water poppy
Hydrocleys nymphoides
USDA zones9 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterNeeds moist soil
Size12 inches tall1 to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Brown/copper, yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Water poppy (Hydrocleys nymphoides) is a perennial for pollinator gardens, low maintenance spots, and rain gardens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 9 and warmer, down to about 20°F (-7°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full sun and moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Its copper and yellow flowers open from early to late summer and attract bees. It grows fast and forms a dense, evergreen mat.
Pairs well with Royal fern, Sweet pepperbush, and Virginia spiderwort.
Native range
Central and South America.