Common varieties of water lilies

White Water Lily

Originally produced in the Nile River in Egypt, the flower diameter is 20~25cm, the flower shape is large, and it blooms above the water. The flowers are white, with 20 to 25 petals, which are long oval and blunt at the ends. Sepals green with distinct veins. The pedicels and leaf stalks are green and pubescent. The leaf diameter is 42~40 cm, the leaf surface is green, the back of the leaf is slightly red, and the leaf edge is wavy and serrated. The stamens are light yellow, 70 to 100 in number.

Blue Water Lily

Native to North Africa, Egypt and Mexico. The flower diameter is 15~20 cm, the flower shape is large, and it blooms above the water. There are 16 to 20 petals and the flower blooms in a star shape. Pedicels and leaf stalks are light reddish brown. The leaf diameter is 32~30cm, the leaf surface is green, the back of the leaf is dark red-purple with small purple spots, the leaf edge is slightly wavy, and the leaf base is deeply fissured. There are 80 to 100 stamens.

Yellow Water Lily

It is native to southern Mexico and Florida in North America. The flower diameter is 10~14 cm, the flower shape is medium, and the flowers float on the water or slightly out of the water. The flowers are bright yellow, with 24 to 30 petals, which are ovate-elliptical. The young leaves have dense purple spots on the surface, the mature leaves are green with dense dark purple spots on the back, the leaf margins are entire, and the leaf bases are shallowly fissured. The stamens are bright yellow, 60 to 90 in number.

Red Water Lily

It is native to India and Bangladesh, with a flower diameter of about 20 cm, large flower shape, and blooming directly above the water. The flowers are pink, with 20 to 25 petals, long oval, and sepals purple-red with obvious veins. Pedicels and leaf stalks dark purple. The leaf diameter is 42~40 cm. The surface of young leaves is purple-red, and that of mature leaves is green. The back of the leaves is covered with soft hairs, the leaf margins are wavy and serrated, and the leaf base is deeply fissured. The stamens are yellow, 70 to 100 in number, and can produce fruit through artificial pollination.

Indian Blue Water Lily

Also known as star-shaped water lily or herbaceous water lily, it is native to India and Southeast Asia, and is distributed in southern Yunnan and Hainan Island in China. The flower diameter is 15~18 cm, the flower shape is large, it blooms above the water, the flower blooms in a star shape and has a fragrance. There are 15 to 18 petals, with pointed tips, dark blue, light blue in the middle and lower parts, and dark purple spots on the back of the sepals. The pedicels and leaf stems are green. The leaf diameter is 34~32 cm, the leaf surface is green with purple spots, the back of the leaf has dark purple spots, and the leaf margin is entire. There are 70 to 100 stamens, the filaments are flat, the tips are light blue, and the flower has a strong ability to bear fruit.