PlantsVegetables & Roots
Duck Potato
Sagittaria latifolia
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
Edible aquatic tuber for pond edge
AdvancedVegetables & RootsAlso Rain GardenAlso SpecialtyEdibleRain garden
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Wet / shallow water
- Mature size
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 18–30 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Jul–Sep; tubers fall
- How it spreads
- Strong aquatic colony
- What to buy
- Tubers or aquatic nursery pots
- When to plant
- May–Jun after water warms
In the design
Not for ordinary beds; can spread strongly in natural water.
If you eat it
Cooked tubers
Use only in a lined or controlled water garden; positively identify
Only eat what you planted and can name. This is not a foraging or medical guide.
