Pontedaria Lanceolata

Pontedaria Lanceolata - 21cm pot
Common Name: Pickerel weed
Exposure: full sun
Hardiness: hardy
Soil type: boggy
Height: 0.9m
Spread: 0.75m
Flowering period: November to March

This is a glorious water plant, not least for its conspicuous tight spikes of blue flowers, the plants are happiest where they can spread freely in marginal mud. To confine their spread they are best planted in baskets. They also grow well in bog gardens.