General Landscape Uses:
Water gardens and along pond and lake edges.
Availability:
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.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Map of suggested ZIP codes from South Florida north to southern Brevard, Osceola, Polk, and Pasco counties.
Map of ZIP codes with habitat recommendations from the Monroe County Keys north to Martin and Charlotte counties.
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.
References: Miami-Dade County Landscape Manual
(2005).
