Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Nomenclature
Common Name:
spoonflower, white arrow arum
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Peltandra sagittifolia
Family:
Araceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
ft
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
NA
Phenology:
winter dormant
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Use in a water garden.
Considerations:
All part of the plant are toxic.
Availability:
Seed
Propagation:
Seed.
Light:
Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Aquatic ---to--- Stays wet
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Organic
Soil pH:
Acidic
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinated by a chloropid fly through providing a brood site and releasing the pollen onto them.
Native Habitats:
Wet sites. Basin marsh, baygall, hydric hammock, floodplain forest, seepage stream (banks).
Natural Range in Florida:
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Comments:
Ethnobotany:
Toxic if eaten due to a high concentration of oxalic acid.
General Comments:
Don't confuse this native with its invasive relatives: taro (Colocasia esculenta) and malanga (Xanthosoma sagittifolium), which have been widely planted as crops and/or ornamentals in Florida.
