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Nymphoides indica (Water Snowflake)

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Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Menyanthaceae
Genus: Nymphoides
Species: Nymphoides indica
 
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Plant Types edit
  • Invasive
  • Perennial
  • Pond
  • Tropical
  • Water Plant
Zones / Hardiness edit
  • 9a (to 25 F / -4 C)
  • 9b (to 30 F / -1 C)
  • 10a (to 35 F / 2 C)
  • 10b (to 40 F / 4 C)
  • 11 (Above 40 F / Above 4 C)
Height (Maximum) edit
  • 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 cm)
Spread (Maximum) edit
  • < 6 inches (< 15 cm)
Flowering Start edit
  • Spring
Flowering End edit
  • Autumn / Fall
Leaf Colour edit
  • Green - Medium
  • Green - Dark
Leaf Shape edit
  • Peltate
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Sun Exposure edit
  • Partial Shade
Soil Types edit
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Bloom Colour edit
  • Yellow/Gold
  • White
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Propagation Techniques edit
  • Division
  • Side Shoots
  • Stolon / Runner
Skill Level edit
  • Beginner
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  brombear (1128) wrote on Jan 18 2010
Good addition to ponds, in addition to a sweet flower and providing overhead shelter for fish, they propagate so much faster than waterlilies. The parent leaf will send off both flowers and new leaves which will then become new plants. In climates less than subtropical, they grow well but will experience a winter dormancy, where they will lose leaves to retain just roots, sink to the bottom of the pond, and emerge next spring. Can grow either rooted in pots or free floating.

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Other names for this plant:
Nymphoides humboldtiana



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