Red Plant ID ?
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Looks like a tiger lotus (Nymphae zenkeri) or something similar. I have not had one flower but have seen photos. They form a "lilly-type" flower on the surface - VERY beautiful. I dont remember the colors - white and pink I believe.
KhanJee
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hashbaz said:
Thanks. I have searched but am unable to know what exectly it is. There are few names like Nymphaea rubra, Nymphaea lotus var. rubra, Nymphaea stellata, Nymphoides aquatica
Nymphaea (zenkeri) picture I have seen but thats not mine one because I have only plant roots. Brown seed kind of thing with the roots is not present with my plant.
Most interesting is the flower can't wait.
Is this a bulbed plant? I bought something similar to this from Wal-Mart, they are fairly easy to grow and they come in packs of 2 bulbs. They lable them water lilys but you don't know what kind your getting till they grow. I got 1 red and 1 green. These are called Nymphaea Lilly according to the package but I think thats a generalization.
Apocalypse_Gold
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This could have been grown from seed or be a cutting and that is why you don't have a bulb yet. Most likely a Nymphaea zenkeri var. rubra. I wish mine would flower.
KhanJee
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@Alshain
No its not a bulbed plant. I have seen this plant in green too. Its really hard to know which plant it is, may be flower will decide.
@Apocalypse_Gold
Seeds thats new to me. I think its a cutting because this plant automatically produces small plants and when they grow a little with roots I cut them form them main plant.
You have to wait till your plant flower. Mine was almost 20cm high with 10-14 leaves and it took 6 months but for me its a surprise because I never know that this plant flower.
No its not a bulbed plant. I have seen this plant in green too. Its really hard to know which plant it is, may be flower will decide.
@Apocalypse_Gold
Seeds thats new to me. I think its a cutting because this plant automatically produces small plants and when they grow a little with roots I cut them form them main plant.
You have to wait till your plant flower. Mine was almost 20cm high with 10-14 leaves and it took 6 months but for me its a surprise because I never know that this plant flower.
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