General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: In Water
Wet
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 2-4 feet
Plant Spread: 1-2 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: With burgundy colord spots at the base.
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Water gardens
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

Image
Common names
  • Aztec Arrowhead
  • Tropical Arrowhead
  • Ruby-Eyed Arrowhead
  • Giant Arrowhead

Photo Gallery
Location: Argentina
Image by Spencer C. H. Barrett, University of Toronto #pollinatio

Date: 2015-01-30
Location: Ray Wiegand's Nursery, Macomb, MI
Date: 2010-09-09
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2007-07-09
Growing in my Pond
Location: Corrientes, Argentina
Location: Ray Wiegand's Nursery, Macomb, MI
Date: 2010-09-09
Location: Ray Wiegand's Nursery, Macomb, MI
Date: 2010-09-09
Location: Botanical Garden Dresden (Germany)
Date: 2017-04-07
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2007-07-09
Growing in my Pond
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 7-2007
Growing in my Pond
Location: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami, FL, USA, Sagittaria montevidensis female
Date: 2008-01-24
Photo courtesy of: scottzona
Location: San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers
Location: San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers
Location: Botanical Garden Dresden (Germany)
Date: 2017-04-07
Location: Botanical Garden Dresden (Germany)
Date: 2017-04-07

Date: 2015-10-02
Uploaded by SongofJoy

Date: 2012-08-12

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