PICKEREL RUSH PURPLE 140MM

Pickerel Rush 'purple' has green heart or spade shaped leaves.

FLOWERING: Small purple flowers packed tightly together on a tall spike in summer.

HEIGHT: Grows to 60cm tall

POSITION: Grow in full sun to part shade in the shallow waters around the edges of ponds, dams and wet lands 5-30cm deep.
Can also be grown in decorative water pot with no hole. In a decorative pot, think of them as a potted plant, growing in water, and then you can grow it on your patio, verandah, balcony etc. However a dish/saucer of water is all you need to sit your pot plant in, as long as you make sure there is always water in the saucer.

FROST: Frost hardy - Goes dormant for winter

CARE: Fertilise in spring with one of Triffid Park’s water plant fertilizer tablets to encourage new growth and flowers at the start of the growing season.
Then again at the start of summer, and the start of autumn to encourage healthy growth and green foliage.

FERTILISER: There are no nutrients in a plastic pond or tub, so these are a definite must when potting your water plants, and for fertilising 3 times per year.

AVAILABLE: Australia wide except for Northern Territory, as we do not have permits to export into the Northern Territory. We do have permits for all other states. Please DO NOT order this plant if you are in the N.T., as we will not send it.

EDIBLE USES:
SEEDS can be eaten raw or cooked like rice or dried and ground into a powder, or lightly roasted in an oven.
YOUNG LEAF STALKS can be eaten raw or cooked.
The whole plant is edible cooked or raw. It can be added to salads, cooked like spinach or added to soups.
Please research before cooking and eating, as above is a guide line only.