Description

Peltandra virginica, Arrow arum, Green arrow arum, Native Perennial Plugs, Native Wetland Plant Plugs, VA ecotype

Butterflies:
Clay Soil- High clay content, fine texture:
Flood Tolerant:
Fragrant:
Full – Part Sun (6+ hours of sun):
Herbaceous Emergent:
High Wildlife Value:
Loamy Soil- mostly silt, sand, some clay:
Moist Soil:
Native to Coastal Regions:
OBL- Almost always occur in wetlands:
Part Sun – Part Shade :
Perennial:
Pollinator support:
Saline tolerant: some salt tolerance
Sandy soil, coarse texture:
Small Mammals:
Songbirds:
Waterfowl:
Wet soil (Tidal):
Full Sun:
Botanic Name (s): Peltandra virginica

Common Name(s): Arrow arum, Green arrow arum

Mature height :2ft

Bloom Time:April-June

Bloom color: Green – white

Sun Exposure: Full Sun Part Sun

Soil moisture: Wet

Soil Ph:5.2-9.5

Soil Type: Clay Soil- High clay content, fine texture

Loamy Soil- mostly silt, sand, some clay

Sandy soil, coarse texture

Flood depth:0-12″

Salinity: 0-2ppt

Native Habitat: Fresh to moderately brackish and non-tidal marshes, swamps, shallow waters or lakes and ponds

Notes: Globular head of berries enclosed in green leathery case curved downward

Flood Tolerant

High Wildlife Value: Beneficial Insects Butterflies Songbirds

Game Birds Small Mammals Waterfowl

OBL- Almost always occur in wetlands

Native to Coastal Regions

Threatened / Endangered: Iowa

Native Perennial

Native Herbaceous Emergent

Pollinator Support

Aquatic animal habitat support

Arrow arum is a native perennial plant with large, arrowhead-shaped leaves. It grows in shallow, tidal fresh waters throughout the Chesapeake Bay region.

Appearance
Arrow arum has long, thick, arrowhead-shaped leaves with prominent veins down the middle and along the edge. The leaves can be up to 18 inches in length and nearly 6 inches wide. Leaves grow from the top of stalks, which grow from a thick rootstock that is embedded in the mud. A white flower spike contained in a green sheath blooms in May to July. Arrow arum grows to 3 feet tall.

Reproduction and Life Cycle
After blooming, flower spikes mature into dark, drooping pods full of large, green seeds. The pods eventually split open and release their seeds.

Did You Know?
Arrow arum gets its name from its arrowhead-shaped leaves. It is also known as tuckahoe or duck corn.
It can be confused with pickerelweed, which it often grows near. You can distinguish arrow arum by its arrowhead-shaped leaves and white flowers. Pickerelweed has heart-shaped leaves and blue flowers.
Rails, muskrats, wood ducks and black ducks all rely on arrow arum for food.
Some Native American tribes used dried, pulverized arrow arum roots as flour for making bread. The plant’s fruits were sometimes cooked and eaten like peas.
Sources and Additiona

Peltandra virginica, Arrow arum, Green arrow arum, Native Perennial Plugs, Native Wetland Plant Plugs, VA ecotype