Full Sun
Easy care
Frequent watering
Tender
8a-11b
USDA zone
-12°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
40cm | Max | 2m |
30cm | Min | 50cm |
Flowering
spring
summer
autumn
winter
This plant has no fragrance
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Floating Hearts Overview
A dainty starry yellow flowered water lily with dark green rounded leaves that float above the water line. Naturally occurring in Southern Africa and Madagascar below 1600m. Can handle periods of minimal water and is very well suited for garden ponds. May need to be thinned out from time to time and are grown very easily from cuttings or dividing. Often used as an ornamental water plant. ZA Distribution: Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Western Cape.
Common problems with Floating Hearts
Problem free
Floating Hearts Companion Plants
Arum lily, Juncus effusus
How to harvest Floating Hearts
Easily grown from root cuttings or divisions
How to propagate Floating Hearts
Seed
Sowing depth about 30-40cm below water (shallow pond depth).
Division
Divide clumbs and replant in water.
Rhizomes
Break pieces of rhizomes off to replant in new area.
Special features of Floating Hearts
Attracts useful insects
Wet sites
Attractive flowers
Attractive leaves
Other uses of Floating Hearts
Ornamental water plant