Nymphaea odorata (Native)

Common Name
American water lily
Plant Form
Herbs
Duration
Perennial

Commercially Available


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Additional Info

Habitat: Old millponds, beaver ponds, sluggish streams, floodplain pools, natural depression ponds, interdune ponds, sea-level fens, freshwater and oligohaline wind-tidal marshes and aquatic beds. Frequent to locally common in the s. and c. Coastal Plain; rare elsewhere.

Pruning Guidance
Pruning Time
As needed for damage or disease
Pruning Method
Sanitation cut
Pruning Notes
No pruning is needed for wildlife. For plant health and water quality, remove yellowing or decaying leaves and spent flowers as needed during the season.
Flower Color
Cream/White
Pink
Flower Prominence
Conspicuous