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Genus: Nuphar Species: variegata, lutea Common Name: Yellow Pond Lily Family: Nymphaeaceae Order: Nymphaeales Native: North America Habit: Rhizomatous Herbaceous Perennial Flowering Season: Summer Flower Color: Yellow Propagation: Seed or division Zone: Hardy to zone 4 Note: This rhizomatous plant is suitable for water gardens, ponds, and stream borders. Yellow Pond Lily is grown best in still water that is up to 6 feet deep but it also can tolerates being in slow moving water. Prefers sunny to partly shady, wet, loamy organic-rich soil.