Sagittaria latifolia
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Wapato, Common Arrowhead
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Flower | |
| Size: | 2-4 ft tall by 1-3 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White | |
| Phenology: | Winter dormant | |
| Noted for: | Showy flowers, Interesting foliage |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Use in water gardens or as an emergent along pond edges. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Division. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Native nurseries, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Aquatic ----- to ----- Stays Wet) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Aquatic ----- to ----- Stays Wet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Pond, lake, or stream bottom, Organic material (muck) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecology
| Wildlife: |
Birds are attracted to the fruits. | |
| Insects: | Attracts insect pollinators. | |
| Native Habitats: | Marshes, wetter portions of wet prairies, swamps. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| Ethnobotany: | Tubers were used as a food by native Americans. | |
| General Comments: | Is being replaced by S. lancifolia in Louisiana where there is salt water intrusion into wetlands. Apparently much less salt tolerant that S. lancifolia. |