Butomus umbellatus is a perennial herbaceous rhizomatous plant of the Suskovich family with an erect, leafless flowering stem, 40-150 cm (1.3-4.9 feet) high. The leaves are ensiform, flat, and very long. The flowers are numerous, pink and white, collected in umbellate inflorescences; they bloom in June – July. Fruits-combined leaves; ripen in August-September.
Where can you meet Butomus umbellatus in nature?
It is found in stagnant and slow-flowing waters throughout Eastern Europe.
Butomus umbellicus is a wild and cultivated food, fodder, medicinal, honey, and ornamental plant. In food, boiled and fried fleshy rhizomes are used, which have a laxative, diuretic, expectorant, anti-inflammatory effect. From the leaves, you can weave mats, baskets.
Butomus umbellatus is a very elegant pond decoration plant, able to emphasize the strict regular style of composition with its sword-shaped leaves. It can be planted in shallow water (from 10 cm to 1 m/0.3-3.3 feet). Prefers clay soil. Growing fast. Distribution control is required.
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