Water Plant Id

[Smoggy]

Anyone recognise this plant? There's quite a few self seeded in our pond but this is the first flower we've seen, pond was re-done in 2020 (lock down project) so a relative recent thing although the plants them selves were starting to appear by the end of the first summer.

[ChrisB]

I think it is Pickerelweed, Latin Pontederia cordata.

It is an American plant but grown as an ornamental pond plant in Europe 

[ZimbiIV]

Don't know, but if you download google lens take a photo and it will identify almost anything.

paul

[kpnut]

It looks like an arum lily of some sort to me. Probably a bog version.

[stumpy]

It could be stink weed- theres shedloads of it at Fairhaven Water Gardens.

[Smoggy]

Arum lily is the closest suggestion yet but I'm not convinced by the leaves, the flower looks pretty close.

[Ray]

Google Lens suggested this, the flower looks right!

 

[Smoggy]

I recon you may be on the money with that one.

[Ray]

I owe it all to Mr Google and his Lens 😁

[Smoggy]

It seems if the flower was yellow it would be an american variety that is banned due  to being highly invasive but the white asian version isn't, will have to keep an eye and oik it out if it goes mad and have a burning session.

Asian skunk cabbage has a certain ring to it, could probably dry it out and sell it at the school gates with a name like that.

[annv]

We have a large one of those in a pot in our Lounge. John

[MauriceMynah]

Why have you got a large school gate in a pot, and what's it doing in your lounge?

[annv]

Ours has  white flowers so must be allowed it came from a garden centre, although ours has more pointed leaves, smells ok!. John

[scaniaman]

It is the Arum Lily, It`s Latin name is Lysichiton Camtschatsensis. According to she who must be obeyed.

Paul

[Smoggy]

I prefer the name "skunk cabbage" (I think I've been called something similar a few times )

The more I look it up the less convinced I am about the leaf size though, the clump looks just like a water plantain which does not fit the description of the arum lily, they sound like they get huge unless of course there's something lurking under the water that has just poked the flower through another plant, none of the other clumps have a flower in sight and I'm sure I saw plantain like flowers last summer.

[kpnut]

My daughter who is a freshwater ecologist says it looks like calla palustris, bog arum. 

[kpnut]

6 minutes ago, kpnut said:

My daughter who is a freshwater ecologist says it looks like calla palustris, bog arum.

Although I don’t think the leaves look quite right for that. As you say, more plantain-like. 

The bog arums don’t grow big like skunk cabbage. 

[Paul]

8 hours ago, scaniaman said:

It is the Arum Lily, It`s Latin name is Lysichiton Camtschatsensis

not quite, the Arum is Brosimum aethiopica, the one kept in a pot by annv is likely to be a Peace Lily or Spathiphyllum which are excellent house plants and supposedly improve the air quality around them. This is Lysichiton camtschatcensis, has the common name Asian Skunk Cabbage and is not considered invasive YET, but is a plant of concern on the RHS list. There are a whole family of skunk cabbages, some of which are truly repulsive with flowers carrying the scent of rotting flesh and some are highly invasive with the capability of covering acres of bogland in a single growing season

[grendel]

I have a simple philosophy, if its growing where i dont want it to- its a weed, if its growing somewhere I dont care and it looks pretty- its a flower, if its growing somewhere and its edible, its a vegetable. if its growing among the vegetables / fruit and its not edible, then its a weed.

and my garden is not a mess, its a carefully cultivated wild bird sanctuary.

[Smoggy]

Spot on assessment there Mr. G.

[YnysMon]

12 hours ago, grendel said:

I have a simple philosophy, if its growing where i dont want it to- its a weed, if its growing somewhere I dont care and it looks pretty- its a flower, if its growing somewhere and its edible, its a vegetable. if its growing among the vegetables / fruit and its not edible, then its a weed.

and my garden is not a mess, its a carefully cultivated wild bird sanctuary.

There’s just one problem…I bet someone took that attitude with Japanese Knot Weed. Actually, in Snowdonia (now renamed appropriately with its original name Eryri) there’s a battle going on to try to control rhododendrons. They are proving to be a real pest, especially in the hills around Beddgelert.

[Ray]

That is a beautiful part of the world, one of our favourites 🙂

[MauriceMynah]

Agreed,  I go there to see the wonderful Rhododendrons

[marshman]

The rhododendrons are a non native species, invasive and should be controlled - despite looking pretty when flowering. Himalayan Balsam also has a pretty flower, but it can quickly overrun areas and you should do all you can to control and destroy it. Indeed in Scotland rhododendrons are now seen as Scotland's worst invasive species.

We have many pretty native flowers and shrubs which look just as good but rhododendrons are really difficult to control and thousands are spent trying to rid many areas of them if they get out of hand - they out compete our native plants, poisonous to many animals and underneath the dense growth leave a totally barren landscape.

By all means grow them in your garden if you must but please please try and control them.

Of course people will argue they are "pretty" when in flower and nurseries and specialist growers still sell them - just as many garden centres still sell, legally, some water plants which will readily grow and block our waterways if they are let loose!

Rhododendrons are not a pretty flower out on the uplands, but a dangerous weed which has to be controlled.

[Smoggy]

Himalayan balsam over runs the water courses around my way!