Alisma plantago-aquatica

Water Plantain

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Height

1 m

Flowering Time

June, July, August, September

Light/shadow demands

light shade,

no direct sunlight,

sun

Soil

loamy, sandy-loamy

perennials

Alisma plantago-aquatica

Characteristics:

Habit

Irregularly clump-like, in or above water, very rampant with far-creeping rhizomes or increases by seed. Average

Blossom

Above water, tiny, round, white to whitish-pink in large, loose panicles arranged in large layers, small flowers open from noon on; June to September; some seeds

Leaves

Cordate to ovoid or lanceolate, pale green

Demands

Sunny to slightly shady, likes warmth, frost hardy

Soil

Swamp to flooded, stagnant or slowly flowing water 40 cm deep, not flowering below the surface, nutritious, mud, sandy or gravely loam, clay, also compacted

Tip

Water plantains are suitable for natural gardens. Their tendency to spread can be restricted by cutting the inflorescences back completely during flowering of the last flowers.

Bee pasture/nectar

Synonyms

A. plantago-aquatica plantago-aquatica

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Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
SANA013096	Pot	€3.20

Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
SANA013096	Pot	€3.20