General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Plant Height: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Other: Evergreen in the southern part of Florida but goes dormant in areas with cooler winter months.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Other: Year round in South Florida.
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Water gardens
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Pickerelweed
  • Pickerel Rush
  • Pickerel Weed
  • Heartleaf Pickerelweed
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Pontederia cordata
  • Synonym: Pontederia cordata f. albiflora

Photo Gallery
Location: Sandhills Horticultural Gardens Southern Pines, NC (Atkins hillside garden)
Date: August 23, 2023
Pickerelweed #234; RAB page 272, 39-2-1. AG page 536, 117-1-1, "D
Location: Winter Park, FL zone 9b
Date: 2018-08-24
Location: Long's Park, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Date: 2023-08-12
Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: 2018-07-17
Location: Jefferson County, Texas
Date: August 14, 2008
Pickerelweed Bloom
Location: Sandhills Horticultural Gardens Southern Pines, NC (Atkins hillside garden)
Pickerelweed #234; RAB page 272, 39-2-1. AG page 536, 117-1-1, "D
Location: Sandhills Horticultural Gardens Southern Pines, NC (Atkins hillside garden)
Date: August 23, 2023
Pickerel weed #234 ; RAB page 272, 39-2-1. AG page 536, 117-1-1,
Location: RHS Hyde Hall, Essex.UK.
Date: 2022-07-25
Location: RHS Hyde Hall, Essex.UK.
Date: 2022-07-25
Location: Winter Park, FL zone 9b
Date: 2018-08-24
Location: all photos from my garden
Location: Critter's garden in Frederick MD
Date: 2012-09-02
"pickerelweed" page should probably merge with "pickerel weed"
Location: Our yard, Hot Springs Village, AR
Date: 2015-06-12
Location: Hiking Trail In Fairfax :-)
Location: Houston area
Date: late spring
Location: High Rock Lake
Date: 06/26/20
Found this while kayak fishing on High Rock Lake from the Flat Sw
Location: Ray Wiegands Nursery, MI
Date: 2010-09-09
Location: Grass Roots Nursery, New Boston, MI
Date: 2009-07-15
Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: 2018-07-17
Location: Plaisance National Park, Quebec, Canada
Date: July
credit: Cephas
Location: Jefferson County, Texas
Date: August 26, 2010
Group of wild plants
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Corrientes, Argentina
Location: Christmas, FL
Date: 2016-06-04
Orlando Wetlands Park
Location: Fairfax VA
Date: 2022-06-25
Location: Riverbend ranch mill pond near Vass, North Carolina
Date: July 9, 1984
Pickerelweed #234 (Vintage #4); RAB page 272, 39-2-1. AG page 536
Location: all photos from my garden
Photo by SongofJoy
Location: Houston area
Date: late spring
Location: North Carolina Botanical Gardens Chapel Hill, NC
Date: June 2014
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-07-25
Location: Grass Roots Nursery, New Boston, MI
Date: 2009-07-15
Location: Christmas, FL
Date: 2016-06-04
Orlando Wetlands Park
Location: Cattail Marsh, Beaumont, Tx
Date: 2019-06-28
Location: Cattail Marsh, Beaumont 
Date: 2019-06-28
Location: Fairfax VA
Date: June 25
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2015-09-18
In the MOSI Backwoods

Photo courtesy of: Tom Potterfield

Photo courtesy of: Tom Potterfield

Photo courtesy of: Tom Potterfield

Photo courtesy of: Tom Potterfield
Location: Ray Wiegands Nursery, MI
Date: 2010-09-09
Location: Ray Wiegands Nursery, MI
Date: 2010-09-09
Location: Ray Wiegands Nursery, MI
Date: 2010-09-09
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2008-08-18
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2008-08-18
Location: Ft Worth Botanic, Tx
Date: 2017-11-18
Location: my garden, Florida
Date: 2018-07-10
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2015-09-17
In the MOSI Backwoods
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Comments:
  • Posted by critterologist (Frederick, MD - Zone 6b) on Oct 13, 2013 1:50 PM concerning plant:
    Great plant for a soggy spot, pond edge, or bog garden. I have it growing in a "pocket pond," a 22" diameter no-hole container, with no more than 4 inches of water over the crown. It survives zone 6 winters in the container with no problem. It's vigorous enough that you'd probably want to contain it around the edges of smaller ponds, or I think it would be a thug. (It out-competes anything else I try to put in the same container.)
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