giant arrowhead
Sagittaria montevidensis
USDA zones8 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds moist soil
Size2 to 4 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
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Notes
Giant arrowhead (Sagittaria montevidensis) is an annual for low maintenance planting. This plant likes full or part sun and moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows 24 to 47 inches tall and spreads 12 to 24 inches. Flowers open in early to late summer and again in early to late autumn. Butterflies and bees visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Water lettuce, Calla lily, and Lemon Grass lemongrass.