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Water Pennywort

Hydrocotyle oligantha

Araliaceae
Perennial
Ornamental
Attracts pollinators

About this plant

Hydrocotyle oligantha, also known as Water Pennywort, is a low-growing perennial ornamental plant that prefers full sun and high watering. It reaches a height of 0.1–0.3 meters and blooms with white flowers from June to August. It thrives in clay, loamy, and peaty soils and is suitable for USDA zones 4–9. This plant is not fragrant, but it attracts pollinators and is not toxic or evergreen.

Light

Full sun

Watering

High water

Soil

Clay, Loamy, Peaty

Height

0.1–0.3 m

Spread

0.3–0.6 m

Zones

4–9

Flower colors

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