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Violet-blue flower spikes of pickerelweed above heart-shaped leaves at a pond marginAquatic plants

Pontederia cordata

Pickerelweed

Pickerelweed is a graceful aquatic plant with heart-shaped, glossy green leaves and striking spikes of violet-blue flowers appearing from July to September. The plant grows in shallow water or bog zones and forms lush colonies along pond margins. The flowers are a magnet for butterflies, bees and dragonflies.

Full sunHigh60–120 cm