Aquatic Plants

Aquatic plants, also called hydrophytes or hydrophytic plants, are living on or under the water surface. While many hydrophytes are known as invasive species, other aquatic plants are used by fish keepers to improve the water quality. As some aquatic plant species are marked as an invasive species, like the Common Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), they are also used for Phytoremediation, a natural cleaning process of polluted water or soil.

Bull Tongue Arrowhead (Sagittaria lancifolia)

Sagittaria lancifolia L. 1759, commonly called Bull Tongue Arrowhead is a perennial plant belonging to the water plantains (Alismataceae). Because of its large potato-like bulbo-tuber Sagittaria lancifolia is also known as duck potato. The aquatic plant found in marshes and swamps is native to the south of the USA, but widely spread throughout tropical countries [read more...]

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Giant Waterlily (Nymphaea gigantea)

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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Water Lily Nymphaea Ply

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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Nelumbo nucifera, White Indian Lotus, Hindu Lotus

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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Water Lily Hybrid Nymphaea Mangala Udol

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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Pontederi cordata L., Pickerel Weed

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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Nymphaea Nang Kwak Khao, Indian Goddess Water Lily White

The Nymphaea Nang Kwak Khao (Indian Goddess Water Lily White) is a tropical water Lily 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 aquatic plant. The name refers to [read more...]

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