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Nymphaea gigantea, Hook. (Castalia. gigantea, Brit.). Lvs. narrowly peltate, elliptic or ovate, margin sinuate-dentate, sinus open; under surface brownish pink to purple; 18 in. across: fls. light blue, open 7 days from 9 A.m. to 6 P.m., 6-12 in. across; sepals pure green; petals 18-50, dark blue at tip, shading to nearly white at base; stamens 350-750; filaments mostly filiform; anthers bright yellow. Austral. B.M. 4647. F.S. 7:751. G.C. HI. 28:77; 34:63; 53:422 (var. Hudsoniana). Gn. W. 20, suppl. Sept. 5 (var. Hudsonii). G.W. 1:122; 9:447; 15:511. Gn. 64, p. 114 (var. Hudsonii).—The most delicate and lovely, and withal one of the largest of the genus. The original large-flowering type (sometimes called var. Hookeri) is difficult to cult. The form now in gardens is smaller and easier to manage; it is called by Henkel W. Caspdryi, and in Austral, is sometimes called N. gracilis. White and pink forms (N. alba and .V. rosea, Benth. & Muell.) occur in Austral. An English var. Hudsoniana, said to be a cross with N. stellata is evidently only a seedling of N. gigantea.
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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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Nymphaea gigantea, Hook. (Castalia. gigantea, Brit.). Lvs. narrowly peltate, elliptic or ovate, margin sinuate-dentate, sinus open; under surface brownish pink to purple; 18 in. across: fls. light blue, open 7 days from 9 A.m. to 6 P.m., 6-12 in. across; sepals pure green; petals 18-50, dark blue at tip, shading to nearly white at base; stamens 350-750; filaments mostly filiform; anthers bright yellow. Austral. B.M. 4647. F.S. 7:751. G.C. HI. 28:77; 34:63; 53:422 (var. Hudsoniana). Gn. W. 20, suppl. Sept. 5 (var. Hudsonii). G.W. 1:122; 9:447; 15:511. Gn. 64, p. 114 (var. Hudsonii).—The most delicate and lovely, and withal one of the largest of the genus. The original large-flowering type (sometimes called var. Hookeri) is difficult to cult. The form now in gardens is smaller and easier to manage; it is called by Henkel W. Caspdryi, and in Austral, is sometimes called N. gracilis. White and pink forms (N. alba and .V. rosea, Benth. & Muell.) occur in Austral. An English var. Hudsoniana, said to be a cross with N. stellata is evidently only a seedling of N. gigantea.
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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=5>
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
<references/>
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
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