The fringed water lily is a native bottom rooted aquatic plant. It has bright yellow flowers and blooms between May and October it is a fairly fast growing plant and can produce a full new plant from fragments of ryzomes or stolones (small stems eminating from the main plant) as well as producing seeds. It can grow in water a few inches deep up to around 2.5 meters. The leaves of the fringed water lily are small compared to other lily species and reach a max size of between 3 and 15 cm, making them more suitable for smaller ponds.