American shoreweed
Littorella uniflora
American shoreweed is an aquatic or semi-aquatic perennial best suited for pond margins, bog gardens, or shallow water features with soft, acidic water. It thrives in cool, wet conditions with partial shade and requires consistently saturated or submerged substrate to survive. This specialist plant is best kept outdoors in naturalistic water garden settings and is not suitable for typical home cultivation.
Care Level
High
Sun
Partial Shade
Water
Moderate
Growth Rate
Moderate
Mature Height
12″ – 36″
Soil
loam
Life Cycle
Perennial
Spacing
4″
Watering Schedule
Keep Consistently Wet Or Submerged At All Times • Maintain Standing Water Or Saturated Substrate; Never Allow To Dry Out
Soil pH
6 – 7
Temperature
-20° – 85°F
Mature Spread
up to 24″
Root Depth
Medium
Foliage
Medium
Propagation: Seed, Cutting
Native to
Sources
Data: trefle
Image: trefle.io — Taken Jul 17, 2019 by Tela Botanica − Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)
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