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Nymphaea caerulea, Sav. (C. caerulea, Woodv. & Wood. N. stellata, Casp., etc.). Blue Lotus of Egypt. Lvs. narrowly peltate, oval, entire or slightly sinuate at base; under surface green, with dark purple blotches, purplish at margin, 12-16 in. across: fls. 3-5 in. across, open 3 days from 7.30 A.M. to 12 M.; buds conical; sepals thickly marked with black lines and dots; petals 14-20, lanceolate, acute, light blue above, basal half dull white; stamens 50-70; outer filaments broad, yellow; appendage long (&in. on outer stamens), pale blue. Egypt, N. and Cent. Afr. Ann. Mus. Paris, Vol. I (1802), p. 366 c.p. F.S. 7:653.—Free grower and bloomer but not showy. Forms occur in Afr. with pure white or bright red fls., and some without spots on the calyx.
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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
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==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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{{Inc|
Nymphaea caerulea, Sav. (C. caerulea, Woodv. & Wood. N. stellata, Casp., etc.). Blue Lotus of Egypt. Lvs. narrowly peltate, oval, entire or slightly sinuate at base; under surface green, with dark purple blotches, purplish at margin, 12-16 in. across: fls. 3-5 in. across, open 3 days from 7.30 A.M. to 12 M.; buds conical; sepals thickly marked with black lines and dots; petals 14-20, lanceolate, acute, light blue above, basal half dull white; stamens 50-70; outer filaments broad, yellow; appendage long (&in. on outer stamens), pale blue. Egypt, N. and Cent. Afr. Ann. Mus. Paris, Vol. I (1802), p. 366 c.p. F.S. 7:653.—Free grower and bloomer but not showy. Forms occur in Afr. with pure white or bright red fls., and some without spots on the calyx.
}}
==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==
*{{wplink}}
{{stub}}
__NOTOC__