Water
Poppy
Hydrocleys
nymphoides
(nym-FOY-deez)
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Category: Ponds
and Aquatics
Plant Type:
Herbaceous Perennial
Bloom Colors:
Yellow
Sun
Exposure:
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Spread:
9-12 in. (22-30 cm)
Mature Height: 6-12 in. (15-30
cm)
Water Depth:
0 to
12inches of water, recommended 0 to 6 in.
Nativity:
No
Toxicity: Not
that we are aware of.
Hardiness:
Tropical.
Zone
9a to 10b.
Geographic Distribution
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Water
Poppy is a tropical, aquatic perennial native to
South America. It produces thick, broadly heart-shaped,
dark green leaves measuring 2 to 4 inches on stems
that grow up to 3 feet long. Three-petaled, pale
yellow flowers with red and brown centers grow 2
to 21/2 inches across. These last only a day, but
are produced in succession over a long period of
time.
General
Culture: The Water Poppy can be potted in rich
topsoil and set in your water garden. It can be
grown in as much as 12 to 15 inches of water, though
it will do much better in water that has a depth
of 6 inches. This plant can be very invasive, so
it needs to be watched carefully and thinned as
needed. It multiplies quickly by means of runners
that spread across the surface of the water, anchor
themselves in other pots and produce new plants
at their leaves.
It may
be grown outdoors year-round in mild climates. In
cool climates, it will need to be wintered indoors
in a non-tropical atmosphere, in a hanging basket
kept very moist or in a shallow tub of water. Provide
at least 10 hours of full-spectrum light every day.
Propagation:
Rooted
plantlets may be detached and potted.
Kingdom
Plantae
-- Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta
-- Vascular plants
Superdivision
Spermatophyta -- Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta
-- Flowering plants
Class
Liliopsida -- Monocotyledons
Subclass Alismatidae
Order Alismatales
Family Limnocharitaceae -- Water-poppy
family Genus
Hydrocleys L.C. Rich. -- hydrocleys P Species
Hydrocleys nymphoides (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.)
Buch. -- waterpoppy P
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