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Common varieties of water lily

Jesse Pinkman
2020-08-31 11:00:03
The common varieties of water lily are white water lily, blue water lily, yellow water lily, red water lily and Indian blue water lily. White water lily originated from the Nile River, with large flower type, white flower color and long oval petals; blue water lily originated from North Africa, with large flower type and star petals; yellow water lily originated from Mexico, with medium flower type and oval petals; red water lily originated from India, with long oval petals.

White water lily

It is native to the Nile River in Egypt, with a flower diameter of 20-25cm, large flower type and open water. The flower color is white, the petals are 20-25, long ovate, and the ends are round and blunt. Sepals green, veins obvious. Pedicel and petiole are green and pilose. The leaf diameter is 42-40cm, the surface of the leaf is green, the back of the leaf is reddish, and the edge of the leaf is zigzag. Stamens pale yellow, 70-100.

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Blue water lily

It is native to North Africa, Egypt and Mexico. The flower is 15-20cm in diameter, large in shape and open in water. The petals are 16-20, and the flowers are star shaped. Pedicel, petiole reddish brown. The diameter of the leaf is 32-30cm, the surface of the leaf is green, the back of the leaf is dark red purple, there are small purple patches, the edge of the leaf is slightly microwave shaped, and the base of the leaf is deeply cracked. 80-100 stamens.

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Yellow water lily

It is native to Mexico in the south of North America and Florida in the United States. The flower diameter is 10-14cm, medium flower type, and the flower is floating or slightly out of the water. The flowers are bright yellow, with 24-30 petals and oval shape. The young leaves have dense purple spots on the leaf surface, green leaves, dense dark purple spots on the back of the leaves, the whole leaf margin, and shallow leaf base. The stamens are bright yellow, 60-90.

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Red water lily

It is native to India and Bangladesh, with a flower diameter of about 20cm, large flower type and open water. The flower color is peach red, the petals are 20-25, long ovate, sepals are purple red, veins are obvious. Pedicel, petiole dark purple. The leaf diameter is 42-40cm, the young leaf is purple red, green, the back of the leaf is pilose, the edge of the leaf is wavy, serrate, and the base of the leaf is deeply cracked. Stamens yellow, 70-100, artificial pollination can bear fruit.

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Indian blue water lily

It is also called star water lily or extended medicine water lily. It is native to India and Southeast Asia, and is distributed in southern Yunnan and Hainan Island in China. The flower is 15-18cm in diameter, large in shape, open in water, star shaped and fragrant. Petals 15-18, apex sharp, dark blue, middle and lower light blue, sepals with dark purple spots on the back. Pedicel, petiole green. The leaf diameter is 34-32cm, the leaf surface is green with purple spots, the back of the leaf has dark purple spots, and the leaf margin is whole. There are 70-100 stamens, flat filaments, light blue ends, and strong fruiting ability.

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