General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Time: Summer
Uses: Water gardens
Wildlife Attractant: Birds

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Common names
  • Blue Water Leaf
  • Hairy Hydrolea
  • Ovate false fiddleleaf
  • Blue Waterleaf
  • False Fiddleleaf
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Hydrolea ovata
  • Synonym: Nama ovata

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Location: Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Date: July 14, 2010 Blue Water Leaf
Location: Northeastern, Texas Date: 2012-07-16
Location: Northeastern, Texas Date: 2012-07-16
Location: Northeastern, Texas Date: 2012-07-14 Hydrolea ovata can be found growing in boggy places.
Location: Toledo Bend Lake area - Texas/Louisiana Photo Courtesy Toledo-Bend.Com
Location: Northeastern, Texas Date: 2015-09-05 Each seed pod hold many tiny seeds
Location: Northeastern, Texas Date: 2012-07-07 vibrant blue summer bloomer
Location: Toledo Bend Lake area - Texas/Louisiana Photo Courtesy Toledo-Bend.Com
Location: Toledo Bend Lake area - Texas/Louisiana Photo Courtesy Toledo-Bend.Com
Location: Toledo Bend Lake area - Texas/Louisiana Photo Courtesy Toledo-Bend.Com
Location: Toledo Bend Lake area - Texas/Louisiana Photo Courtesy Toledo-Bend.Com
Location: Northeastern, Texas Date: 2012-07-16 Thorns
Location: Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Date: June 6, 2010 Blue Water Leaf
Location: Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Date: July 6, 2010 Blue Water Leaf Stem
Location: Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Date: July 18, 2011 Blue Water Leaf
Location: Mercer Botanical Garden Houston, Tx Date: 2014-05-19
Location: Jacksonville, TX Date: 2012-07-01
Comments:
  • Posted by Horntoad (Nederland, Texas - Zone 9a) on Sep 29, 2011 8:54 AM concerning plant:
    Hydrolea ovata is native to: (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MO, MS, OK, TN, TX)
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