How to Grow and Care for Pickerelweed

Pickerelweed, also known as Pickerel rush, Heart-leaved pickerelweed, Wampee

Pickerelweed is an aquatic perennial plant with relatively easy care requirements. Special care should be taken to ensure it is planted in consistently wet or shallow water environments, as it thrives in such conditions. Adequate sunlight exposure is critical for pickerelweed to flourish, preferably full sun to partial shade. These primary aspects of care secure its successful growth and blooming.

Watering schedule: Twice per week

Sunlight Requirements: Full sun

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Planting and Growing Pickerelweed

Toughness	High
Care Level	Medium
Care Difficulty	Easy
Lifespan	Perennial
Watering Schedule	Twice per week
Sunlight Requirements	Full sun
Soil Type	Garden Soil
Soil pH	6-7.5
Planting Time	Spring
Hardiness Zones	3-10

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Pickerelweed is a robust perennial that flourishes in wet environments, easily recognizable by its glossy, arrowhead-shaped leaves that can reach up to 10 inches (25 cm) long. These leaves are distinctive in their well-defined, heart-shaped bases and the manner in which they protrude above the waterline. From mid-summer to fall, pickerelweed proudly displays dense, vertical spikes adorned with numerous tiny, tubular flowers, each spike measuring 3 to 6 inches (7.5 to 15 cm) in length. The blossoms exhibit a tranquil soft blue, occasionally appearing white, and rise on stalks 1 to 2 feet (30 to 60 cm) tall, well above the surface of the water.