Sagittaria platyphylla

Sagittaria platyphylla, the broad-leaved arrowhead, occurs in the eastern and south-eastern USA and locally in Central America. In the wild this arrowhead grows in lakes and streams, mostly in shallow water as a marsh plant, but at times also completely submerged. At its natural sites it flowers in summer and autumn.

The broad-leaved arrowhead has been known as an aquarium plant for a very long time, but is probably not used in aquariums as often as Sagittaria subulata. Apparently other, similar Sagittaria species also reach the trade under the label “Sagittaria platyphylla”.

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