Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata in Family Pontederiaceae ... 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. Pontederia cordata the Pickerelweed is such a plant.

The aquatic plant Pontederia cordata whose common name is Pickerelweed which belongs to the family Pontederiaceae is a native plant of the USA.

Pickerelweed 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.

Thin leaves are a characteristic of this pond plant. The leaves of Pickerelweed are narrow.

Pickerelweed produces yellow flowers and blooms in summer and spring

The plant can be propagated by seed or cutting.

Pontederia cordata whose common name is Pickerelweed blooms in summer and spring

Pontederia cordata belongs to the plant family Pontederiaceae. Like most aquatic plants Pickerelweed needs a lot of good light to grow at its best. It grows quickly.