Lizard’s Tail

Saururus cernuss

*Available Upon Request*
Size: 1g availability

Flower
Max size: 3’ tall x 1’ wide
Average size: 2′ tall x 1′ wide

Very Moist, Usually Moist
Clay, loam, muck, sand
Part Shade/ Shade
No Salt Tolerance

AKA: Breastweed, Water Dragon, American Swamp Lily

Lizard’s Tail blooms it’s interesting shaped white flower in summer. It can form dense patches of groundcover in wet areas. They are not edible for humans, but are eaten by wood ducks, and other foraging birds. They are wind pollinated but attract hairstreaks, bees, flies, and dragonflies. They like to grow in the shallow waters of streams, swamps, wet forests, and ditches.They are also very aromatic.

The Folidage and roots had many uses across multiple cultures and continents including: poultice for wounds, inflamed breasts, and general inflammations; treatment of skin problems such as spider bites; tea made of the whole plant can be used for fever, aching, rheumatism, and stomach ailments; as an emetic, antispasmodic, an astringent, a sedative, an emollient, and as a mild tranquilizer. It is also important in the ‘Green Corn Ceremony‘.