About This Plant
Herbaceous heat tolerant emergent that grows along shallow shorelines. Long heart-shaped leaves and tall lavender-blue flower spikes hold well above the water for a showy long season display and attract many pollinators. Pickerelweed can also be grown in a large container or water gardens. It's very important to maintain water depths greater than saturation, but shallower than the leaves year-round.
Plant Details
Environment
Attributes
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Benefits
- Wildlife Benefits
Plant Facts
Seeds are eaten by ducks, and are edible raw or cooked to humans as well. | Under the water, the plants provide some shelter for fish, and dragonflies and damselflies lay eggs on the stems.
Alternate Names
Pickerel Rush
