This study was carried out to determine the effect of various period of nursery on the growth, yield and labor saving of work by truncation on floral axis of Alisma plantago in the southern coastal areas of Korea. The growth characteristics such as p]ant height, number of leaves were more increased at 20 days of nursery period plot them that of nursery periods. The dried-root yield was highest then but the floral axis was lowest at the 20 days of nursery period plot then that of other nursery periods. Therefore optimum period on nursery of Alisma plantago was 20days of nursery period in southern areas of Korea.