About
Peltandra virginica (L.) Schott is a robust aquatic perennial that produces dense clusters of elongated stems topped with slender, arrow-shaped green leaves featuring rounded lobes. In early summer, it showcases narrow green spathes edged with wavy yellow or white margins, which hold small pale yellow flowers. These are succeeded by round green berries.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Poorly-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Aquatic, Bogs
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Plant direct into pond margins, or in baskets of loamy soil and position in full sun or light shade in up to 20cm of water. May benefit from regular division in smaller gardens, to keep clumps to a manageable size. See pond plants and bog gardens for further advice
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by division in spring
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free