Nymphaea

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Nymphaea nouchali (Indian red water lily)


Plant Characteristics
Habit   aquatic

Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun
Water: ◍ wet
Features: ✓ flowers, foliage
USDA Zones: 1 to 11
Sunset Zones: all zones
Flower features: ❀ red, orange, yellow, blue, purple, pink, white, double
Scientific Names

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Nymphaea (pronounced /nɪmˈfiː.ə/) is a genus of aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae. There are about 50 species in the genus, which has a cosmopolitan distribution. There are hardy varieties which grow to zone 1, and much more tropical varieties which cannot tolerate frost.

Cultivation

Make sure the depth of your pond is right for the particular variety you are planting. Protect more tender plants from winter cold by covering pond, adding water to give depth, or store the dormant tubers indoors in sand during the winter.

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Species

About 50 species, including:
Nymphaea alba - European White Water-lily
Nymphaea amazonum
Nymphaea ampla
Nymphaea blanda
Nymphaea caerulea - Egyptian Blue Water-lily
Nymphaea calliantha
Nymphaea candida
Nymphaea capensis - Cape Blue Water-lily
Nymphaea citrina
Nymphaea colorata
Nymphaea elegans
Nymphaea fennica
Nymphaea flavovirens
Nymphaea gardneriana
Nymphaea gigantea - Australian Water-lily
Nymphaea heudelotii
Nymphaea jamesoniana
Nymphaea leibergii - Dwarf Water-lily
Nymphaea lotus - Egyptian White Water-lily
Nymphaea lotus var. termalis
 Nymphaea macrosperma - Native to Australia's Top End
Nymphaea mexicana - Yellow Water-lily
Nymphaea micrantha
Nymphaea nouchali - Red and blue water lily (National flower of Sri Lanka)
Nymphaea odorata - Fragrant Water-lily
Nymphaea pubescens - Hairy water lily (National flower of Bangladesh)
Nymphaea rubra - India Red Water-lily
Nymphaea rudgeana
Nymphaea stuhlmannii
Nymphaea sulfurea
Nymphaea tetragona - Pygmy Water-lily

Gallery

References

External links


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