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Sagittaria graminea
Also called Grass Leaved Arrowhead, Grass Leaf Arrowhead, Coastal Arrowhead, Delta Arrowhead, Slender Arrowhead, Grassleaf Arrowhead
Sagittaria graminea is a perennial aquatic herb native to eastern North America, grown mainly in ponds and wet margins for its grass-like foliage and small white flowers. Keep its roots submerged or constantly moist and give it full sun.
Sagittaria graminea, the grassy arrowhead or grass-leaved arrowhead, is an aquatic plant species native to eastern North America.
The species is known from every Canadian province from Ontario to Newfoundland, and every US state from the Great Plains to the Atlantic, plus Colorado, New Mexico and Cuba. It is considered naturalized in Washington state and in Vietnam. It grows in wet areas such as marshes and the banks of rivers and lakes.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sagittaria graminea 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.
