| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | In Water |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 1 to 3 feet |
| Leaves: | Broadleaf |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Pink |
| Bloom Size: | 3"-4" 4"-5" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Underground structures: | Tuber |
| Suitable Locations: | Bog gardening |
| Uses: | Water gardens Cut Flower |
| Edible Parts: | Roots Seeds or Nuts Flowers |
| Eating Methods: | Tea Cooked |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Mg (Magnesium) Fe (Iron) Mn (Manganese) Zn (Zinc) Cu (Copper) |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Powdery Mildew Rabbit Resistant Squirrels Pollution Humidity tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Scarify seeds: File/Rub a small hole through the outer hard shell so that inner seed will be in direct contact with water during sprouting (2-4 days to sprout). Else it will take more than 10 days with a high rate of failure. Needs specific temperature: Sprouting container (filled with water!) needs to be placed outdoor under the direct sun, preferably when ambient temperature is around 70 degrees or higher. The hotter, the quicker the sprouting it will be. Days to germinate: With a combination of correct scarification and 70+ temperature, seeds sprout in 2-4 days, for both fresh (from last summer) & old (upto 8 yrs old) seeds. Can handle transplanting Seeds are hydrophilic |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division Other: For division by tuber, a minimum of one (or ideally two) full tuber segment with two intact nodes at both ends of the tuber. New shoots and rhizomes come out only at the nodes, not from the tuber. |
| Pollinators: | Beetles Moths and Butterflies Bees |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Preferred depth: Tubers should have at least one foot of soil/substrate above them Else stems will not stand firm. |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Monoecious Goes Dormant |
| dragonfetti | On March 18, 2015 | Miscellaneous Event New leaves. |
| dragonfetti | On February 25, 2015 | Transplanted Plant sprouted significantly; potted and placed in tub of water. |
| dragonfetti | On February 19, 2015 | Obtained plant Received from Texas Water Lilies. Placed in water and put in greenhouse. |
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