parrot feather
Myriophyllum aquaticum
USDA zones6 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds moist soil
Size5 to 6 feet tall12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Creeping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow, green
- Foliage color
- Blue, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Attracts
Notes
Parrot feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum) is a perennial for water gardens, pond edges, and wet spots. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows at a rapid rate and spreads by creeping, so give it room. The blue-green foliage attracts birds.
Pairs well with Blue star creeper, Burnet, and Aureola Japanese forest grass.
Native range
South America and Australia and New Zealand.