Giant Water Snowflake

🌿 Giant Water Snowflake (Nymphoides indica) – Floating Aquarium Plant and Pond, Water Garden

Giant Water Snowflake (Nymphoides indica) is an attractive floating aquatic plant known for its large round green leaves and elegant snowflake-like white flowers. This species creates a natural pond-style appearance in aquariums while providing gentle surface coverage that fish and shrimp enjoy.

This Giant Water Snowflake develops solid green floating leaves that can grow over 4 inches (10 cm) in diameter, making it one of the larger species within the Water Snowflake group. When mature and grown under suitable aquarium conditions, the plant may produce some of the largest flowers among Water Snowflake species, with delicate white blooms appearing just above the floating leaf pads.

Easy to grow and highly adaptable, Nymphoides indica thrives when allowed to float freely on the water surface, where its leaves can spread naturally and receive direct light.

🌟 Key Features

Scientific Name: Nymphoides indica
Common Name: Giant Water Snowflake
Family: Menyanthaceae

• Attractive round floating leaves that can exceed 4 inches in diameter
• Elegant snowflake-like white flowers when mature
• Provides natural shade and shelter for fish and shrimp
• Excellent floating plant for natural-style aquascapes

🌱 Growth & Propagation

Lighting Needs: Low to high lighting
CO₂ & Fertilizers: Not required but benefits from nutrient-rich water
Growth Method: Floating plant; spreads through leaf nodes and runners
Growth Rate: Moderate

Nutrient Substrate: Not required
Can Be Grown Emersed: Yes

This plant grows best when allowed to float freely on the aquarium surface, where it can develop larger leaves and eventually produce flowers under stable conditions.

🖼️ Aquascaping Benefits

• Creates a natural floating canopy effect
• Provides shade and shelter for fish and shrimp
• Adds gentle surface movement and visual depth to aquascapes

Giant Water Snowflake is ideal for nature-style aquascapes, low-tech aquariums, and planted tanks that benefit from floating plant coverage.

📦 What You’ll Receive

Fresh, healthy Giant Water Snowflake (Nymphoides indica) plants cultivated and prepared by Aquarium Plants Factory®.

Available in convenient pack sizes:

Pack 1 Plant:
Small fresh-cut plant with approximately 1 leaves (no roots or flowers).

Pack 5 Plants:
Five small fresh-cut plants with approximately 1 leaves each (no roots or flowers).

Pack 10 Plants:
Ten small fresh-cut plants with approximately 1 leaves each (no roots or flowers).

Plants are shipped as small fresh-cut plants. Once placed in the aquarium or pond, they will continue to grow and develop additional floating leaves under suitable conditions.

⚠️ Disclaimer

Appearance, size, and coloration may vary depending on growing conditions and season. Plants may arrive in their emersed (farm-grown) form and will transition to their submerged aquarium form after acclimation.

🚫 State Restrictions Notice ♻️ Be a Responsible Aquatic Plants Owner

Certain aquatic plants may be restricted or regulated in some U.S. states. Always check your local and state regulations before purchasing or introducing plants into natural waterways. Never release aquarium plants into the wild.

This plant cannot be shipped to North Carolina (NC) due to state regulations.