Underwater tuber-like rhizomes send out rounded leaves that float on the surface. This exotic and invasive Water Lily produces bright yellow flowers. The plant needs a constant supply of water and quickly chokes dams, ponds or other still or slow moving bodies of water.

There is a wide array of hybrid Water lilies available providing many different flower colours. These hybrids are bred for their flower colour and size and many are not considered an invasive threat.

A floating perennial herb growing from a rhizome in the mud at the base of ponds. Leaves are broadly egg-shaped to circular with a split at the base to the point of the stalk attachment. The flowers are borne on long stalks up to 30cm above the water surface. They come in a range of colours including violet, blue and white.

Slight bronzed green waterlily like leaves with heavily crenated edges and purplish-brown speckles. This is a robust native water plant and has dainty fringed yellow flowers.