Scientific Name
Nymphaea odorata
Common Name
American water lily; Fragrant water-lily
Wildflowers
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Height:
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Flower/fruit:
Sweet-scented 3 to 6 inch white or pinkish flowers with numerous tapering petals; lasts for several days; floats on water surface
Flowering Season:
Summer to fall
Foliage:
4 to 10 inch green leaves with reddish brown underside; v-shaped notch at the base
Site:
Lakes, ponds, wet ditches
Comments:
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