Common
name: "Water Chestnut" or "Jesuit's
Nut"
Latin name: Trapa natans
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Native
to: Eurasia, Africa
Zone: 8 - 11
Winter hardy: No
Water depth: Floating plant
Pond size: Small to Large
Flowers: Yes, small white
Height:
Spread: 18"- 24"
Pests: Rare
Sunshine:
Cultural
information: "Water Chestnut" is the
plant that produces the water chestnuts that we purchase at the
grocery store. After your plant flowers it will produce the
chestnuts... but don't be tempted to eat them as they are poisonous
when raw.
The sale of "Water Chestnut" is restricted
in temperate areas... as it is an invasive plant. Remove dead or dying
foliage and flowers as they appear.
