Saururus cernuus (Lizard's Tail)
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-🌤️ Poorly drained, boggy soil or pond margins with standing water up to 4 inches. Prefers part shade but will tolerate, and bloom, in full shade.
SIZE: 1-4 ft. SPREAD: 1-2 ft.
FLOWERS: Fragrant, slender spikes of tiny, white flowers. June-September.
WILDLIFE: Provides habitat for fish and wildlife, including frogs, salamanders, turtles, small fish, aquatic insects, and birds. The submerged parts of the plant also provide homes for invertebrates that fish and other wildlife eat.
LARVAL HOST TO: Buffalo moth
ZONE: 3-9
DISTRIBUTION: AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN,TX, VA, WV
This whimsical looking wildflower is a perfect solution for problem areas that frequently have standing water and never dry out. Slender, spikes of fragrant, white flowers rise above deep green, glossy, heart shaped leaves. The effect of these gently nodding blooms is particularly breathtaking when planted en masse. Great as a ground cover or for water gardens, bog gardens and along ponds and streams. This vigorous bloomer has no major disease or pest issues and is tolerant of shade, wet soil and deer browse.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-🌤️ Poorly drained, boggy soil or pond margins with standing water up to 4 inches. Prefers part shade but will tolerate, and bloom, in full shade.
SIZE: 1-4 ft. SPREAD: 1-2 ft.
FLOWERS: Fragrant, slender spikes of tiny, white flowers. June-September.
WILDLIFE: Provides habitat for fish and wildlife, including frogs, salamanders, turtles, small fish, aquatic insects, and birds. The submerged parts of the plant also provide homes for invertebrates that fish and other wildlife eat.
LARVAL HOST TO: Buffalo moth
ZONE: 3-9
DISTRIBUTION: AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN,TX, VA, WV
This whimsical looking wildflower is a perfect solution for problem areas that frequently have standing water and never dry out. Slender, spikes of fragrant, white flowers rise above deep green, glossy, heart shaped leaves. The effect of these gently nodding blooms is particularly breathtaking when planted en masse. Great as a ground cover or for water gardens, bog gardens and along ponds and streams. This vigorous bloomer has no major disease or pest issues and is tolerant of shade, wet soil and deer browse.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-🌤️ Poorly drained, boggy soil or pond margins with standing water up to 4 inches. Prefers part shade but will tolerate, and bloom, in full shade.
SIZE: 1-4 ft. SPREAD: 1-2 ft.
FLOWERS: Fragrant, slender spikes of tiny, white flowers. June-September.
WILDLIFE: Provides habitat for fish and wildlife, including frogs, salamanders, turtles, small fish, aquatic insects, and birds. The submerged parts of the plant also provide homes for invertebrates that fish and other wildlife eat.
LARVAL HOST TO: Buffalo moth
ZONE: 3-9
DISTRIBUTION: AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN,TX, VA, WV
This whimsical looking wildflower is a perfect solution for problem areas that frequently have standing water and never dry out. Slender, spikes of fragrant, white flowers rise above deep green, glossy, heart shaped leaves. The effect of these gently nodding blooms is particularly breathtaking when planted en masse. Great as a ground cover or for water gardens, bog gardens and along ponds and streams. This vigorous bloomer has no major disease or pest issues and is tolerant of shade, wet soil and deer browse.
