Scientific name: Sagittaria latifolia
Family: ALISMATACEAE
Common names: “Duck potato” “North American arrowhead” “broadleaf arrowhead” “wapato”
Plant Type: Marginal aquatic up to 12″, herbaceous perennial
Conditions:
Zone: 5 – 10
Light: Full sun
Exposure: Sheltered
Soil: Mud
Moisture: Wet soil – shallow still water
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: H 1-4′ W 1-3′
Leaf and Stem shape: Arrowhead-shaped leaves
Flower: Three-petaled white flowers in whorls of three
Maintenance: Medium, naturalizes by rhizomes and self seeds, deadhead flowers quickly to prevent self seeding
Landscape use: Bog gardens, ponds, rain garden
Propagate: By seed and division
Pests & Disease: May be affected by spider mites or aphids
Comments: Native to North American marshes, rhizomes produce edible starchy tubers eaten by ducks, turtles, and muskrats and birds eat the seeds
