Pontederia cordata - Pickerelweed

continental : These plants prefer a sunny location, where they can enjoy direct solar rays even throughout the whole day,
These plants are grown in the garden year round because they are rustic.

alpine : Let's grow the the Pontederia cordata in a sunny place, with direct solar light.
These plants are rustic, they can stand the heat and cold, therefore they can be planted outside.

mediterranean : Plant which needs a few hours a day of solar light.
These plants can stand the cold weather, they can be grown as garden plants during the whole year.

continental : During this time of year let’s try to water quite frequently, but avoiding excesses; let’s remember to leave the soil dry between a watering and another; typically watering every 1-2 weeks is enough.

alpine : We advise watering the the Pontederia cordata quite frequently and regularly with about 0-1 buckets of water, remembering to let the ground dry well between a watering and the other. Usually every 2-3 weeks.

mediterranean : The Pontederia cordata doesn’t request much watering; during this time of year it is sufficient to wet the substratum deeply when it is dry; typically it is good to act every 0-1 weeks using about 2-3 buckets of water.

Feed Pontederia cordata : Let’s enrich the soil of the freshly planted plants with granular slow release fertilizer; aquatic plants which have been cultivated for long don’t’ need fertilizing during the summer period.

Adversity Pontederia cordata : Summer treatments should be applied only in cases of displayed infesting; a dry climate favours the development of ticks and rust. During this period of the year, since there are many useful insects in the garden, it is advisable to avoid using wide-range products, favouring the use of specific products against each type of parasite. Let’s apply the treatments during early morning or evening hours.