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Butomaceae
Water-gladiolus
Butomus umbellatus
Also known as Butomus umbellatus var. scutariensis, Butomus scutariensis, Butomus umbellatus f. minor, Butomus umbellatus var. minor
Native Plants · Aquatic · Marginal Plant · Pond · Water Garden · Bog · Pink Flowers · Perennial · Wildlife Pond · Wetland · Rushes
Water-gladiolus is an aquatic marginal plant that thrives in shallow ponds, bog gardens, or water features with full sun to partial shade. Keep the roots submerged in up to 6 inches of water and ensure the planting site does not dry out. It produces delicate pink umbel flowers in summer and benefits from dividing every few years to stay vigorous.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Maintain standing water 2–6 inches deep over roots or keep soil permanently saturated · Keep consistently wet or submerged; check daily in summer
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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