Photographs: Co. Cork

Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata Scéithín uisce Family: Menyanthaceae Flowering July-September. Aquatic perennial. Garden escape. Yellow flowers, the five petals with fringed edges. The fruit capsules contain flattened seeds with stiff marginal hairs. Leaves resemble small water-lily leaves. Spreads very rapidly as floating fragments root and establish easily. Frequently planted in garden ponds and has the potential to become very invasive as a garden escape or discard.

Fringed Water-lily, Nymphoides peltata, Scéithín uisce