MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
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times before using. The water-lilies will grow in water to a 
depth of 5-6 feet, but for artificial ponds a depth of 2-3 feet 
is sufficient. Most of the plants listed require an open sunny 
situation. Those which will grow in partial shade are 
marked (x). 
PLANTS GROWING IN DEEP WATER OR FLOATING ON THE WATER 
Approx. 
: Approx. | Color of : 
Botanical name Common name height fower time of 
| bloom. 
Brasenia purpurea |Water-shield (in | Purple Summer 
ponds) 
Castalia tuberosa Tuberous white wa- White Summer 
ter-lily (in ponds 
and lakes) 
Castalia odorata Sweet-scented water- White June-Sept. 
lily (ponds) 
Nelumbo lutea American lotus Pale yellow | July-Aug. 
(Jakes) 
Nymphaea advena jLarge yellow pond- Yellow April-Sept. 
lily (ponds, lakes) 
Nymphaea Small pond-lily Yellow Summer 
Kalmiana (ponds) 
Nymphaea Red-disked pond-lily Red, crim- |May-Sept. 
rubrodisca (ponds) son 
Nymphaea Arrow-leaved pond- Yellow Summer 
sagittifolia lily (ponds) 
Orontium Golden club Yellowish |May-June 
aquaticum (shallow water) 
Potamogeton Pond-weed Red June-Sept. 
diversifolius (floating on water) 
Potamogeton natans|Mloating pond-weed Red June-Sept. 
(floating on water) 
Thalia dealbata Powdery thalia Bluish June-Sept. 
(in shallow water) 
Utricularia vulgaris|Greater bladder- Yellow June-Aug. 
wort (floating on 
water) 
PLANTS GROWING IN WATER OR ON MARSHY SHORES 
Acorus Calamus 
Alisma Plantago- 
aquatica 
Calla palustris 
Caltha palustris 
Cephalanthus 
occidentalis 
Crinum americanum 
Dianthera 
americana 
Echinodorus 
radicans 
Hymenocallis 
galvestonensis 
Sweet flag 
Water plantain 
(shallow water or 
mud) 
Water arum 
Marsh marigold 
Button-bush 
(shrub) 
Swamp lily 
Water-willow 
Creeping bur-head 
Spider-lily 
2-4’ 
1-2’ 
White May-July 
White June-Sept. 
White July-Aug. 
White, pink|May-Sept. 
White June-Sept. 
Creamwhito| June-July 
Violet May-Aug. 
White June-July 
White May-July 
