Nymphoides peltata

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yellow floating heart

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yellow floating heart RHS 2002

Other common names

dwarf waterlily, fringe, fringed buckbean, fringed water lily, small yellow water lily, water fringe

Synonyms

Limnanthemum nymphoides, Villarsia nymphoides, Villarsia nymphoides peltata

Aquatic
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This plant is listed as an invasive non-native species in Northern Ireland – see Cultivation section for details A vigorous aquatic perennial with rounded bright green leaves and long-stalked, bright yellow flowers, about 2.5cm across, in summer

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Clay, Loam

Max Height

Up to 10 cm

Max Spread

1.5-2.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
5–10 years
Max Spread
1.5-2.5 metres
Max Height
Up to 10 cm

Growing Conditions

Clay Loam
Moisture
Poorly–drained
pH
Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun
Aspect
West–facing or South–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

  • H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
  • H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
  • H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
  • H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
  • H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
  • H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
  • H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
  • H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
  • H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
H6

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Menyanthaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
Yes
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Submerged, Floating
Genus
Nymphoides are deciduous, rhizomatous aquatic perennials with slender rhizomes bearing kidney-shaped or rounded floating leaves and solitary yellow or white flowers with fringed petals, held just above the water surface
Name Status
Correct
Plant Range
Eurasia

How to Grow

Cultivation

This plant is listed on Schedule 9 of the Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 as an invasive non-native species. Although not banned from sale, it is an offence to plant or cause it to grow in the wild in Northern Ireland. See RHS advice on invasive non-native species for further information

Propagation

See cultivation notes

Pests

See cultivation notes

Diseases

See cultivation notes