Japanese name: 熱帯性スイレン（熱帯性睡蓮） Scientific name:Nymphaea Tropical Group
[Overview]
A tropical water lily with no cold hardiness.
An aquatic perennial with long leaf stalks and floating leaves.
The underground stem becomes tuberous.
The leaves are large, with conspicuous teeth along the margins.
The flower stalks rise above the water surface.
There are two types: day-blooming and night-blooming.
There are many petals, and there are also dozens to hundreds of stamens, the outer ones being broad and petal-like.
The stigma is enlarged and radiate.
There are many cultivars, with a wide range of flower colors including white, red, pink, blue and purple.
[Cultivation]
Propagate by division.
Grow it in a sunny place where sunlight reaches the base of the plant under the water.
It needs a water depth of 50 cm or more and a water surface of about 3 × 2 m.
A water temperature of 15 °C or higher is required.
