crested floating heart
Nymphoides hydrophyllum
USDA zones7 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moist to wet soil
Size1 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Spreading
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow, white
- Foliage color
- Green, red/burgundy
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Notes
Crested floating heart (Nymphoides hydrophyllum) is a perennial with green and burgundy foliage. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and moist to wet, loamy or clay soil. It grows at a rapid rate and spreads 12 to 36 inches, so give it room. Yellow and white flowers appear in spring, summer, and autumn.
Pairs well with Yellow iris and Cape sundew.