Scientific Name
Euryale ferox
Common Name
Prickly water lily; Gorgon plant
Water Garden
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Hardiness:
Zones 10-11
Height:
4 to 5'
Flower:
Cup-shaped flowers; deep violet with an outer row of white petals
Foliage:
Sharp spines on surface of sepals, stems, and both sides of leaves
Comments:
Can be grown from seeds (must be stored moist)
Cultivars/Species:
N/A
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