Lizard's Tail Live Plant | Saururus cernuus | Native Wetland Pollinator Starter Plant

Create a thriving wetland or rain garden with Lizard's Tail, a greenhouse-grown starter live plant prized for its unique arching white flower spikes, lush heart-shaped foliage, and outstanding ecological value. Saururus cernuus, commonly known as Lizard's Tail, is a hardy North American native perennial naturally found along streambanks, pond edges, marshes, and wetlands. Its distinctive flowers and vigorous growth make it an excellent choice for rain gardens, water gardens, pond margins, native landscapes, and naturalized plantings. With proper care, it produces abundant blooms from late spring through summer.

Lizard's Tail thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers consistently moist to wet soil. It performs exceptionally well in areas with standing water or saturated soils, making it an ideal solution for difficult wet locations. The fragrant white flower spikes curve gracefully as they mature, resembling a lizard's tail and attracting native bees, butterflies, beneficial insects, and other pollinators. Dense colonies also provide valuable cover and habitat for amphibians, birds, and other wildlife.

You will receive one healthy, greenhouse-grown Lizard's Tail starter live plant, carefully packaged for safe arrival.

🌿 What's Included

• 1 Lizard's Tail Starter Live Plant
• Healthy starter live plant
• Greenhouse-grown plant
• Carefully packaged for shipping

✨ Features

• Unique arching white flower spikes
• Attractive heart-shaped green foliage
• Blooms from late spring through summer
• Excellent native pollinator plant
• Attracts bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects
• Thrives in wet soils and shallow water
• Excellent for rain gardens, ponds, and wetlands
• Forms attractive colonies over time
• Provides valuable wildlife habitat
• Greenhouse grown for healthy establishment

🌱 Growing Information

• Botanical Name: Saururus cernuus
• Common Name: Lizard's Tail
• Plant Size: Starter live plant
• Light: Full sun to partial shade
• Growing Media: Moist to wet, organic-rich soil
• Water: Keep consistently moist; tolerates standing water
• Humidity: High humidity preferred; adaptable outdoors
• USDA Hardiness: Zones 4–9
• Mature Size: Approximately 2–4 feet tall and 2–4 feet wide, spreading gradually by rhizomes

🌼 Perfect For

• Rain Gardens
• Pond Edges
• Water Gardens
• Wetland Gardens
• Native Plant Gardens
• Naturalized Landscapes
• Wildlife Habitat Gardens
• Gifts for Gardeners