The Giant Water Lily (Nymphaea gigantea Hook.1852) is worthy of the name as the flower is one of the biggest flowers in the plant kingdom. Giant water lily flowers reach a size up to 30 cm in diameter, leaves get a size up to 70 cm and the stems raise the attractive, white flowers about Read More »
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The stunningly beautiful Water Lily, Nympaea Ply is a crossing between the water lily hybrids Nymphaea Trail Blazer and Nymphaea Mr. Martin E. Randig. The aquatic plant has been hybridized by the most well-known water lily breeder in Thailand Dr. Slearmlarp (Sam) Wasuwat. We found the Nymphaea Ply water lily hybrid in the Queen Sirikit Read More »
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The Indian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.), with its impressive, white, pink or sometimes yellow flowers, also called Hindu Lotus, is an aquatic plant from the Nelumbonaceae family. The Indian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) is native to India, Bangladesh, Southeast Asia and China. The flowers, seeds, young leaves, stems and rhizomes (roots) are edible. Lotus flowers Read More »
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Nymphaea Mangala Udol is a hardy water lily hybrid bred by Nopchai Charnsilp (Thailand) in 1997. 2004 the beautiful Nymphaea Mangala Udol water lily has been awarded the Best New Hardy Water Lily by the International Waterlily & Water Gardening Society. The Nymphaea Mangala Udol flowers are slightly fragrant. © Orchids Flowers.com Image: Water Lily Read More »
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The Pickerel Weed (Pontederi cordata L.) is an aquatic plant
endemic to North-East America, but nowadays also found in Europe and Asia…
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The Nymphaea Nang Kwak Khao (Indian Goddess Water Lily White) is a tropical water lily hybrid from the so called Nang Kwak group, descendent from India. Dr. Slearmlarp (Sam) Wasuwat, who runs a Waterlily Farm in Thailand, imported the first Nang Kwak water lilies and started to develop this beautiful, but a bit strange aquatic Read More »
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The name water snowflake for the beautiful Nymphoides indica (L.) Kuntze hits the nail right on the head. The flowers of the Nymphoides indica are really looking like snowflakes on the water. The aquatic plant, which is not related to water lilies (Nymphaea), even if the leaves look quite similar, is endemic to Middle- and Read More »
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The beautiful Nymphaea Peach Glow is a water lily hybrid cultivar and has been developed in the year 1997 by the American waterlily enthusiast and breeder Dr. Robert Kirk Strawn (1922-2008). As his wife loved waterlilies, Dr. Strawn discovered his passion for this exotic plants by the 1970 th. He began to buy waterlilies from Read More »
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The Sagittaria montevidensis Cham. & Schltdl. 1827, in common parlance called California Arrowhead or Giant Arrowhead is an aquatic plant native to South America, but is also very popular in tropical Asia. The Sagittaria montevidensis plant, with it´s beautiful white flowers, with 3 wine-red spots, is found in shallow waters. The species Sagittaria montevidensis Cham. Read More »
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