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**elton** · 02-27-2012, 03:54 PM

Nymphaea lotus var. rubra - a 'wild' waterlily that blooms at night (flowers open late evening around 6pm through to the next morning, closes about 10am). Faint herbal scent.

**Zysyewgg** · 02-27-2012, 04:49 PM

Very cool!!!!! Do you have a pond?

**zueqhbyhp** · 02-27-2012, 05:03 PM

Beautiful!

**AssinHT** · 02-27-2012, 05:09 PM

Tryed to grow them from seedling but failed.
A really nice flower

**DghtRdc** · 02-27-2012, 06:25 PM

What a lovely flower !!!! Jean

**cingularring** · 02-27-2012, 07:41 PM

Stunning!

**farmarrl** · 02-27-2012, 07:54 PM

That is just stunning. The colour is amazing. And here I thought water lilliy flowers opened when the sun came out.

**houkbsdov** · 02-28-2012, 12:57 AM

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**LSDDSL** · 02-28-2012, 04:34 AM

That's a gorgeous flower, nicely photographed, and not "just a waterlily." Thanks for posting it.

**elton** · 02-28-2012, 05:58 AM

Thanks, all

Thanasis, its actually an old water tank.

Yes, Eric, that's my bathtub

Dido, I don't grow from seedlings. This one grows a lot of offshoots on rhizomes and stolons so I use this method to propagate it.

David, there are day-blooming and night-blooming waterlilies. The largest waterlily in the world, Victoria amazonica, also is a night-bloomer. I read that they are pollinated by scarab beetles.

**xquFzpNw** · 02-28-2012, 08:30 AM

Lovely!

**apannamma** · 02-28-2012, 08:09 PM

Very bright and lovely colour, NICE!

**purchasviagra** · 02-28-2012, 10:28 PM

Just love the colors.

**pKgGpUlF** · 02-29-2012, 01:59 AM

Gorgeous!

**usaneisfiecup** · 02-29-2012, 03:43 AM

Nice! I had a few varieties of night-blooming Nymphaea in my pond last year. They have great colors.

**Mello** · 02-29-2012, 11:43 PM

Nice choice.
Almost got hooked on these after a trip to Longwood Gardens.

**elton** · 03-13-2012, 05:50 PM

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**worldofwarcraft** · 09-21-2012, 06:02 PM

very nice. i've seen water lilies at longwood gardens that have such large leaves, a small person could sit on one and it would keep floating

**lalffibra** · 09-21-2012, 07:45 PM

Does it have kovachii in the background???

**AssinHT** · 09-22-2012, 04:35 AM

must to be nice to be in the tropics :P

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elton Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 650 Senior Member	Just a waterlily Nymphaea lotus var. rubra - a 'wild' waterlily that blooms at night (flowers open late evening around 6pm through to the next morning, closes about 10am). Faint herbal scent. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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AssinHT Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 445 Senior Member	Tryed to grow them from seedling but failed. A really nice flower Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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farmarrl Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 513 Senior Member	That is just stunning. The colour is amazing. And here I thought water lilliy flowers opened when the sun came out. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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LSDDSL Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 619 Senior Member	That's a gorgeous flower, nicely photographed, and not "just a waterlily." Thanks for posting it. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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elton Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 650 Senior Member	Thanks, all Thanasis, its actually an old water tank. Yes, Eric, that's my bathtub Dido, I don't grow from seedlings. This one grows a lot of offshoots on rhizomes and stolons so I use this method to propagate it. David, there are day-blooming and night-blooming waterlilies. The largest waterlily in the world, Victoria amazonica, also is a night-bloomer. I read that they are pollinated by scarab beetles. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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xquFzpNw Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 501 Senior Member	Lovely! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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apannamma Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 409 Senior Member	Very bright and lovely colour, NICE! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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purchasviagra Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 414 Senior Member	Just love the colors. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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pKgGpUlF Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 547 Senior Member	Gorgeous! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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usaneisfiecup Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 420 Senior Member	Nice! I had a few varieties of night-blooming Nymphaea in my pond last year. They have great colors. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Mello Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 495 Senior Member	Nice choice. Almost got hooked on these after a trip to Longwood Gardens. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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worldofwarcraft Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 482 Senior Member	very nice. i've seen water lilies at longwood gardens that have such large leaves, a small person could sit on one and it would keep floating Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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AssinHT Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 445 Senior Member	must to be nice to be in the tropics :P Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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