Thursday 13 June 2013

WATER LILY

Nymphaea (water lily) is a genus of hardy and tender aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae. There are about 50 species in the genus, which has a cosmopolitan distribution. White-flowered waterlilies (of several species) are the national flower of Bangladesh. The flowers illustrated here are the beautiful hybrids Nymphaea "Peach Glow".

The name Nymphaea comes from the Greek term "Νυμφαία", possibly related to "Νύμφη" meaning "nymph". The nymphs in Greek mythology were supernatural feminine beings associated with springs, so the application of the name to delicately flowered aquatic plants is understandable. Despite its common name "water lily" (water-lily, waterlily), Nymphaea is not related to the true lily, Lilium.

This post is part of the Floral Friday Fotos meme.

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3 comments:

  1. Unknown13 June 2013 at 21:02

    Peach Glow is a very suitable name for these beauties.

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  2. Unknown13 June 2013 at 23:54

    Beautiful lily and I so like the lighting too.

    Mary, MI

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  3. Jama14 June 2013 at 07:00

    Gorgeous lily! Love that particular colour.

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