Water Chestnut - Eleocharis Tuberosa
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SKU: 100025
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Eleocharis dulcis, commonly called Chinese water chestnut, is a tuberous, rush-like, marginal aquatic perennial with graceful tube-shaped green leafless stems, upt o 3'.
Grown more often for its edible, dark brown tubers (corms) than for ornamental purposes.
Winter hardy to USDA Zones 9-11. In warm areas where plants will survive winter outdoors, grow in mud/moist sandy loams or as marginals in water to 6” deep in full sun to part shade.
Plants can be grown in ponds, bogs or other shallow water areas. Propagate by dividing the tubers.
Shipping Size: 4" Square Pot. Approximate 12" plant. Height varies throughout season.
- Zone: 9 to 11
- Height: 1-3 ft
- Spread: 1-3 ft
- Full sun to part shade
- Water: Wet
PLANTING BOG PLANTS
Plant these as you would tropical lilies, making sure that you don't cover the crown of the plant. Most all of the bog plants that we sell come in 4" pots. Care should be taken when removing the plants from these pots. If the roots of the plant are growing out of the net pots, using a pair of scissors, carefully cut the net pot away and gently remove the plant, saving as many roots as possible.
Place the plants in a shady area for them to adjust to the sun, wind and outdoor environment, as most of the plants are coming out of a greenhouse and need a couple of days to adjust to being outside. Bog plants after being planted in their new pots prefer moist soil until established and should only be in water deep enough to keep the soil moist. Once they are established and growing heartily, the water above the top of the pot can be as deep as 1/2" to 3", depending on the size of the plant.