01-30-2006, 11:03 AM
ooh nice shob pics & description, Fudge 
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*** Shapla
Description: It is a clump forming perennial with thick, black, spongy, tuberous rhizomes anchored in the pond mud by spreading roots...The leaves are large and flat, rounded or oval in shape with notched margins, up to 40 cm in diameter...They are relatively short lived and are replaced regularly throughout the growing season...They start out as a soft shiny green at the centre of the plant...As they age, the petiole lengthens, pushing the leaf towards the outer perimeter making room for the new growth, and they develop light brown or purple splashes which eventually cover the leaf, leaving only the veins green...They then start to die, turning yellow then brown and eventually disappearing under the water...One plant can spread over an area of about 1 m..
Water lilies, particularly nymphaeas, the true water lilies, are steeped in history and tradition...The name of the genus Nymphaea is a direct transliteration of a Greek word which Theophrastus (a disciple of Plato and Aristotle) used to describe these plants about 300 years before the common era, and refers to the practice of early Greeks in dedicating the water lily to the semi-divine water maidens, the nymphs...In China water lilies are thought to have been grown for many years...There is a beautiful passage by Chou Tun-I of the eleventh century T'ang Dynasty: " . . my favourite is the water lily. How stainless it rises form its slimy bed...How modestly it reposes on the clear pool, an emblem of purity and truth...Symmetrically perfect, its subtle perfume is wafted far and wide; while there it rests in spotless state, something to be regarded reverently from a distance, and not to be profaned by familiar approach."...It has also long been cultivated by the Japanese...
Water lilies are simple to grow, all they need is full sun, some good soil and at least 30 cm of still water...Full sun is necessary for the plants to grow vigorously and produce flowers as well as for the flowers to open during the day...They do not like to be in a pond with a fountain or in swiftly moving water, neither do they like wind...
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Common name: Water Lily, Frog's Pulpit, Paddapreekstoel, Blou Plomb, and Blue Lotus in Egypt
Scientific name: Nymphaea nouchali
Family: Nymphaeaceae (Water Lily Family)
Common name: Water Lily, Frog's Pulpit, Paddapreekstoel, Blou Plomb, and Blue Lotus in Egypt
Scientific name: Nymphaea nouchali
Family: Nymphaeaceae (Water Lily Family)
Description: It is a clump forming perennial with thick, black, spongy, tuberous rhizomes anchored in the pond mud by spreading roots...The leaves are large and flat, rounded or oval in shape with notched margins, up to 40 cm in diameter...They are relatively short lived and are replaced regularly throughout the growing season...They start out as a soft shiny green at the centre of the plant...As they age, the petiole lengthens, pushing the leaf towards the outer perimeter making room for the new growth, and they develop light brown or purple splashes which eventually cover the leaf, leaving only the veins green...They then start to die, turning yellow then brown and eventually disappearing under the water...One plant can spread over an area of about 1 m..
Water lilies, particularly nymphaeas, the true water lilies, are steeped in history and tradition...The name of the genus Nymphaea is a direct transliteration of a Greek word which Theophrastus (a disciple of Plato and Aristotle) used to describe these plants about 300 years before the common era, and refers to the practice of early Greeks in dedicating the water lily to the semi-divine water maidens, the nymphs...In China water lilies are thought to have been grown for many years...There is a beautiful passage by Chou Tun-I of the eleventh century T'ang Dynasty: " . . my favourite is the water lily. How stainless it rises form its slimy bed...How modestly it reposes on the clear pool, an emblem of purity and truth...Symmetrically perfect, its subtle perfume is wafted far and wide; while there it rests in spotless state, something to be regarded reverently from a distance, and not to be profaned by familiar approach."...It has also long been cultivated by the Japanese...
Water lilies are simple to grow, all they need is full sun, some good soil and at least 30 cm of still water...Full sun is necessary for the plants to grow vigorously and produce flowers as well as for the flowers to open during the day...They do not like to be in a pond with a fountain or in swiftly moving water, neither do they like wind...
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