Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)

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

Common names

Pickerelweed
Pickerel Rush
Pickerel Weed
Heartleaf Pickerelweed

Botanical names

Accepted: Pontederia cordata
Synonym: Pontederia cordata f. albiflora

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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

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Location: Winter Park, FL zone 9b
Date: 2018-08-24

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Location: Long's Park, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Date: 2023-08-12

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Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: 2018-07-17

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Location: Jefferson County, Texas
Date: August 14, 2008
Pickerelweed Bloom

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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

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Location: RHS Hyde Hall, Essex.UK.
Date: 2022-07-25

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Location: Critter's garden in Frederick MD
Date: 2012-09-02
"pickerelweed" page should probably merge with "pickerel weed"

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Location: Our yard, Hot Springs Village, AR
Date: 2015-06-12

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Location: Houston area
Date: late spring

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Location: High Rock Lake
Date: 06/26/20
Found this while kayak fishing on High Rock Lake from the Flat Sw

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Location: Ray Wiegands Nursery, MI
Date: 2010-09-09

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Location: Grass Roots Nursery, New Boston, MI
Date: 2009-07-15

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Location: Plaisance National Park, Quebec, Canada
Date: July
credit: Cephas

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Location: Jefferson County, Texas
Date: August 26, 2010
Group of wild plants

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Location: Christmas, FL
Date: 2016-06-04
Orlando Wetlands Park

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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

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Location: North Carolina Botanical Gardens Chapel Hill, NC
Date: June 2014

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-07-25

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Location: Cattail Marsh, Beaumont, Tx
Date: 2019-06-28

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Location: Cattail Marsh, Beaumont
Date: 2019-06-28

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Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2015-09-18
In the MOSI Backwoods

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Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2008-08-18

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Location: Ft Worth Botanic, Tx
Date: 2017-11-18

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Location: my garden, Florida
Date: 2018-07-10

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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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Pontederia Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)

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