Orontium aquaticum

Golden Club

Commonly known as "Golden Club", this striking aquatic plant has bright yellow flower clusters (spadix) at the tips. Blooming in April, it is one of the first plants to welcome Spring. The tropical-looking plant is actually quite cold hardy and makes a lovely addition to constantly saturated or shallow water areas in ponds. Golden Club provides useful shelter for tiny fish, frogs and other wildlife.

Bloom Color

White

Characteristics & Attributes

Exposure

•	Sun
•	Partial Shade

Mature Height

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1' - 2'

Spread Characteristics

•	Clumping
•	Prolific Seeder

Season of Interest (Flowering)

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Spring

Season of Interest (Foliage)

•	Spring
•	Summer
•	Fall

Pond Zonation

•	High Marsh - Saturated Soil
•	Low Marsh 0 - 6"
•	Open Water 12" - 6'
•	Shallow Water 6" - 12"

Foliage Color

•	Green
•	Silver

Wildlife Benefits

•	Amphibians
•	Cover
•	Fish
•	Food
•	Waterfowl

Critter Resistance

•	Deer Resistant
•	Goose Resistant

Wetland Indicator Status

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OBL

Plant Type

•	Floating Leaf
•	Flowering Perennial
•	Marginal
•	Submergent

Attributes

•	Bog
•	Container
•	Erosion Control
•	Fibrous Roots
•	Focal Point
•	Great Foliage
•	Mass Planting
•	Native
•	Naturalizing
•	Ornamental Flower
•	Specimen
•	Storm Water Basin

USDA Hardiness Zone

•	5
•	6
•	7
•	8
•	9
•	10