Trapa Natans Water Chestnut

Trapa Natans commonly known as Water Chestnut is a foating plant.

Leaf cover shades the surface which helps prevent the growth of algae.

Trapas reproduce by forming  nuts which sink to the bottom in the autumn.

These nuts are called Water Chestnuts and used in Chinese dishes.

Allow to die back naturally. In warm summers they will produce nuts that will survive at the bottom of the pond to produce new plants the following season

• Flowering : White, Aug - Sep
• Planting Condition : Full Sun to Part Shade
• Planting Depth : Surface
• Spread : 10 - 20 cm
• Height : 15 - 30 cm
• Growth Rate : Medium