Product Overview
Aquatic Sensitive Plant (Neptunia aquatica)
The fern-like leaves are produced along white spongy floating stems and close when slightly touched. Sensitive plant floats on the water's surface, or planted in soil at the ponds' edge up to 12" deep.
Small tufted yellow flowers appear during the warm summer months. The spongy material enclosing the stems is quite remarkable, being a closed cell foam produced as a flotation device, and looking like white vienna sausages along the floating stems. If crowded and forced to grow out of the water, the stems lose this unique foam, but grows it again as soon as it reaches the water. Will not do as well in fast moving water or near waterfalls as the movement will cause the leaves to stay closed up.
Sensitive plant is a popular ingredient in Thai cuisine, and is used both raw and stir fried! Grows quickly in warm weather.
Sensitive Plant (Neptunia aquatica)
Hardiness Zones: 10-11
Light Requirements: Full Sun to Part Shade
Height: 1"-4" tall running spread
Water Depth: Floating surface pond plant or can be planted in up to 12" of water
Because they are sensitive to cold, we will hold shipments with this plant until 2 weeks past your Spring frost date unless instructed otherwise.
