golden club
Orontium aquaticum
USDA zones5 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moist to wet soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall1 to 2.5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Blue, gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Golden club (Orontium aquaticum) is a perennial for rain gardens, naturalized areas, and low maintenance planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and moist to wet, loamy or clay soil. Its dark green, velvety leaves are long-stalked and often float. The golden yellow, club-like spadix rises above the water on a green scape. Green fruits follow the flower.
Pairs well with Joe-pyeweed, River birch, and Northwind switchgrass.
Native range
Eastern United States.