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Menyanthaceae
Floating Hearts
Nymphoides peltata
Love floating on water.
- Family
- Menyanthaceae
- Genus
- Nymphoides
- Native to
- Europe, Asia
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- Aquatic perennial
- Height
- Surface floating
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Submerged aquatic substrate
- Water
- Aquatic
- Hardiness
- 5-10
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- Floating hearts look like miniature water lilies but are not closely related to them.
- The heart-shaped floating leaves inspired both the common and genus names.
- The fringed yellow flowers rise just above the water surface on short stalks.
- In some regions, it has become an invasive species that can clog waterways.
- The plant can reproduce both from seeds and from fragments of stem that break off and root.
Color meanings
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Floating love
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Serenity
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Gentleness