Pontederia Hearty

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Pontederia cordial is one of the plants of the family called Pontederia, in Latin the name of this plant will sound like this: Pontederia cordata. As for the Latin name of this family itself, it will be like this: Pontederiaceae.

Description of pontederia cordifolia

Pontederia cordifolia is a shallow plant. With regard to the choice of light mode, it is recommended to choose either the solar mode or the partial shade mode. Soil fertility should be quite high. In natural conditions, this plant can be found from the tropical zone to the warm temperate zone of North America. According to the development cycle, this culture is a perennial, and the height of this plant can reach up to sixty centimeters. It is noteworthy that this plant will grow quite well, but not particularly aggressively, while pontederia cordialis is capable of covering an area with a diameter of about twenty-five to fifty centimeters.

The rhizomes of this plant will be thick, branched and horizontal, while the rhizomes are endowed with air cavities. Pontederia cordifolia forms rather compact and densely leafy thickets. Both flowers and leaves of this plant are endowed with decorative properties. The emergent leaves are oval and dense and will also be shiny. The leaves are arranged on long petioles, and their base will be either arrow-shaped or heart-shaped. The size of the leaf blade will be about ten to twenty-five centimeters in length, but the width of the leaf blade can be equal to about eighteen centimeters. The peak of decorativeness of this plant falls on the entire flowering period. At the same time, the flowering of pontederia cordifolia begins in July and ends in August. The flowers of this plant are painted in lilac and blue tones, in fact, the flowers themselves are also two-lipped. The inflorescences will be spike-shaped in shape, they rise above the leaves on rather long bare peduncles.

Description of the features of planting and growing pontederia cordifolia

The planting depth of this plant should be about fifteen to twenty-five centimeters. It is important to remember that plants should be planted in the ground in large containers. As for the degree of winter hardiness, it turns out to be rather low. It is important to remember that in winter, in the Moscow region, the plant should be stored either in a greenhouse or in damp sand in a cellar.

The peculiarities of this culture should also include the fact that pontederia cordifolia will need a sunny warm place, as well as nutritious soil. Reproduction of this plant can occur both by dividing the bush, and by using seeds. The peculiarities of seed reproduction include the fact that plants will need a fairly moist soil for their growth. Vegetative propagation is propagation by dividing the bush during active growth in the spring. It is also important to remember that dividing the bush during the dormant period will lead to decay of the rhizome.

Pontederia cordifolia can be grown in any size of water. It is also important to remember that this plant is a natural filter that can purify water from impurities. Actually, due to the presence of long petioles, this plant will look great in compositions with decorative leafy and low plants.

There are many different decorative varieties of this plant, which mainly differ in the color of the flowers.