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Pontederia cordata (Pickerel Weed)


Pontederia cordata (Pickerel Weed)

Love this, new this year but hoping to have large clumps around my pond.



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very pretty dawn, will look good in clumps to ;o))

31 Jul, 2010

 

Thanks Sandra, have you seen them when covered in flowers .... stunning.

31 Jul, 2010

 

been looking online and they are beautifull when alot dawn, will look great near you pond with it being a big area ;o)

31 Jul, 2010

 

Beautiful.

31 Jul, 2010

 

Lovely Dawn...........

31 Jul, 2010

 

Its lovely love the little white dots against the purple.

31 Jul, 2010

amy
Amy
 

That is pretty Dawn and will look amazing when it spreads into a large patch :o)

1 Aug, 2010

 

Thanks everyone. Amy, have you seen them in the flesh? I've only seen them online like Sandra or in books.

2 Aug, 2010

 

I have this too Dawn, must check if mine has flowers yet :-) mines only a small clump too, swapped it on a swapshop,lol.

2 Aug, 2010

 

Were they seeds Kathy? My book says to collect the seeds as soon as they are ripe and set them in wet compost, I'll be doing that when they're ripe.

2 Aug, 2010

amy
Amy
 

I haven't Dawn , only online like you , do you think it will take very long to spread ?

2 Aug, 2010

 

No Dawn it was a piece from a division, I must remember that and try some from seed, would like a few more :-)

2 Aug, 2010

 

Hi Amy, not sure how long it will take to spread. Do you have anywhere for it to go, I hope to divide and grow seed.
Kathy: We'll have to compare notes about collecting seed.
In the books its looks great, fingers crossed.

2 Aug, 2010

 

just read up dawn and it says 1m max spread and 1.5m height each plant taking from 5/10 years to maturity, growth rate moderate, hope this helps ;o))

3 Aug, 2010

 

Thanks for this info Sandra, much appreciated. I have six plants dotted around, I'm going to try and collect the seeds and propagate them, I would imagine a group would look great. I ordered a few more plants the other day for the pond online, so cheap, I'll let you know what they're like when they arrive. Here's the address: www.honeysomeaquaticnursery.co.uk

3 Aug, 2010

 

love the colour..very nice

4 Aug, 2010

 

Thanks Deida, I think they'll be nice when they've established.

4 Aug, 2010

 

yw dawn and think groups would look lovely ;o)

5 Aug, 2010



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