Nymphaea elegans
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Blue Water-lily
Nymphaeaceae
Plant Specifics
Form: | Aquatic | |
Size: | ft | |
Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | White,blue | |
Fruit Color: | NA | |
Phenology: | Winter dormant | |
Noted for: | Showy flowers |
Landscaping
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Availability: | Specialty providers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Aquatic (always flooded) ----- to ----- Aquatic) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Aquatic (always flooded) ----- to ----- Aquatic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Pond, lake, or stream bottom, Organic material (muck) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecology
Wildlife: |
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Insects: | Everything from flies, to beetles, and various sorts of bees have been recorded on water lilies. The primary pollinator may be beetles. (In Defense of Plants blog) | |
Native Habitats: | Ponds, ditches, cypress swamps. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 8A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
General Comments: | Not typically seen for sale, but a good addition to the aquatic garden. |