Floating Hearts

Nymphoides thunbergiana

Also known as

Small Water Lily, Geelwaterruintjie (Afr.), Marombodane

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