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Nymphaea alba, Presl (C. alba, Woodv. & Wood). Lvs. roundish, entire, floating, 4-12 in. across, red when very young; lowest pair of veins straight and diverging: rhizome black: fls. white (in the type), 4-5 in. across, open from 7 A.M. to 4 P.M.; petals broad, ovate, somewhat concave; angles of attachment of sepals rounded; filaments of innermost stamens not wider than the anthers: fr. more or less spherical; seed small. Eu. and N. Afr.—A robust species. In gardens, vars. called Albatross, Harrisiana, Hermine, delicata and splendens may be found. Var. candidissima (var. maxima, var. plenissima) has Lvs. orbicular, lobes strongly curved, overlapping, yellowish when very young: rhizome brownish, sometimes3 in. through: fls. large, pure white, sterile.—The first nymphea to bloom in spring, continuing until frost. Very robust; a most desirable white variety.
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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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|genus=Nymphaea
|species=alba
|Temp Metric=°F
|jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks!
|image=Upload.png
|image_width=240
}}
{{Inc|
Nymphaea alba, Presl (C. alba, Woodv. & Wood). Lvs. roundish, entire, floating, 4-12 in. across, red when very young; lowest pair of veins straight and diverging: rhizome black: fls. white (in the type), 4-5 in. across, open from 7 A.M. to 4 P.M.; petals broad, ovate, somewhat concave; angles of attachment of sepals rounded; filaments of innermost stamens not wider than the anthers: fr. more or less spherical; seed small. Eu. and N. Afr.—A robust species. In gardens, vars. called Albatross, Harrisiana, Hermine, delicata and splendens may be found. Var. candidissima (var. maxima, var. plenissima) has Lvs. orbicular, lobes strongly curved, overlapping, yellowish when very young: rhizome brownish, sometimes3 in. through: fls. large, pure white, sterile.—The first nymphea to bloom in spring, continuing until frost. Very robust; a most desirable white variety.
}}
==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__
