How to Propagate and Grow
Pontederia

Genus: Pontederia

Family: Pontederiaceae

Species: P. cordata

Common Names: Pickerel weed.

Classification: Perennial.

Height: 1200cm (48inches).

Flowering: Throughout summer.

Usage: Ideal for the edge of ponds and streams.

Pontederia are ideal for bog gardens.

Site: Pontederia prefer full sun, they thrive in it!

Soil: Boggy, marginal aquatic.

Propagation Methods: By seed when ripe in late summer to mid spring.

You must sow this seed immediately after collecting.

This wil increase your propagtion success rate dramatically.

Older seed has a very low germination rate.

Best germination temperature: 50 deg F.

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By division in spring.

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