Scientific Name
Pistia stratiotes

Common Name
Water lettuce


Hardiness: Tropical
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Height: 10"
Flower: Inconspicuous white flowers
Foliage: 10" rosette of velvety lime green, deeply veined leaves; whitish green on the underside
Comments: Feathery roots; starves out algae by blocking light
Cultivars/Species: N/A

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