Nymphaea capensis

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Read about Nymphaea capensis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Nymphaea capensis, Thunb. (N. scutifolia, DC. AT. caerulea. of B.M. 552). Cape Blue Water-lily. Lvs. rather narrowly peltate, orbicular-ovate, strongly sinuate- dentate; angle of lobes produced, acuminate; 12—16 in. across: fls. rich sky-blue, 6-8 in. across; open 4 days from 7 A.M. to 4 P.M.; buds ovate; sepals pure green outside, whitish within; petals 20-30, lower third nearly white, narrowly elliptic; stamens about 150; filaments yellow, outermost ones broad, innermost filiform; appendage and back of outer anthers blue. S. Afr. Andr. Bot. Rep. pi. 197. F.S. 6:645.—A very desirable species.


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