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ARROWHEAD - (Sagittaria). From the standpoint of use and decorative form, the Sagittaria which we discussed earlier among oxygenating plants is very different from Arrowhead. Botanically, however, they spring from the same genus, Sagittaria. I listed the submerged form as popular usage identifies it. Botanically, it would also be proper to list these bog and shallow-water plants as Sagittaria, but they are popularly referred to as Arrowhead.
COMMON ARROWHEAD - (Sagittaria latifolia). The plant takes its name, of course, from the shape of the dark-green leaves. Height is variable, from a few inches to 2 feet or more. The spikes of small white flowers suggest apple blossoms with yellow centers. Will grow in wet soil or in water up to 6 inches. Propagates by runner and must be controlled by occasional thinning.
GIANT ARROWHEAD -( Sagittaria sagittifolia). Similar, but larger, from 1 to 4 feet.
JAPANESE, on DOUBLE-FLOWERING ARROWHEAD -(Sagittaria japonica flore-pleno). Similar, but with double-petaled spikes.
BOGBEAN-( Menyanthes trifoliata). Also called Buckbean, Marsh Trefoil. Low-growing, creeping perennial With glossy, olive-green leaves borne in threes. Star-shaped flowers, white inside and pink outside, with conspicuous red stamens, come in fragrant clusters. Each petal is fringed. Hardy when planted in mud under no more than 6 inches of water. Foliage soon scrambles out of the water to cover whatever pool-side space there is. Propagated by seed and by root division.
BULRUSH - (Scirpus). Grasslike leaves and flowers in small spikes. Perennial, grows in bog mud or under an inch or so of water, and propagates by root division, seeds, and suckers. Spreads rapidly and must be controlled. A number of forms offer a range of sizes.
cernuus-Grows to about a foot, with slender hair-grass stems sometimes erect, sometimes drooping. At the end of the stems, it bears small, yellowish-white blooms. Grows indoors as well as in a pool. lacustris-A mass of fat, dark-green rushes 3 to 9 feet high, bearing umbels of chocolate-brown blooms at the tips of the stems. This is the form aptly called Bulrush, a term which is a corruption of Pool Rush, the original name for this species. Also listed as Great Rush. Tabernaemontani-Similar to the lacustris but grows only to 2 feet, and stems are covered with bluish-green fuzz. var. zebrinus-Also called Zebra Rush, Porcupine Quill Rush. Grows 4 to 5 feet and produces handsome green- and white-banded foliage. Grows best with roots under a few inches of water.
CARDINAL FLOWER - (Lobelia cardinalis). Excellent and widely used border plant, about 2 feet high, with deep-green, mint-shaped leaves and spikes of fiery-red blossoms. Does well in an inch or so of water. Perennial blooming from July well into September.
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