Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Alisma plantago-aquatica
Family: (Alismataceae)
(P) to 2′. Water Plantain. Eurasia. Tall, open panicles of creamy white to pale rose, three-petalled flowers which are yellow at the base and have six prominent stamens and numerous stigmas that create a green, domed centre. The flowers unfurl in the afternoon for only a few hours before closing at dusk. Attractive rosettes of upright, ribbed, lanceolate leaves on long fleshy stems. Terrific in seed, and a great food source for the birds. Loves the water’s edge, but can grow in up to ten inches of water. Sun. 3 & T2
Browse the index >>