Sagittaria montevidensis

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Sagittaria montevidensis, Cham. & Schlecht. Giant Arrowhead. Very large, sometimes growing 6 ft. tall, with lf .-blades 1-2 ft. long: lvs. arrow-shaped, with long, diverging, sharp basal lobes: fls. very large (2 to nearly 3 in. across), the rounded petals white with a purple blotch at the base. Argentina to Brazil, Chile, and Peru. B.M. 6755. Gn. 27:8. G. 17:273. G.W. 4, p. 68. G.Z. 30:241. I.H. 31:543.—First known as a cult. plant from seeds sent to England in 1883 from Buenos Ayres by John Ball. It is now a popular plant for aquaria and lily-ponds. Tender to frost. It is sparingly naturalized in the southern parts of the U. S., on both the Atlantic and Pacific sides. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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