread. Cold hard to below 15° F. Once established in an earth bottom pond this sagittaria can form large colonies shading out other plants. It grows at low elevations in shallow water on the fringe of ponds, lakes, streams and wet ditches. The tubers were harvested stored and cooked as needed, providing an excellent source of carbohydrates.
The information about Sagittaria latifolia that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.
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