About
Sagittaria pusilla is a small aquatic or submerged perennial producing the characteristic small leaves and three-petalled, white flowers of the genus. A rewarding aquatic plant for a shallow pond or water garden.
About the genus
Sagittaria, the arrowheads, are marginal or submerged aquatic, tuberous perennials and annuals producing linear, lance-shaped or arrow-shaped leaves and panicles of three-petalled, white flowers in summer. Ornamental aquatic plants for ponds and water gardens.
Plant details
Suggested usesBedding, containers, hanging baskets.
Care notes
CultivationPlant after last frost in fertile soil.
PruningDeadhead regularly.
PropagationGrow from seed in spring.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.