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Nymphoides peltata | Yellow Floating Heart

Floating star shaped yellow blooms

The Highlights

    • Floating emerald green, rounded leaves create the perfect backdrop for star-shaped bright yellow flowers which rise on long stalks above the water
    • Long flowering season from May right through to September
    • A compact plant resembling a miniature water lily which is ideal for small, micro and container ponds
    • Thrives in a sunny position in any rich, loamy soil or in containers
    • A vigorous aquatic perennial which is easy to grow and care for with excellent pest and disease resistance

Nymphoides peltata | Yellow Floating Heart

Floating star shaped yellow blooms
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The Highlights

    • Floating emerald green, rounded leaves create the perfect backdrop for star-shaped bright yellow flowers which rise on long stalks above the water
    • Long flowering season from May right through to September
    • A compact plant resembling a miniature water lily which is ideal for small, micro and container ponds
    • Thrives in a sunny position in any rich, loamy soil or in containers
    • A vigorous aquatic perennial which is easy to grow and care for with excellent pest and disease resistance

Know Your Plant

Supplied as:

Plant in 1L Aquatic Pot
Our 1L+ pond plants are supplied in Aquatic Pots which have a mesh-like structure allowing you to plant them straight into your pond. The pot maintains the root structure as it enters the water, but allows the plants to root out into the underlying soil.
1L Pots

Height on arrival:

Eventual height:

7-15cm

Eventual spread:

30-90cm
Spreads to between 30-90cm within 2-5 years
30-90cm
Spreads to between 30-90cm within 2-5 years

Time to first crop:

Flower colour:

Golden yellow
Star shaped bright golden yellow flowers
Golden yellow
Star shaped bright golden yellow flowers

Habit:

Floating
Flowers rise on short stems from floating foliage
Floating
Flowers rise on short stems from floating foliage

Hardiness:

Fully hardy
Very hardy - does not need winter protection.
Fully hardy
Very hardy - does not need winter protection.

Rootstock:

Spacing:

30cm
Position plants at least 30cm apart to allow for spreading

Care Guide

Excellent pest and disease resistance

No serious issues with pests and diseases. Watch out for Water Lily Aphids, the Water Lily Beetle and the China Mark Moth. Water lily aphids are sap-suckers - you may see them on the underside and top of the pads and top of the stems. They can cause yellowing and curling of leaves and destruction of buds and flowers. Control them by hosing down the leaves and stems and squashing and rubbing off with fingers. They can also be drowned by dropping the lily down so leaves are submerged for a day or two. Water lily beetles are small brown beetles whose larvae strip the leaf surface, creating holes and causing the leaves to shrivel and die. Adult beetles also feed on the flowers. They hibernate over winter in poolside plants so cutting these down in autumn will help. Leaves should be hosed down regularly to remove larvae, and adult beetles and larvae can be removed by hand. The China Mark Moth cuts oval shapes from the leaf margins, which can cause extensive damage. Check the underside of leaves and squash the protective cases and brush off. Alternatively remove the affected leaves and burn. MORE

Plant in water

Needs a permanently wet soil.

Full sun

Position in a pond where the plants will receive at least 6-8 hours of sunlight daily in spring/summer.

Rich loamy soil

Rich loamy, sandy soil is best. Can be submerged in up to 60cm of water.

Feeding may be needed

No feeding is needed if you plant straight into a mature pond with a good layer of sediment, but in newer ponds it's a good idea to feed in the spring, using a slow release tablet fertiliser to make sure that excess nutrients do not leak into the pond and encourage algae. ?v=1613300718

For more care tips and ideas visit our Knowledge page

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