New Australian Waterlilies
Nymphaea georginae
Three new Australian species of waterlilies that are native to Queensland have been described by Australian expert Dr. Surrey Jacobs of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney and leading American botanist Dr. Barre Hellquist. The discovery of three new species has resulted from the on-going investigation into the aquatic plants, of Australia, which until recently have all been poorly studied both botanically and horticulturally.
Understanding the cultural needs of these wonderful exotic waterlilies will be much easier now that the nature of the individual species and their natural habitats have been studied. At present very few water gardeners succeed in growing any of the beautiful tropical Australian waterlilies to their full potential. They appear to have exacting requirements that most gardeners find difficult to meet. So they have never attained the popularity that they deserve, despite the fact that several of the more common species have been available to gardeners from specialist nurseries for over one hundred years. The three new species that have been described are Nymphaea alexii, Nymphaea georginae and Nymphaea carpentariae.
Photo: B.Hellquist
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Philip
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Three new Australian species of waterlilies that are native to Queensland have been described by Australian expert Dr. Surrey Jacobs of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney and leading American botanist Dr. Barre Hellquist. The discovery of three new species has resulted from the on-going investigation into the aquatic plants, of Australia, which until recently have all been poorly studied both botanically and horticulturally.
Understanding the cultural needs of these wonderful exotic waterlilies will be much easier now that the nature of the individual species and their natural habitats have been studied. At present very few water gardeners succeed in growing any of the beautiful tropical Australian waterlilies to their full potential. They appear to have exacting requirements that most gardeners find difficult to meet. So they have never attained the popularity that they deserve, despite the fact that several of the more common species have been available to gardeners from specialist nurseries for over one hundred years. The three new species that have been described are Nymphaea alexii, Nymphaea georginae and Nymphaea carpentariae.
Photo: B.Hellquist
For further information visit Water Gardening News click here.
Happy Gardening
Philip
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