BURHEAD
Echinodorus rostratus - Alismataceae, Water Plantain Family
DESCRIPTION: Herbaceous, annual flowering plant growing in shallow water
or mud.
Height: To 30 inches
Flowers: Showy, white, to 1/2 inch wide on
an erect, multi-branched stem,
spring through summer
Fruit: Bur
Foliage: Leaves broad and oval shaped, to 8
inches long sometimes as wide
Growth rate: Moderate to fast
REQUIREMENTS:
Sun Full sun, tolerates partial shade
Soil: Mud or shallow water
Drainage: None
Water: Flooded
Maintenance: Removal of burs
Propagation: Seeds
NATIVE HABITAT: Wet ditches, ephemeral pools and
margins of slow moving streams
and ponds
WILDLIFE USE: Browse for deer.
COMMENTS: A wonderful showy plant that
grows well in submerged pots. Needs to be planted from seed, as it is
poorly tolerant of disturbance. |
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