Peltandra sagittifolia
spoonflower, white arrow arum
Araceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
ft
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
winter dormant
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Use in a water garden.
Considerations:
All part of the plant are toxic.
Light:
Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Aquatic ---- to ---- Stays wet
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Organic
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinated by a chloropid fly through providing a brood site and releasing the pollen onto them.
Native Habitats:
Wet sites. Basin marsh, baygall, hydric hammock, floodplain forest, seepage stream (banks).
