Philydrum lanuginosum

Botanical Name: Philydrum lanuginosum

Common Name: Woolly Waterlily

Type: Aquatic/wetland Herb 2m tall

Features:

• Perennial herb with short rhizome
• Thick soft basal leaves to 45 cm long
• Flowering stem erect and woolly, with leaves becoming smaller towards flowerhead.
• Flowerhead a terminal spike with 10-40 yellow flowers
• Endangered in Victoria
• Attractive mass planted beside a wetland or pond
• Soil stabiliser
• Tolerates periods of inundation

Requirements:

• Full sun preferred
• Wet soil to shallow water