Pickerelweed

Introduction

Gardening Tips

"Pickerelweed is great for water gardens as well as pond edges and drainage swales, where it can also help with soil stabilization. It flowers best if grown in full sun. It is fast-growing and spreads easily on its own by underground rhizomes, forming large colonies if not maintained."  - Florida Wildflower Foundation: Pontederia Cordata

Benefits

Food

"Pickerelweed seeds, stalks and leaves are edible to humans. Seeds can be eaten raw, boiled or roasted. Young leaves and stalks can be eaten raw or boiled." - Florida Wildflower Foundation: Pontederia Cordata

Reliant Species


Birds

Birds eat the seeds, and ducks are known to eat the entire plant.

Insects

Bees

Butterflies