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Scientific name - Pontederia cordata L. Genus name is given to commemorate Linne Guilio Pontedera Italian physicist (1688-1756), professor and director of the Botanic Garden at Padua in Padua in 1719-1757. Synonyms -- Popular names - pickerelweed, Wampee. Distribution and Habitat - originally from the temperate zones of North America. Description - aquatic species perennial, 45-60 cm tall, thin rhizome. Leaves basal, erect, ovat-lanceolata, with the cord; long petiole. Flowers violet-blue, rarely white, with an upper lobe yellow blossom disposed in ear type. Perianth campanulata, Revol tube after blooming, 6 stamens, 3 more unequal, May 3 children; anther elliptic, blue. Blooms in June-September. The fruit contains a single seed, indehiscent. Growth rate -- Tolerant - can be adjusted for shallow water or deeper. Requirements - grow in full sun and semi-shade, on moist soil or water. Management -- Propagation - dividing rhizomes, spring. The runners, summer. The seeds soon after ripening. Diseases and pests - aphids. Natural partners and Garden - Hibiscus moscheutos, Nymphaea cordata, Peltandra virginica, Phragmites australis, Pistia stratioites, Sagittaria latifolia, Sagittaria lancifolia, Spartina cynosuroides, Typha latifolia. Cultivars and varieties - P. cordata 'Alba' grows in full sun or semi-shade, on moist soil or in water 25 inches deep. 60-75 cm high. P. cordata 'angustifolia' blue flowers, dark green leaves. P. cordata 'Pink Pons' pink-purple flowers, grows in full sun or semi-shade in moist soil or in water 15 inches deep. P. cordata 'Singapore Pink' Pink flowers. P. cordata var. cordata - strain up to 1 m tallme, leaves deltoid to triangular-ovata-lanceolata, the deep heart or truncata, 20 cm long, 15 cm long ear. P. cordata var. lanceolata. Properties and Uses - infusion of this plant was used as a contraceptive method. Myth, Legend and Folklore -- References Blanche E. Dean - Wild Flowers of Alabama and Adjoining States - The University of Alabama Press, 1983 Daniel E. Moerman - Native American ethnobotany - Timber Press, 1998 Donovan Stewart Correll - Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southwestern United States - Stanford University Press, 1975 Greg Speichert, Sue Speichert - Encyclopedia of Water Garden Plants - Timber Press, 2004 Helen Nash, Steve Stroupe, Perry D. Slocum, Bob Romar - Complete Guide to Water Plants - Sterling, 2004
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