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How to Grow and Care for Little floatingheart

Little floatingheart is an aquatic flowering plant that thrives in still or slow-moving water bodies. Key care needs include providing sufficient sunlight and ensuring the water is clean and nutrient-rich to prevent issues like algae overgrowth. Special care points for little floatingheart involve regulating water temperature and composition to replicate its native habitat, which could include implementing seasonal changes to prompt growth or dormancy. Care for little floatingheart requires attentiveness to water conditions, making it a moderately demanding plant for aquarists.

Watering schedule: Every week

Sunlight Requirements: Full sun

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Planting and Growing Little floatingheart

Toughness	High
Care Level	Medium
Lifespan	Perennial
Watering Schedule	Every week
Sunlight Requirements	Full sun
Hardiness Zones	5-10

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Little floatingheart features heart-shaped, floating leaves that are typically about 1-3 inches (2.5-7.6 cm) wide. Each plant boasts a single, white, five-petaled flower emerging on a slender stalk, which can rise up to 1 inch (2.5 cm) above the water surface. The flowers have distinctive fringed petal margins, contributing to their delicate appearance. The simple leaf arrangement and the submerged, thread-like, branched roots help to distinguish little floatingheart from other aquatic species.

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