This African plant is better known among aquarists than among pond owners, although it is a perfect outdoor plant during summer. Its foliage is pinnate like that of Mimosa. The flowers look like yellow snapdragons and are produced from July on when the water is warm enough. It is a plant for shallow water and it will soon produce long runners on the water surface. Since it dies with the first frost, it can`t become an invasive plant in our regions. If you want to keep the plant for several years, you can take some cuttings in autumn and keep them in an aquarium or on a warm window sill during winter.