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Nymphaea jamesoniana

sleeping beauty water-lily
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

sleeping beauty water-lily

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Nymphaea jamesoniana

Familia:

Nymphaeaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

aquatic

Tamaño:

0.5 ft

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

winter dormant

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Useful as a curiosity in an aquatic garden as flowers open only late at night and closed by morning.

Consideraciones:

Open only at night. Fragrant.

Disponibilidad:

Specialty Provider, Friends

Propagación:

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Aquatic -a- Aquatic

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand

pH del suelo:

Apto para cultivo en:

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators

This particular water lily blooms only at night.  Personal observation, and a published research study suggest that the pollinator (s) may be beetles.

Hábitats nativos:

Aquatic. Marsh, lake. Roadside ditches.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Likely more common than suggested by the known county occurrences as likely overlooked since its blooms are nocturnal.



It is not clear to this author why anyone would seek out this plant except as a curiosity.  It begins blooming around 11 pm and the flowers are closed by 5 am.

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Wiersema, J. H. (1988). Reproductive Biology of Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 75(3), 795–804.( https://doi.org/10.2307/2399367 ). Accessed 2026.

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