Japanese name: ガガブタ（鏡蓋） Scientific name:Nymphoides indica
[Overview]
An aquatic perennial that grows in lakes and ponds, often forming colonies.
The leaves are simple and alternate, floating on the water surface, elliptic to rounded, 4–20 cm across, with entire margins.
The underside of the leaf is tinged with purple.
The petiole is 1–2 cm long, and its base slightly clasps the base of the inflorescence like an ear.
The flowers are clustered at the base of the petiole, white, 1.5 cm across.
The corolla is 5-lobed, with long hairs growing densely on the inner side and the margin.
The flower stalk is 3–10 cm long.
The fruit is an elliptic capsule.
The seeds are elliptic and glossy.
[Cultivation]
Propagate by division.
It prefers a sunny location.
