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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: In Water
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 2 inches
Plant Spread: 18-24 inches
Fruit: Dehiscent
Other: Small capsule containing numerous seeds
Fruiting Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: White to cream with yellow center
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Water gardens
Medicinal Herb
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Pollinators: Flies
Bees
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Little Floating Hearts
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Nymphoides cordata
  • Synonym: Nymphoides lacunosa
  • Synonym: Villarsia lacunosa

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Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park
Date: April 26, 2022
Pygmy water lily #47 nn; LHB page 383. AG page 451, "Dedicated by
Location: Aberdeen, NC
Date: September 15, 2021
Pygmy water lily #47 nn; LHB page 383. AG page 451, "Dedicated by
Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park
Date: April 26, 2022
Pygmy water lily #47 nn; LHB page 383. AG page 451, "Dedicated by
Location: LNVA Canal, Jefferson County, Texas
Date: March 29, 2011
Little Floating Hearts Flowers
Location: LNVA Canal, Jefferson County, Texas
Date: March 29, 2011
Little Floating Hearts
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