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Araceae
Golden Club
Orontium aquaticum
Hidden gold.
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Orontium
- Native to
- Eastern United States
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- aquatic perennial
- Height
- 1-2 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- wet, mucky
- Water
- submerged or saturated
- Hardiness
- 5-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The yellow club-shaped flower spike sits on a brilliant white stalk emerging from dark water.
- It's the only species in its genus — a true botanical singleton.
- Native peoples ate the seeds (called 'tawkin' by the Lenape) after extensive boiling to remove toxic compounds.
- The blue-green leaves are coated in wax so water beads up and rolls off them like mercury.
- It's also called 'never-wet' because of how dramatically the leaves shed water.
Color meanings
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unexpected wealth
1
wetland life