KB Nymphoides aquatica Banana lily T he banana lily has floating leaves, but its rhizome is in the mud. The banana lily is found in quiet ponds, lakes, and other slow-moving waters. B anana lily gets its name from its cluster of thick banana-shaped roots , located close to the leaves near the surface of the water. Banana lily leaves are green above and dull purple below. It has small white five-petalled flowers that arise from below the leaf.
G olden club is a medium sized emersed plant.
It grows from stout rhizomes in the mud of shallow waters. Its leaves are usually out of the water, but often are floating. G olden club has dark green, velvety leaves , which have a water repellant surface. Leaves are two to four inches wide and six to 12 inches long. They are oblong-eliptic.