Rewilding My Lot

In the pond are two pots of Aquatic Milkweed (Asclepias perennis). At some point volunteers arrived in each of the pots — I don’t see them in older photos of the milkweeds, so I don’t think they were original passengers. One is blooming and one is not, but they look like the same thing. Both of them are taller than their milkweed companions.

I’m confident that the blooming visitor is an Arrowhead of some sort, although not so certain on the exact one. For now I believe it to be a Grassy Arrowhead (Sagittaria graminea) because of its narrow leaves compared to other Arrowheads.

Arrowheads are part of the Water-Plantain family. This particular one (if my ID is correct) is native to eastern North America. It plays a valid part of an aquatic ecosystem so I won’t disturb mine for now. At some point, however, I might want to separate them from the milkweeds if the pots get too crowded.