Spatterdocks produce typically floating leaves when growing in deeper water (and they can go down to 5 m depth!), but in shallow water the foliage changes its shape and they step out of the water. The flower is yellow, pear-shaped and emits a fragrance of alcohol.

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This is the most floriferous of all Spatterdocks. It adapts well to different water levels and can cope even with regularity change of them. In very shallow water it behaves more of less like a bog plant, in water deeper than 2 meters it changes into a submerged form. Its flowers are pure yellow. 

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The is the larger of the two species native to Europe. It got yellow pear-shaped flowers and bright green foliage.

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This is the smaller one ot the two spatterdocks native to Europe. It looks like a dwarf edition of the larger Nuphar lutea. It grows best 40 - 80 cm deep.

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This variety of the Lesser Spatterdock bears variegated foliage. The variagation depends much on age and situation of the plant. Young plants often show no variegation at all. The best variegated foliage can be found on older plants that grow in full sun.

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This Spatterdock grows only on Cape Fear in the USA. Its foliage is somewhat arrow-shaped, the flowers are yellow. The plant can grow large and needs deeper water, 1.5 - 3 m deep.

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This Spatterdock used to be called Nuphar intermedia. It is a natural cross of the two European species Nuphar lutea and Nuphar pumila. In size and appearance it is really right in the middle of the two species.

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