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Northern Water Plantain in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Alisma triviale

 

Northern Water Plantain

An aquatic, deciduous perennial with rosettes or elliptic to lance-shaped, pointed, grey-green leaves and tall, whorled panicles of white flowers from late spring into early summer. Grow at pond margins in water up to 30cm deep in full sun. Can become invasive so plant in baskets in loam to prevent spread. Not suitable for small ponds. 'Northern Water Plantain' has a tall branched stem bearing small flowers, each of which has 3 white petals, 3 green sepals, and 6 stamens. There is a small areaof yellow at the base of each petal. The centre of the flower is green.

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plant Features
  • Northern Water Plantain likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Northern Water Plantain likes frequent watering

    Frequent watering

  • Northern Water Plantain is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Northern Water Plantain likes heavy

    Heavy

 
plant information

Common name

Northern Water Plantain

Latin name

Alisma triviale

type

aquatic perennial

family

Alismataceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Northern Water Plantain likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Northern Water Plantain is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Northern Water Plantain likes heavy

    Heavy

  • Water

    Northern Water Plantain likes frequent watering

    Frequent watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Northern Water Plantain is 0.45meters x 1.00meters 0.45 M 1.00 M

Alisma triviale

An aquatic, deciduous perennial with rosettes or elliptic to lance-shaped, pointed, grey-green leaves and tall, whorled panicles of white flowers from late spring into early summer. Grow at pond margins in water up to 30cm deep in full sun. Can become invasive so plant in baskets in loam to prevent spread. Not suitable for small ponds. 'Northern Water Plantain' has a tall branched stem bearing small flowers, each of which has 3 white petals, 3 green sepals, and 6 stamens. There is a small areaof yellow at the base of each petal. The centre of the flower is green.


Flowering Season

From Late Spring TO Early Summer

White flowers in late spring/early summer.

 

Planting Outdoors

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Plant container grown plants in early to mid-spring in full sun.

 

Propagation by seed

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

Sow seed in suitable compost in containers and place in a tray of water so that they are half submerged.

 
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