broadleaf arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia
USDA zones3 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moist to wet soil
Size1 to 4 feet tall1 to 3 feet wide
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Broadleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia) is a perennial for pollinator gardens, low maintenance plantings, and food gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and moist to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It forms colonies and grows 1 to 4 feet tall. White flowers appear in whorls of three on a tall stalk, and bees visit them. Underground tubers are called duck potatoes.
Pairs well with Switchgrass, Wild bergamot, and Swamp white oak.
Native range
Eastern and central North America.