Pontederia

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Pontederia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Pontederia (G. Pontedera was an Italian botanist, 1688-1757). Pontederiaceae. Perennial herbs of bogs and ponds with strong horizontal rootstocks, frequently used in water-gardens, and for naturalizing in wet places. Leaves long-petioled, root-lvs. with a sheathing stipule within the petiole: infl. a 1-lvd. st. bearing a spike of violet-blue ephemeral fls.; perianth funnel- form, 2-lipped, the 3 upper segms. united to form the 3-lobed upper lip, the 3 lower spreading and clawed; stamens 6; ovary 3-celled, 2 of the cells empty.—Two or 3 species from N. and 8. Amer. Pontederias are well worth cultivation in bog-gardens and shallow ponds, and P. cordata is offered by dealers in native plants. It thrives best in water 10 to 12 inches deep. It transplants with ease. Propagated mostly by division. It grows as far north as Nova Scotia and Minnesota, and therefore is perfectly hardy in all parts of the country. For P. crassipes. Mart., see Eichhornia crassipes, VoL II, p. 1105. —P. montrevidensis, Hort., has appeared in the foreign journals but its botanical characters are unknown. G.W. 3, p. 619. F. Tracy Hubbard. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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