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Neptunia natans
Water mimosa
Tier 2 Difficulty: medium Water: low Light: full_sun
Temperature
20–37 °C
Hardiness
Zone 9–12
Observations
34
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Water mimosa does best in locations that receive abundant sunlight for most of the day, though it can tolerate sites where the light is somewhat diffused or filtered. Originally found in habitats exposed to high levels of solar radiation, the healthiest water mimosa occur where light exposure is extensive. However, sunlight that is either too intense or too scarce can impair the plant’s vigorous growth.
Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C
Water mimosa does best in temperatures between 68 and 100 °F (20 and 38 ℃), reflecting its native tropical climate. In cooler seasons, keep indoor temperatures at least 68 °F (20 ℃) for optimal health.
Ideal temperature: 20–37.8°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Shrub
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Neptunia
- Family
- Mimosaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 9-12
- Mature Height
- 8 cm to 15 cm
- Mature Spread
- 0.91 m to 1.52 m
- Leaf Color
- Light Green
- Leaf Type
- Semi-evergreen
- Flower Color
- Yellow
- Flower Size
- 2.54 cm
- Bloom Time
- Summer, Early fall, Mid fall
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Fall, Early winter
- Native Area
- Sri Lanka, Burkina Faso, India, Malaysia, Angola, Mexico, Guatemala, Namibia, Madagascar, Nigeria, Kenya, Niger, Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Jamaica, Benin, Cuba, Indonesia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Mozambique, Venezuela, Brazil, Ghana, Botswana, Congo, Central African Republic, Malawi, Honduras, Peru, South Africa, Sudan, Philippines, Bangladesh, Laos, Guinea, Panama, Colombia, Bolivia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Togo, Guyana, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Gambia, Congo (DRC), Thailand
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Common Names (1)
en Water mimosa