Family: araceae
Common name(s): water lettuce
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 8~10 - 10~11
General resources
Links for Pistia stratiotes
- Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 9-11) (21 photos)
- Denver Botanic Gardens - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 10) (2 photos). Also a page for 'Rosette'.
- Floridata - Illustrated informative profile page with notes on culture, usage, and noteworthy features. (zone 10-11) (2 photos)
- Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (11 photos)
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Plant description and characteristics with notes on distribution, culture, and propagation. (9 photos)
- Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 8-10) (5 photos)
- North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (zone 8b-10a) (6 photos)
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