Sagittaria rigida
| Sagittaria rigida | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 7 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 0.5' |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Sagittaria rigida
Propagation: Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a pot standing in about 5cm of water. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle, and gradually increase the depth of water as the plants grow until it is about 5cm above the top of the pot. Plant out in late spring or early summer of the following year.
Division of the tubers in spring or autumn. Easy.
Runners potted up at any time in the growing season.
Cultivation: A pond or bog garden plant, it requires a moist or wet loamy soil in a sunny position[1][2]. Prefers shallow, still or slowly flowing water up to 30 - 60cm deep. Plants can succeed in deep water[3].
Range: Eastern N. America - Quebec to Minnesota and southwards. Naturalized in Britain in S.W. England[4].
Habitat: Calcareous or brackish mud or water[3]
Edibility: Root - cooked[5]. Tastes like potatoes[6].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Monoecious
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References
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lyndon, Merritt. Gray's Manual of Botany. American Book Co, 1950.
- ↑ Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.