trefle.io · Taken Jun 3, 2012 by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)
Apiaceae
Fineleaf waterdropwort
Oenanthe aquatica
Also known as Phellandrium montanum, Fine-leaved water dropwort, Oenanthe aquatica var. batrachiifolia, Phellandrium aquaticum
Native Plants · Aquatic · Bog Plant · Water Margin · Toxic · Pond · Wetland · Apiaceae · Wildlife Plant · Perennial · Oenanthe
Fineleaf waterdropwort is an aquatic or semi-aquatic perennial best suited to pond margins, bog gardens, or slow-moving water edges. Keep its roots permanently wet and provide at least 6 hours of sun or partial shade. Note that all parts of this plant are highly toxic and it should be kept away from children and animals.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil constantly moist to wet; suitable for boggy or shallow water margins · Daily or as needed to maintain wet soil
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, District Of Columbia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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