Scientific Name
Pontederia cordata

Common Name
Pickerel weed
Life Cycle: Perennial


Height: --
Flower/fruit: 3 to 6 inch spike of bright lavender-blue ephemeral flowers; two yellow spots on the middle upper lobe of the corolla; strong odor  
Flowering Season: Summer to fall
Foliage: 4 to 10 inch glossy egg- to lance-shaped leaves; heart or wedge-shaped base; apex tapers to a point
Site: Shallow water of ponds, streams, lakes and ditches
Comments: --
 
 

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