How to Grow and Care for Arrowheads

Broadleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia) is a perennial that will grow from 30 to 122 cm tall. It gets its name from its distinctive arrowhead-shaped leaves. It blooms white flowers with yellow or green centers from summer to fall. Thrives in full sun to partial shade and is commonly found growing along streams wet ditches or in shallow water.

Grassleaf arrowhead (*Sagittaria graminea*) is a flowering, perennial, semiaquatic plant native to the U.S. and Canada. It is common in marshes, swamps, streams, ponds, and ditches in south-central and eastern North America, where it grows in shallow waters, mud, or wet sand.

Bull-tongue Arrowhead (Sagittaria lancifolia) is a flowering perennial native to the southeastern United States. It's commonly found in swamps, ditches, around lakes and streams, and in other shallow-water habitats and acts as a vital link in swampland ecosystems. The bull-tongue Arrowhead disappears in the winter but erupts from the soil again in the spring.

This plant is a great addition to water gardens. It can also be eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable.

Delta arrowhead (Sagittaria platyphylla) is a water-loving plant that has escaped ornamental cultivation to spread worldwide. It has become an invasive weed in countries like South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and China. This plant is also a popular ornamental species and is often grown indoors as a pot plant since it can only grow outdoors in warmer climates. This is a low-maintenance species that is very easy to grow.