Six months with Pickerelweed — what I actually learned

I brought Pickerelweed home six months ago with high hopes and almost no knowledge. The first challenge was understanding positioning at the correct water depth for the species — something I hadn't expected to matter so much. Once I got that right, the whole thing settled down.

I grow it in a half-barrel water garden for a small patio and the position has been ideal. extraordinary flower forms rising above or floating on the water is what keeps drawing me back to it. peak flowering period in midsummer was the moment that made me glad I persisted through the learning curve. One honest warning: frost damage on tender varieties left in shallow water caught me off guard in month two. Stay on top of it from the start.