Floating Leaved Plants
Floating leaved plants are rooted in soil and grow into the water column. They have leaves that float on the surface of the water.
Nelumbo lutea
American lotus
Flower Color: yellow
Bloom Time: Jun - Sep
Plant Height: 3'-6'
Water Depth: moist soil-48”
Light: full sun
Benefits: underwater structure, showy flowers and seed pods
Nuphar lutea
yellow pond-lily
Flower Color: yellow
Bloom Time: Mar - Oct
Plant Height: 2’-3’
Water Depth: wet soil-36”
Light: full sun
Benefits: underwater structure and habitat
Nymphaea mexicana
yellow waterlily
Flower Color: yellow
Bloom Time: Mar - Aug
Plant Height: 3'-4'
Water Depth: 12-48”
Light: full sun
Benefits: underwater structure and habitat, showy flowers
Nymphaea odorata
American white waterlily
Flower Color: white
Bloom Time: Mar - Oct
Plant Height: 2’-3’
Water Depth: 18-42”
Light: full sun
Benefits: underwater structure and habitat, vegetation and seeds are wildlife food
Potamogeton nodosus
longleaf pondweed
Flower Color: white/green
Bloom Time: Mar - Aug
Plant Height: 1’-3’
Water Depth: 12-48”
Light: full sun/part shade
Benefits: water oxygenator, food for waterfowl
Potamogeton illinoensis
Illinois pondweed
Flower Color: yellow/green
Bloom Time: Jun - Sep
Plant Height: 1’-3’
Water Depth: 12-48”
Light: full sun/part shade
Benefits: water oxygenator, food for waterfowl