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Pontederia sagittata is a perennial aquatic or semi-aquatic plant from the pickerelweed family, with arrow-shaped leaves and lilac flowers. It grows best with its roots in wet soil or shallow water in a sunny spot.
Pontederia sagittata is a species of aquatic plant belonging to the family Pontederiaceae.
Pontederia sagittata has a discontinuous distribution, being native from Mexico to Central America and then eastern and southern Brazil. It is found on the edges of rivers, lagoons, ponds, and swamps, at altitudes of up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft).
Pontederia azurea · Water hyacinths · Monochoria korsakowii · Pontederia vaginalis · Pickerelweed · Floating Water Hyacinth · Pickerelweed
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pontederia sagittata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
