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Araliaceae
Pennywort Flower
Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Small worth accumulating into abundance.
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Genus
- Hydrocotyle
- Native to
- Europe, North Africa
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- creeping aquatic perennial
- Height
- 5–20 cm
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- wet, boggy, acidic
- Water
- very high; semi-aquatic
- Hardiness
- 5–10
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Its round leaves look like tiny lily pads and were thought to resemble old pennies — hence 'pennywort'.
- The flowers are so tiny and hidden beneath the leaves that most people never notice the plant is blooming.
- In Asian cuisine, related species (Centella asiatica) are eaten as salad greens and brain-boosting herbs.
- It spreads by runners along wet ground, quickly forming mats in bog gardens and pond edges.
- Despite its delicate appearance, it can survive periodic flooding and even grow partially submerged.
Color meanings
Green-White
modest prosperity