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Pickerel Weed

Pontederia cordata

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Field Notes

Description:

herbaceous upright perennial aquatic plant in our pond; leaves look like elongated hearts; ours in pots got to be about 45 cm or a foot & 1/2 tall; deep blue flowers grow on a tall stem above the leaves leaves and are about 15 cm long blooming in succession from the bottom up

Habitat:

school pond

Notes:

dragonflies like the flower

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Comments (1)

Nice find! Thank you for posting this. You helped me identify this plant for one of my photos (yet to be posted). :-)
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PublishedNovember 4, 2015

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