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General Subjects => Flowers and Foliage Now => Topic started by: Michael on September 18, 2008, 09:28:56 PM

Title: A piece of Amazonia.
Post by: Michael on September 18, 2008, 09:28:56 PM: Hello again :D

I would like to show you my giant waterlilies. This was my first attempt to grow them, and i succeeded!
I would like to say my thanks to Alberto Grossi who gave me a little help in getting the seeds.

Yes, these huge plants were a pea sized seed 7 months ago!! :D
I wish i could grow them bigger, but they really take a lot of space, and the watertank doesnt allow me

to get them any bigger!

This is Victoria waterlily:

(http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o38/Jindegales/CpsEndemicsAquaticsAUG2008/Victoria.jpg)

(http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o38/Jindegales/CpsEndemicsAquaticsAUG2008/Victoria1.j
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(http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o38/Jindegales/CpsEndemicsAquaticsAUG2008/Victoria2.jpg)

It had bloomed twice, but it's a night blooming plant, and i unfortunately do not have flash in my camera to take a decent picture. The flower only lasts for 2 nights, on the forst night it's pure white and scented, on the second, its reddish-pink and scentless.

This one with purple on the underside of the leaf is Euryale ferox, the gorgon plant. And it is very feroucious, i have hurt myself a couple of times on those sharp spines like blades. Even the top of the leaves have spines!

(http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o38/Jindegales/CpsEndemicsAquaticsAUG2008/Euryale1.j

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(http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o38/Jindegales/CpsEndemicsAquaticsAUG2008/Euryale2.j

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Michael
Title: Re: A piece of Amazonia.
Post by: Hans J on September 18, 2008, 09:32:56 PM: Michael ;)

fascinating pics :o

many thanks
8)
Title: Re: A piece of Amazonia.
Post by: Brian Ellis on September 18, 2008, 10:31:10 PM: Excellent pictures Michael, amazing structures that these plants have developed.
Title: Re: A piece of Amazonia.
Post by: Maggi Young on September 18, 2008, 11:10:15 PM: WOW! Really super! I would never have thought so much growth was possible in that short time...How exciting is that! 8) The engineering of the leaf structure is great... it looks even better on the purple/red one!
Title: Re: A piece of Amazonia.
Post by: Anthony Darby on September 19, 2008, 02:54:36 PM: Fantastic. I think I would have to grow them on their side too. ;)
Title: Re: A piece of Amazonia.
Post by: Luc Gilgemyn on September 19, 2008, 03:47:55 PM: Stunning colours !!!!! :o
Title: Re: A piece of Amazonia.
Post by: Slug Killer on September 19, 2008, 03:51:36 PM: Quote from: Anthony Darby on September 19, 2008, 02:54:36 PM
Fantastic. I think I would have to grow them on their side too. ;)

;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: A piece of Amazonia.
Post by: hadacekf on September 19, 2008, 06:43:12 PM: Excellent pictures from interesting plants.
Title: Re: A piece of Amazonia.
Post by: Armin on September 19, 2008, 10:18:57 PM: Really amazing this rapid growth!
Great shots.
Title: Re: A piece of Amazonia.
Post by: mark smyth on December 12, 2008, 11:44:08 AM: Do you have fish in the tank also?
Title: Re: A piece of Amazonia.
Post by: Michael on December 14, 2008, 09:05:59 AM: Hi Mark!

No, there's no fish in there, but i do have a lot of frogs. :)