Pontederia cordata - Pickerel weed

Pontederia cordata - Pickerel weed
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Availability:
Please allow 2 to 5 working days
Perfect For Pollinators
Flower Colour:
Blue
Preferred Position:
Sun or Part Shade
Growth Rate:
Medium
Growth Height:
70-90cm
Depth Range:
5-20cm
In Flower:
July | Aug Sept
Pontederia cordata - Pickerel weed

Pontederia Cordata - Pickerel Weed Marginal Aquatic Pond Plant

Plants will arrive in baskets complete with aquatic soil

  • Growth Rate: Medium
  • Flowers Jul to Sep
  • Depth: 5 - 20cm 
  • Height: 70 - 90cm
  • Perfect For Pollinators
  • Position: Full Sun / Part Shade

The Pontederia cordata has heart-shaped green leaves with clusters of blue flowers borne on a spike. A tall late flowering structural plant. It is free flowering and slowly grows into a large clump.

Little maintenance is required for the pickerel weed. Trim just above the water surface after foliage has died back in Autumn to tidy.

The Pontederia cordata - Pickerel weed pond plant is available in at least one or more of the following sizes

  • 9cm square pot (9x9x10cm)
  • 1 Litre square basket (11x11x11cm)
  • 3 Litre hexagonal basket (18x18x16cm)
  • 5 Litre square basket (24x24x14cm)
  • 10 Litre square basket (29x29x19cm)
  • 30 Litre square basket (40x40x28cm)

Planting Marginal Pond Plants

We recommend any pond plants supplied in 9cm pots are replanted into larger aquatic planting baskets, while pond plants supplied in 1 litre aquatic baskets and above can remain as they are, as they will already have room to grow. 

It is worth bearing in mind that taller plants such as Iris's & grasses may benefit from a deeper larger basket, as they can be prone to blowing over in the wind, these deeper baskets will provide some counter balance against the wind, as well as plenty of room for root growth.

Spreading and rafting pond plants can be planted into shallower baskets should you wish, but remember they will still need plenty of room for growth, so it is always worth while replanting them regularly to ensure the best possible display.

It may be possible to place some marginals directly into a planting area such as a bog garden.