Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)



























      Pickerelweed is a native, perennial wildflower in Wisconsin. It is an aquatic plant. Its flowers are composed of many spike clusters, which are four to six inches tall. The individual flowers are blue and 1/2 inch wide. The flowers have three upper and three lower petals. The leaves are pointed, toothless, and heart shaped. They are four to 10 inches long and come from an underground root. Each leaf is indented at the base where it is attached to the stem. (LS)