Creeping Burhead | Echinodorus cordifolius in Family Juncaceae ... Aquatic Plant Species

Most pond and aquatic plants are placed into planting baskets and then placed at a suitable level in the pond since not all plants like deep water like the water lily. Echinodorus cordifolius the Creeping Burhead is such a plant.

The aquatic plant Echinodorus cordifolius whose common name is Creeping Burhead which belongs to the family Juncaceae is a native plant of the USA.

Creeping Burhead is a perennial aquatic which means it grows every year or at least for more than one year. Over time it may look the worse for wear and may need to be replaced in an artifiical pond environment.

Medium green leaves are a characteristic of this pond plant. The leaves of Creeping Burhead are narrow.

Creeping Burhead produces white flowers and blooms in summer and spring

The plant can be propagated by seed or cutting.

Echinodorus cordifolius whose common name is Creeping Burhead blooms in summer and spring

Echinodorus cordifolius belongs to the plant family Juncaceae. Like most aquatic plants Creeping Burhead needs a lot of good light to grow at its best. It grows quickly.