Pontederia cordata var lancifolia Franklin Pennisetum This 1' tall x 3'

This 1' tall x 3' wide (in ground maturity) oddity boasts a wide purple stripe down the middle of each olive green leaf

it will begin to show signs of aging and leaf degradation

The clumps are topped with sturdy 30" scapes of lavender flowers in early summer

exceptional

upright shrubby plant

Pontederia cordata var lancifolia Franklin Pennisetum This 1' tall x 3'Pontederia cordata var. lancifolia is a Southeast US coastal plain native, hailing from Virginia to East Texas. Pontederia 'Franklin' is a 2024 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of a Vic Lambou collection from Franklin County, in the Florida panhandle. Pontederia 'Franklin' forms an offsetting patch to 3' tall x 4' wide in five years. The upright stalks end in a much more narrow leaf than Pontederia cordata var. cordata, although the spike of lavender