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Pontederia cordata
Pickerelweed
Pontédérie cordée

Obsolete Names

  • heart-leaved pickerelweed
  • langue du boeuf
  • pontédérie à feuilles en coeur
No seeds available for this plant.

We are not accepting seeds for this plant at the moment.

Bloom colour: Purple Bloom period: June - August
Max Height: 3.0 feet
Max Width: 2.0 feet (spreads by rhizome)
Light condition:
Full sun More than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Moisture wet Tolerates wet soil condition
Lifespan : Perennial
Gardener Experience:
plant germinate easy Easy to germinate
Landscape uses:
wetland garden Suitable for wetland garden
shoreline_rehab Suitable for shoreline rehabilitation
Ecological Benefits:
Pollinator garden Supports pollinators
bee host Bee host
Tolerates:
Salt Tolerant Tolerates salt conditions
Deer Resistant Deer resistant
rabbit resistant Rabbit resistant
transplantation Tolerant Tolerates transplantation

Plant Distribution

Native to Ottawa region: Yes

Distribution according to VASCAN

Distribution: Pontederia cordata
Ephemeral Native Introduced Excluded Extirpated Doubtful Absent
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Thrives in Ecozones

  • Atlantic Maritime
  • Ecozone-Mixed Wood Plain
  • Ecozone-Boreal_Plains
  • Atlantic_Maritime

Butterflies Supported by Pontederia cordata

No butterfly data available for this plant.

Bees Supported by Pontederia cordata

  • Dufourea novaeangliae
  • Florilegus condignus
  • Melissodes apicatus

Complementary Plants Plants that grow in similar conditions, that bloom at the same time.

  • No complementary plants found.

Sowing Information

  • Sowing depth: Surface sow
  • Sow before February
  • Stratification duration: 60 days

Harvesting Information

  • Harvesting indicator: Pods are brown and slightly open
  • Harvesting mean: Open the pod, remove seeds
  • Seed Viability Test: No test needed before donating
  • Packaging Measure: 1 rounded 1/4 teaspoon
  • Seed Storage: Keep moisten and cool, in a ziploc bag, in the fridge, with the seeds in soil, paper towel or coffee filter, until donation
  • On Cultivar: Yes, do not donate unless you know source, and there are no known cultivars in your garden or at proximity