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Sagittaria latifolia

Duck Potato

Sagittaria latifolia, Duck potato, is a vigorous aquatic perennial that typically grows 2-4’ tall. Known for its arrowhead-shaped leaves, Sagittaria latifolia commonly grows submerged in shallow water or out of water on wet muddy banks, sloughs, swamps, marshes and margins of streams and ponds. Sagittaria latifolia is easy to naturalize and will colonize by spreading rhizomes as well as self seed.  Duck Potato is a valuable food source for waterfowl.

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• »  Summer bloom

• Category

  • Native Wetland Perennials

• Characteristics

  • Exposure -Sun
  • Partial Shade
  • 2' - 4'
  • Prolific Seeder
  • Rhizomatous - Rapid
  • Summer
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • High Marsh - Saturated Soil
  • Low Marsh 0 - 6"
  • Shallow Water 6" - 12"
  • Green
  • Amphibians
  • Bees/Pollinators
  • Cover
  • Fish
  • Food
  • Nesting
  • Waterfowl
  • OBL
  • Bog/Marsh
  • Flowering Perennial
  • Marginal
  • Bio Remediation
  • Container
  • Erosion Control
  • Fibrous Roots
  • Great Foliage
  • Mass Planting
  • Native
  • Naturalizing
  • Ornamental Flower
  • Storm Water Basin
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