What flower is that?
Photo credit: © Francis R. Underwood 2011
This common plant grows in marshes, ponds and streams. The flowers have two lips and are blue in color. The shallow-lobed upper lip is spotted with yellow. The leaves grow on long petioles and are heart-shaped at the base. It is two to three feet tall and blooms from July to September.
It’s…
Botanical Name: |
Pontederia cordata | |
Common Name: |
Pickerelweed | |
Family: |
Pontederiaceae (Pickerel-weed Family) | |
Habitat: |
Marshes, ponds and streams |