General Landscape Uses:
Water gardens and along pond and lake edges.
Availability:
Rarely grown by native plant nurseries.
Description: Floating aquatic wildflower.
Dimensions: N/A; floating aquatic.
Growth Rate: Moderate.
Range:
Widespread in much of eastern and central North America west to Texas and south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties.
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Habitats: Sloughs, marshes and swamps.
Soils: Wet, poorly-drained organic soils.
Nutritional Requirements: High; requires rich organic soils for optimal growth.
Salt Water Tolerance: Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance: Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance: Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought.
Light Requirements: Full sun to light shade.
Flower Color: Yellow.
Flower Characteristics: Showy.
Flowering Season: Spring-summer.
Fruit: Fruit berrylike.
Wildlife and Ecology: Provides food and cover for wildlife.
