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Nymphoides indica
Also called Banana Plant, Robust Marshwort, Floatingheart, Snowflake Marshwort
Water snowflake is a floating aquatic perennial with round, lily-like leaves and small clusters of white flowers, grown in ponds and water gardens. Keep its roots submerged or in wet, nutrient-rich mud and give it plenty of sun.
Nymphoides indica is an aquatic plant in the Menyanthaceae, native to tropical areas around the world. It is sometimes cultivated, and has become a minor weed in Florida, where it resembles the native Nymphoides aquatica. Common names include banana plant, robust marshwort, and water snowflake;
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nymphoides indica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
