pontederia cordata
A beautiful plant with arrow shaped shiny leaves and attractive violet-blue flower spikes all summer long.
A interesting note- The flowers produce nutritious, flavorful seeds that you can roast in the oven. The plant young leaves can be eaten raw in salads, boiled and served in melted butter.
- Full sun to part shade
- Grows 24” tall and 30” wide
- Nectar attracts bumblebees, butterflies and dragon flies
- Blooms June thru October
- Moist soil or water up to 6 inches
- Zone 3