Tiedemannia filiformis subsp. filiformis
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Water Cowbane
APIACEAE
Also known as Oxipolis filiformis
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Flower | |
| Size: | To 4 ft. | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White | |
| Phenology: | Blooms late summer and fall. | |
| Noted for: | Showy flowers |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Bog gardens, rain gardens, restoration areas. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Considerations: | All parts of this plant are poisonous if ingested. Bruised leaves may produce a rash on bare skin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Specialty providers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Stays Wet ----- to ----- Usually moist, occasional inundation) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Stays Wet ----- to ----- Usually moist, occasional inundation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Pond, lake, or stream bottom, Organic material (muck) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Slightly acidic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
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| Insects: | Host plant for black swallowtail. Attracts generalist pollinators. | |
| Native Habitats: | Marshes, wet flatwoods, wet prairies, seepage slopes, edges of cypress wetlands, ditches |
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
| General Comments: | The range of this species is primarily the coastal plain from Texas to North Carolina. A second subspecies (subsp. greenmanii) occurs in the Florida Panhandle where it is endemic and state Endangered |