P arrot feather is an emersed plant that trails along the ground or water surface. P arrot feather leaves are oblong, deeply cut and feathery looking. The leaf color is bright blue-green. Like most water milfoils, parrot feather leaves are arranged in whorls about the stem. Its leaves are in whorls of four to six.
Stems can be five feet long.
Stems trail along the ground or water surface, becoming erect and leafy at the ends. T he exotic Eurasian water milfoil is submersed. It tolerates a wide range of water conditions, and often forms large infestations. They are branched and commonly grow to lengths of six to nine feet. The leaves are deeply divided, soft and feather-like.