Other common names:
Heart-leaved Pickerelweed, Lance-leaved Pickerelweed Other scientific names: Pontederia lancifolia French names:
Pontédérie cordée Family: Pickerelweed Family (Pontederiaceae) Flowers: Summer; Blue/Violet; Irregular flowers Leaves: Simple, Entire Habitat: Wet Areas Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 50 Native/Non-native:
Native Origin and Meaning of Names:
Scientific Name: cordata: heart-shaped Photographs:
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Pickerelweed flowers.
Closeup view of Pickerelweed flowers.
Spent flowers curling up.
Typical Pickerelweed leaf.
Entire Pickerelweed plant in its native habitat (water).