Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Nomenclature
Common Name:
little floating hearts
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Nymphoides cordata
Family:
Nymphaeaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
.25 ft
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
NA
Phenology:
winter dormant
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Water gardens and plantings of surface water management ponds.
Considerations:
Availability:
Friends
Propagation:
Fragments of existing plants
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Organic
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators
Pollinated by bees and flies.
Native Habitats:
Ponds, lakes, quiet streams, ditches, canals.
Natural Range in Florida:
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