Tropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Green Smoke'

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philomel Castelnau RB Pyrenée, France(Zone 8a) Jul 29, 2003

Common name: Tropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Green Smoke'
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nymphaea


Plant Link: http://plantsdatabase.com/go/50713/

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Terry Murfreesboro, TN(Zone 7a) Jul 29, 2003

This one cultivar is the one above all others that tempts me to try tropicals. I don't know if it's the intriguing name, the unique coloring, or a combination of both. Very pretty!

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NoH2O Everson, WA(Zone 8a) Jul 30, 2003

Wow!!! What a beautiful picture of a beautiful flower. I love the colors and the textures. Another winner philo.

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philomel Castelnau RB Pyrenée, France(Zone 8a) Jul 30, 2003

Yes, this one is a true beauty
I'd love to be able to grow it!

Thanks NoH20 :)

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jkom51 Oakland, CA(Zone 9b) Jul 31, 2003

I think that's THE most beautiful water lily I've ever seen!

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philomel Castelnau RB Pyrenée, France(Zone 8a) Jul 31, 2003

It's SO unusual isn't it?

The purple tips to the petals set off the rest of the flower so well. If only I could have a tropical pond....

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Lenjo Mount Angel, OR(Zone 8a) Jul 31, 2003

Makes me wish I had somewhere to grow some waterlilies. They don't even look real.

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philomel Castelnau RB Pyrenée, France(Zone 8a) Jul 31, 2003

Mmmm, the surreal quality of this photo is helped by the leaf of a Victoria lily in the background catching and reflecting the sunlight

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NoH2O Everson, WA(Zone 8a) Jul 31, 2003

I was trying to figure out what that was! I thought it looked like some space-age material!

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philomel Castelnau RB Pyrenée, France(Zone 8a) Jul 31, 2003

It does doesn't it? All a trick of the light lol
This photo (that I posted to PDB as well) shows the leaf - and the flower - more naturalistically

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Lenjo Mount Angel, OR(Zone 8a) Jul 31, 2003

Still awesome,. what a color!

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philomel Castelnau RB Pyrenée, France(Zone 8a) Jul 31, 2003

Quite spooky lol

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starshine Bend, OR(Zone 6a) Aug 01, 2003

mmmmm.. I admire the water logged flowers from a distance. Someday a pond... mmm yesssss.

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philomel Castelnau RB Pyrenée, France(Zone 8a) Aug 01, 2003

I'm just off to work on my long term dream of water in the garden starshine. A shame I can never grow this beauty as it wouldn't survive the winter here, but there are LOTS of hardy ones to choose from......

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