How to tend a Nymphaea tetragona
Also known as: Nymphaea wenzelii Maack ex Regel, Nymphaea pygmaea (Salisb.) W.T.Aiton, Nymphaea japono-koreana Nakai, Nymphaea fennica Mela, Nymphaea esquirolii H.Lév. & Vaniot, Leuconymphaea tetragona (Georgi) Kuntze, Castalia crassifolia Hand.-Mazz., Castalia pygmaea Salisb., Castalia rudgeana Tratt., Castalia tetragona (Georgi) G.Lawson, Nymphaea tetragona var. crassifolia (Hand.-Mazz.) Y.C.Chu, Nymphaea crassifolia (Hand.-Mazz.) Nakai, Nymphaea tetragona var. minima (Nakai) W.Lee, Nymphaea tetragona var. wenzelii (Maack) Vorosch., Nymphaea pygmaea var. minima Nakai, Nymphaea pygmaea f. acutiloba Regel, Nymphaea pygmaea f. grandiflora Regel, Nymphaea pygmaea f. distans Regel, Nymphaea alba subsp. tetragona (Georgi) Korsh., Nymphaea tetragona var. angusta Casp. ex Nakai, Nymphaea pygmaea var. acutiloba (Regel) Regel, Nymphaea pygmaea var. grandiflora (Regel) Regel
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Aquatic plant, keep soil moist high
Sunlight
Like sunshine, grows in sunny places
Soil
1/3 of fertile silt and 2/3 water
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly
Pruning
Remove aged tissues, dead, rotten, diseased leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- North Africa, Southeast Asia Tropical areas
- Category
- Nymphaeaceae, Nymphaea
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period June-August
- Flower colors
- white, blue, yellow or pink
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