Landscape Uses:
	Water gardens and along pond and lake edges.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Native plant nurseries.
Description:
	Floating aquatic wildflower.
Height:
	N/A; floating aquatic.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Widespread in North America south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties; West Indies and Central America. Not documented on barrier islands in South Florida, but possibly historically present; it grows well at Pan’s Garden in Palm Beach.
Habitats:
	Sloughs, marshes and swamps.
Soils:
	Wet, poorly-drained organic soils.
Nutritional Requirements:
	High; requires rich organic soils for optimal growth.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance:
	Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun to light shade.
Flower Color:
	White.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy. Fragrant.
Flowering Season:
	All year.
Fruit:
	Fruit berrylike.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
	Roots in 1-6 foot deep water.
Comments:
	See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.