Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)

[ult_animation_block animation=”slideInLeft” animation_duration=”3″ animation_delay=”0″ animation_iteration_count=”1″] The leaves are glossy and heart shaped with long, air-filled stocks and firm blades. The leaf-blades have fine parallel veins. The leaves and flowers are above the water level and can reach 3.5 feet in height. The flower is a violet-blue color and lasts only a day. Concern: When they…

Cattail (Typpha spp.)

[ult_animation_block animation=”slideInLeft” animation_duration=”3″ animation_delay=”0″ animation_iteration_count=”1″] Leaves are flat to slightly rounded and can grow from 5-10 feet tall. They are a pale grayish-green in color. The stem reaches 5-10 feet tall, that is larger in the middle and smaller near the flower structure. Flowers are a dense dark brown, cigar-shape at the end of the…

Bulrush (Scirpus spp.)

[ult_animation_block animation=”slideInLeft” animation_duration=”3″ animation_delay=”0″ animation_iteration_count=”1″] There are several species of bulrush. They can grow up to 10 feet tall in shallow water or moist soil. The color can vary from light gray-green to dark olive green. There are no obvious leaves on the stems. They grow sheaths at the base of the stem. Concern: When…

Arrowhead (Sagittaria spp.)

[ult_animation_block animation=”slideInLeft” animation_duration=”3″ animation_delay=”0″ animation_iteration_count=”1″] Leaves are shaped like an arrowhead. They grow in clusters from the base and can be from less than a foot tall to over 4 feet tall. It may have some elliptical emergent leaves and sometimes will also have ribbon, or tongue-like submersed leaves. It has underground rootstocks with tubers…