• Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Peltandra sagittifolia

spoonflower, white arrow arum

Nomenclature

Common Name:

spoonflower, white arrow arum

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Peltandra sagittifolia

Family:

Araceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Use in a water garden.

Considerations:

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Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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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

Soil pH:

Acidic

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).

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

Toxic if eaten due to a high concentration of oxalic acid.

General Comments:

Don't confuse this native with its invasive relatives: taro (Colocasia esculenta) and malanga (Xanthosoma sagittifolium), which have been widely planted as crops and/or ornamentals in Florida.