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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: In Water
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 1 to 2 feet (30-60cm)
Plant Spread: 2 to 6 feet (.3-1.8m)
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Other: Pod that drops beneath the water where it splits, releasing the seeds.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Water gardens
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Flies

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Common names
  • Yellow Pond Lily
  • Bullhead Lily
  • Yellow Water Lily
  • Beaver Root
  • Beaver Lily
  • Southern Spatterdock
  • Bonnets
  • Yellow Cow Lily
  • Horse Lily
  • Dog Lily
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Nuphar lutea
  • Synonym: Nenuphar luteum

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Location: Aberdeen, NC
Date: October 30, 2021
spatterdock #47 (RAB page for 449, 73-1-1);  LHB page 384.
Location: U.P. of MI, @Kingston Lake
Date: 2000-07-17
Location: Cary, North Carolina private garden
Date: 2021-05-02
Nuphar lutea in one of my water pots 2022
Location: U.P. of MI, @Kingston Lake
Date: 2000-07-17
Location: Aberdeen, NC
Date: October 30, 2021
spatterdock
Location: "Giardino Botanico delle Alpi Orientali", Monte Faverghera (BL), 1500 m s.l.m
Date: 2007-06-23
Photo courtesy of: Enrico Blasutto
Uploaded by sedumzz
Location: U.P. of MI, @Kingston Lake
Date: 7-2000
Location: U.P. of MI, @Kingston Lake
Date: 7-2000
Location: Green Cay Wetlands, Florida
Date: 2009-09-25
Photo courtesy of: Forest & Kim Starr
Location: Green Cay Wetlands, Florida
Date: 2009-09-25
Photo courtesy of: Forest & Kim Starr
Location: Green Cay Wetlands, Florida
Date: 2009-09-25
Photo courtesy of: Forest & Kim Starr
Location: Green Cay Wetlands, Florida
Date: 2014-11-17
Photo courtesy of: Forest & Kim Starr
Location: Green Cay Wetlands, Florida
Date: 2014-11-17
Photo courtesy of: Forest & Kim Starr
Location: Green Cay Wetlands, Florida
Date: 2009-09-25
Photo courtesy of: Forest & Kim Starr
Location: "Giardino Botanico delle Alpi Orientali", Monte Faverghera (BL), 1500 m s.l.m
Date: 2007-07-05
Photo courtesy of: Enrico Blasutto

photo credit: H. Zell

photo credit: H. Zell
Location: In my pond...NC zone 7
Date: Summer
Closer view of bloom..
Location: In my pond...NC zone7
Date: Summer
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