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Pontederiaceae
Pontederia hastata
Pontederia hastata
Also known as Pontederia dilatata, Monochoria dilatata, Monochoria hastifolia, Monochoria chinensis
Tropical Plants · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Aquatic Plant · Marginal Plant · Pond · Water Garden · Tropical · Asian Native · Perennial · Blue Flowers · Wetland · Pontederiaceae
Pontederia hastata is an aquatic marginal plant best grown in shallow standing water or permanently wet soil at the edge of a pond or water feature. It prefers partial shade but will tolerate more sun if moisture is consistently abundant. This tropical species performs best in warm climates and should be overwintered indoors or treated as an annual in temperate regions.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Grow in standing water up to 6 inches deep or keep substrate permanently saturated · Keep consistently wet; suited to pond margins or standing water
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- peat
- Soil pH
- 4.9–8.7
- Temperature
- 55°F to 100°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 9a-12b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Fiji, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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