SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cabomba caroliniana

COMMON NAME: Washington grass, fish grass, fanwort

FAMILY: Nympheaceae

TYPE: aquatic herb, annual

LEAVES: linear leaf, oblong 3/4" wide, filiform segments

FLOWER: tiny white or purple flowers

GROWTH HABIT: floating, up to 6'

SOIL: none required, submerged plant

SUN: full sun to part shade

UTILIZATION: feeding and spawning ground for fish in water garden

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PROPAGATION: easily from cuttings

MAINTENANCE: weedy, do not plant in open areas