Content
- A profile of the crowfoot
- Short and sweet - a profile with the most important facts
- Where the watercock foot grows best
- That's what he looks like in detail!
- Tips
Water crowfoot grows in both flowing and still waters
A profile of the crowfoot
If you want to plant the watercock foot, you should have dealt with the plant at least a little bit beforehand. Otherwise, the disappointment could possibly be great. In the following profile you will receive the most important information.
Short and sweet - a profile with the most important facts
Where the watercock foot grows best
The water cock foot meet you especially where it is wet. This can be in Germany as well as in other parts of the world. He has a wide circulation area.
This plant is well suited for standing and slowly flowing waters. So it is often used for planting larger garden ponds. It acts there as a natural water purifier. The watercock foot gives it preference nutrient-rich waters with a muddy humus reason. He is hardy and calf-loving.
That's what he looks like in detail!
The water cock foot becomes on average between 10 and 50 cm high. He spreads out flat. Its roots are under water and also part of its leaves. Some leaves float on the water surface. Likewise do the flowers with their long stems.
The green foliage alternately rearranges around the long shoots. It is evergreen, bald and stalked. The submerged leaves, the dipping leaves, look filiform and hair-fine. On the other hand, the up to 2 cm wide floating leaves are lobular and triple lobed.
In early summer - around May - the flowers appear from the water crowfoot. Until August, they are present on the water surface or just above it. They are 2 inches wide. Five freestanding petals set the tone. They are colored white. From the center of the radiant, hermaphrodite and radial symmetrical flowers shines a yellow color.
Tips
Caution: The plant juices from the water crowfoot can cause skin irritation. Wear gloves and never consume any parts of plants! The plant is poisonous!