• Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nymphaea jamesoniana

sleeping beauty water-lily

Nomenclature

Common Name:

sleeping beauty water-lily

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Nymphaea jamesoniana

Family:

Nymphaeaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

aquatic

Size:

0.5 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

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

Considerations:

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Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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1 -to- Aquatic

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators

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

Native Habitats:

Aquatic. Marsh, lake. Roadside ditches.

Comments:

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General Comments:

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.