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Pickerelweed is an aquatic or marsh perennial with a cluster of erect arrowhead-shaped leaves arising from a single basal clump. The leaves are 4-8 in (10.2-20.3 cm) across, shiny green and thick-spongy, standing up to 3 ft (0.9 m) tall on fleshy petioles (leaf stems). Throughout late spring and summer, pickerelweed produces showy 6-8 in (15.2-20.3 cm) spires of violet-blue flowers standing on stalks 2-3 ft (0.6-0.9 m) high. The individual flowers are about 1 in (2.5 cm) across and elaborately-beautiful, reminiscent of an orchid. Pickerelweed spreads by creeping rhizomes (underground stems) just beneath the surface. Pickerelweed often forms dense stands that paint a summertime marsh purplish-blue.
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Plant pickerelweed in the margins of a garden pond or water garden. You can plant it in a pot, then set the pot in the water. That way you can change the depth and position of the plant if necessary. Cut flowers are strikingly beautiful when viewed up close, and although each individual flower lasts only one day, more will open each day and the entire infloresence will last for several days in a vase of water.
Features Note: this plant has several synonyms including: P. sagittata, P. lanceolata, P. lancifolia. Steve Christman 7/29/99; updated 5/12/04
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