Nymphaea mexicana

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names
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Read about Nymphaea mexicana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Nymphaea mexicana, Zucc. (C. mexicana, Coulter. N. flava, Leitner). Floating Lvs. ovate, margin obscurely and finely sinuate, dark green above, beautifully blotched with brown; under surface dark crimson-brown, with small blackish dots; when crowded the Lvs. rise 3-5 in. above the water, are orbicular, cup-shaped by overlapping of the straight sinus-margins, entire, 3-5 in. across, dark green and shining above, under surface bright green, with fine purplish brown mottlings: fls. 4 in. across, raised 4-5 in. above the water, bright canary- yellow, open from 11 A.M. to 4 P.M.; petals 23, grading in size and shape insensibly into the stamens, which are about 50, light golden yellow: rhizome erect, tuber-like, discoid, plane beneath, 3-5 in. diam.; runners terete, lain, thick, white, rooting at the tip and sending up Lvs.; the young plant flowers in a few weeks and again sends out runners. Fla., Mex. B.M. 6917. Gn. 23:334; 27, p. 439; 52:445.—Hardy as far north as New York "in 2 ft. of water, covered with boards and a few leaves." Mexican stock is stronger and blooms more freely than that from Fla. Rose considers them distinct species. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

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