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Menyanthaceae
Bog-bean
Menyanthes trifoliata
Also known as Menyanthes trifoliata subsp. verna, Menyanthes trifoliata f. microphylla, Menyanthes trifoliata var. paradoxa, Menyanthes trifoliata f. macrophylla
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Aquatic · Bog Plant · Pond Margin · Wetland · Marginal Plant · White Flowers · Water Garden · Native Perennial · Medicinal Herb
Bog-bean thrives in permanently wet or waterlogged conditions, making it ideal for pond margins, bog gardens, or rain gardens. Plant in full sun to part shade in acidic, nutrient-poor soil or shallow water. Avoid letting the roots dry out at any time, as this plant cannot tolerate drought.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Grow in boggy, waterlogged conditions or in up to 3 inches of standing water · Keep soil or shallow water consistently wet at all times
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.8–6.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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