Scientific Name:	Pontederia cordata
Pronunciation:	pon-tuh-DEER-ee-uh kor-DAY-tuh
Common Name:	pickerel weed
Family Name:	Pontederiaceae
Plant Type:	Aquatic plant, Herbaceous perennial, Invasive plant
Key ID Features:	Leaves large, glossy, arrow-head shaped, to 25 cm long; flowers soft blue spike in summer (white cultivar available).
Course(s):	not used (off campus)

Habit: Spreading, Upright Form: Creeping / Mat-like Texture: Coarse Mature Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Caribbean Island, U.S. - northeast Hardiness Rating: Zone 3: (-40 to -34 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Water Use: Aquatic, Wetlands Landscape Uses: Aquatic - ponds, Attract beneficial insects, Attract butterflies, Container planting, Herb, Wetland - bogs Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Leathery Surfaces: Glabrous, Lustrous Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Lanceolate, Ovate Apices: Acute Bases: Cordate, Sagittate, Sheathing Margins: Entire

Inflorescence Type: Spike Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 3 Corolla Shape: Bilabiate Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Showy, White, Blue Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Jul, Aug, Sep Additional Info: Six tepals

Fruit Type: Achene Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Sep, Oct Additional Info: Showy, Edible, nutlet

Bark or Stem Colour: n/a     Organ Modifications: Rhizomes

Propagation:	Seed, Cuttings, Division - below ground parts
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Medium
Other:	remove dead foliage after frost
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant

Location(s): (NCA) Not Currently Available : not used Location Map

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