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Menyanthes trifoliata

Also Known As

Bog Bean
Buckbean
Marsh Trefoil

Plant type

aquatic

size

H: 8"-12"
W: 1'-2'

planting zones

5a-10b

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Menyanthes trifoliata plant details

Menyanthes trifoliata is a deciduous aquatic with green foliage. In spring white flowers emerge.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Menyanthes trifoliata

Plant type: aquatic
Plant family: menyanthaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 1 FT - 2 FT - wide, 8 IN - 12 IN - tall
Flowers: white blooms in spring

GROWING CONDITIONS for Menyanthes trifoliata

USDA Zones: 5a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Bog bean, a strange semi aquatic Gentian relative with a circumboreal distribution, some of these came from Iceland sources, erect racemes of 10-20 fimbriated inch wide white flowers, often flushed with pink these have been utterly spectacular in our waterfall garden, by far the most commented on aquatic we grow. ZONE 5