Sagittaria montevidensis

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Read about Sagittaria montevidensis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Sagittaria montevidensis, Cham. & Schlecht. Giant Arrowhead. Very large, sometimes growing 6 ft. tall, with lf .-blades 1-2 ft. long: lvs. arrow-shaped, with long, diverging, sharp basal lobes: fls. very large (2 to nearly 3 in. across), the rounded petals white with a purple blotch at the base. Argentina to Brazil, Chile, and Peru. B.M. 6755. Gn. 27:8. G. 17:273. G.W. 4, p. 68. G.Z. 30:241. I.H. 31:543.—First known as a cult. plant from seeds sent to England in 1883 from Buenos Ayres by John Ball. It is now a popular plant for aquaria and lily-ponds. Tender to frost. It is sparingly naturalized in the southern parts of the U. S., on both the Atlantic and Pacific sides.


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