Pickerelweed

I nearly gave up on Pickerelweed after three months of mediocre results. Then I focused properly on removing dying foliage in autumn before it rots and reduces water quality and within a few weeks the difference was dramatic. It now lives in a natural wildlife pond with naturalistic marginal planti…

I'd had Pickerelweed for about eight months with acceptable but unremarkable results. Then I started really paying attention to removing dying foliage in autumn before it rots and reduces water quality and the difference over the next two months was dramatic. natural filtration improving water clar…

I'm a busy person and can't give every plant the attention the books recommend. Here's what I've learned about the minimum viable care for Pickerelweed. dividing overcrowded plants every two or three years in spring is genuinely non-negotiable — skip this and the plant declines noticeably. Everythi…