Blue Waterleaf Aquatic Cassius Blue

Cassius Blue

Height: 15 to 30 feet

Spread: 1–3 ft

limestone-based soils and adapts well to dry or moist conditions

Highly tolerant of salt spray

Blue Waterleaf Aquatic Cassius BlueHydrolea ovata (Blue Waterleaf or Hairy Hydrolea) is a spiny, moisture loving perennial native to the southeastern U. S., including Texas. This bold, bright bloomer thrives at the edges of ponds, lakes, and slow moving streamsoften standing in water for weeks without issue. Covered in rough hairs and armed with small spines, it forms dense, striking colonies topped with vivid blue to purple funnel shaped flowers that attract bumblebees, butterflies,