Sagittaria latifolia

Scientific Name: Sagittaria latifolia

Common Name: arrowhead/ duck potato

Native Range: Eastern and central North America

Zone: 5 to 10

Plant type & Form: Herbaceous marginal aquatic perennial

Height: 1.00 to 4.00 feet

Spread: 1.00 to 3.00 feet

Bloom Time: July to September

Bloom Description: White

Flower: Three-petaled white flowers in whorls of three

Fruit: Seeds

Leaf: Emerged leaves are arrowhead-shaped; submerged leaves are more narrow and linear to ovate

Sun: Full sun

Water: Wet

Soil type & pH: Prefers wet soils

Maintenance: Medium

Suggested Use: Water plant, naturalize, rain garden

Tolerates:

Notes: The plant has round, starchy, golfball-sized tubers that form at the rhizomes. They are edible and can be boiled or baked and eaten as a potato-like food. The names wapato and duck potato are in reference to these tubers.

Identification notes: Look for arrowhead-shaped leaves in wet areas. The leaves will usually have a rounded top. When in bloom, the plant will have white flowers with three petals.