Honey bees
Nectar value
Unknown
Pollen value
Unknown
Pollinator plant
Pickerel Weed
Pontederia cordata
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Water
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 0.80 m high × 0.50 m wide
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 3-11
- Moisture
- Wet
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Leaves, Seed
- Edibility
- 3 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 1 out of 5
Seeds: can be eaten raw and can also be cooked like rice. The seeds can be dried and then ground into a powder. They have a pleasant nutty flavor and are delicious lightly roasted in the oven. Young leaf stems: edible both raw and cooked. The leaf stems are a tasty addition to salads and can also be prepared like spinach or added to soups.