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| The Tropical Water-Lilies |
Aviator Pring-Pring. Hybrid vigor appears in this big new primrose yellow. The first yellow variety that meets all the requirements of
the grower. A good propagator and occasionally viviparous.
Bagdad-Pring. Blooms of pale purplish-blue on short stems, just
above the floating leaves. Viviparous.
Blue Beauty-Often listed as Pennsylvania or N. pulcherrima. A
cross from N. coerulea by N. capensis var. zanzibariensis. Blooms 10
to 12 inches across and are deep blue. A striking yellow disk in the center is surrounded by golden stamens with violet anthers. Dark-green
leaves, with long, tapering lobes, and often more than 2 feet in diameter.
Blue Bird-Well-shaped blooms of deep blue. Viviparous.
Blue Triumph-Blue flowers up to a foot across, borne in great profusion. Green foliage flecked bronze.
Bob Trickett-Large flowers, 10 to 14 inches across, of Campanula-
blue with yellow center, similar to Mrs. Edwards Whitaker but fuller
and more cup-shaped. Buds green, leaves large and orbicular, green
above, red with green veins beneath.
N. Burttii-An interesting species first introduced into cultivation
and identified at the Missouri Botanical Gardens in 1929 by Dr. Pring.
Seeds, thought to be those of another species, were sent to the gardens
from the Tanganyika Territory of East Africa by B. D. Burtt, a botanist
engaged in research there. Of the several seeds planted, only one germinated, and in time produced spectacular 8-inch blooms,
primrose-yellow, and very sweetly scented. An important find, because for many
years N. stuhlmannii and N. sulfurea were thought to be the only yellow
tropicals. The plant is still an enigma. Difficult to propagate and grow,
but hybrids reproduce readily from tubers. The plant proved to be a
new species when studied at the botanical gardens, and so was named
for the discoverer.
N. calliantha-African species with light-blue or purple star-shaped
flowers. Sepals are deep yellow.
tenuis-A variety just as unstable in hue. The flowers open either
white or pale blue.
N. capensis-Commonly called the Cape Blue Water-Lily. Blooms are
8 to 9 inches, a little deeper than sky-blue, with blue-tipped yellow
stamens. Sepals are green outside, white flushed pale blue inside. Foliage is green, sometimes tinted purple. Fragrant. Grows freely
throughout southern and eastern Africa, and in Madagascar.
forma rubra-A miniature with brilliant rose-colored blooms and a
sweet scent. Excellent for tub culture.
madagascariensis-Madagascar variety similar to species type, but
with much smaller blooms.
zanzibariensis-Often listed as Royal Purple Lily. Similar to species
type with rich purple-blue blooms and yellow stamens tipped navy
blue. Fragrant. Free flowering. This variety has produced two garden hybrids which have become quite popular.
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