Bogbean is unmistakable when seen en masse, with its white blossoms dotted over the surface of acid bog pools. The flowers appear in a loose cluster on a single stem. Rosy-pink in bud, the fully open flowers are white, each petal with an extraordinary fringe of long white hairs that give the flower a fluffy appearance. Rising up out of the water, the rather fleshy, trifoliate leaves have elliptical leaflets and are reminiscent of those of a garden bean.
LEAVES : Basal, in three elliptical leaflets rising above water surface, fleshy and bean-like.
PLANT HEIGHT : 10–35cm.
FLOWER SIZE : 1.4–1.6cm wide.
FRUIT : Egg-shaped capsule that splits into two halves when ripe.
FLOWERING TIME : April–June.
SIMILAR SPECIES : Water Violet , which has no aerial leaves and has pinkish lilac flowers.
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