Plant Names
Alisma triviale
Northern Water-plantain
Alisma commun
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Blanc
Bloom Period: Jul - Aug
Hauteur max: 3,0 feet
Max Width: 2,0 feet
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
Soil conditions:
Tolère des conditions de sol humide
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
Tolère des conditions de sol humide
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Gardener Experience:
Facile à germer
Self-seeding
Facile à germer
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
Souhaitable dans les jardins de zone humide
Suitable for rain gardens
Souhaitable dans les jardins de zone humide
Suitable for rain gardens
Ecological Benefits:
No ecological benefits information available.
Tolerates:
Special Features and Considerations:
Seed and plant distribution status
Semences disponible
Disponible à la table Plein soleil
Disponible à la table Plein soleil
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Northern Water-plantain is a clump-forming perennial that has airy clusters of small white flowers in the summer. It grows in moist to wet ditches and in shallow water of marshes, lakes and streams. An attractive plant for garden ponds, rain gardens, and stream margins. It can tolerate part-sun conditions but may not produce as many flowers.
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Oui
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Canadensis
Thrives in Ecozones
- Taïga des plaines
- Maritime de l'Atlantique
- Taïga du Bouclier
- Plaines boréales
- Cordillière montagnarde
- Prairies
- Taïga de la Cordillière
- Bouclier boréal
- Cordillière boréale
- Maritime du Pacifique
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Alisma triviale
No butterfly data available for this plant.
Specialized Bees Supported by Alisma triviale
No bee data available for this plant.
Complementary Plants
- No complementary plants found.
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
No substitute plant data available for this plant.
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Couvrir très légèrement
- Sow by March
- Stratification duration: 30 days
- Self-seeding
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: August
- Harvesting indicator:
- Pods are brown and crisp and starting to open
- Seeds are dark and tiny stem attaching to the main stem is brown
- Seeds easily fall off pod when shaken
- Little stem connecting the pod to the main stem is brown (not green)
- Harvesting:
- Secouer le porte-graines dans un sac de papier
- Seed viability test:
- None
- Packaging measure: None
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: None
- No harvesting video available at this time.