- Approximate leaf spread: 45cm (18 inches) in the first year
- Recommended water depth over crown of plant: 10 - 30cm (4 - 12 inches)
- Flowering time: July to August
- Flower colour: Yellow
- Supplied either bare root, or in the solid 9cm pot we grow them in. For best results we recommend potting on using a 1 - 2 litre pot
Sometimes known as Villarsia nymphoides, this pretty native plant is not a true waterlily but a relative of the Bog Bean. Very easy to grow, it is good for fast surface cover in a native pond, especially on a limited budget. The trade-off is that it usually needs occasional thinning and cutting back. The plant produces floating, heart-shaped leaves that are lush green, slightly glossy, and sometimes dappled with red or brown. Each crown sends out floating runners, which gradually root to create new plants. Buttercup-yellow flowers, about 1½ inches across and with fringed edges, are produced in summer at the nodes in the runners, and stand about 2 inches out of the water. Each flower only lasts a couple of days but mature plants produce several runners and many flowers from each runner. If your plant arrives with runners, pot the main plant in the soil, leaving the runners to float freely in the water.
Not recommended for ponds in Ireland, where it is not native.
If designing a planting scheme, we recommend approximately 1 Nymphoides peltata plant per four square feet of water surface. Read more here on how to pot and care for your plant.