floating heart
Nymphoides aquatica
USDA zones6 to 10
SunHandles partial sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moist to wet soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Floating heart (Nymphoides aquatica) is a perennial for low maintenance water gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes part sun or part shade and moist to wet, loamy or clay soil. Its floating, heart-shaped leaves sit on long stalks. Small white flowers with five petals rise in flat-topped clusters just above the leaves.
Pairs well with Northwind switchgrass, Aureola Japanese forest grass, and Rozanne crane's-bill.
Native range
AL, DE, FL, GA, and 7 more places. See all 11
AL, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, SC, TX, and VA.