bulltongue arrowhead
Sagittaria lancifolia
USDA zones6 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moist to wet soil
Size2 to 6 feet tall1 to 3 feet wide
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Bulltongue arrowhead (Sagittaria lancifolia) is a perennial for rain gardens, meadows, and low maintenance planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and moist to wet, sandy or loamy soil. Deer tend to pass it by. Arrowhead shaped leaves rise in a clump, and white flowers with three petals appear in spring and summer. Birds visit the plant.
Pairs well with Pickerel weed, Blue flag, Lamp rush, and Swamp milkweed.
Native range
AL, DE, FL, GA, and 8 more places. See all 12
AL, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TX, and VA.