Tiger lotus Nymphaea lotus To see the pronunciation for this word, please log in or register today. It's safe, and completely free!
Family: Nymphaeaceae Region: Africa
CareTiger lotus are very heavy root feeing plants.
They have two growth forms, one with submerged leaves, and the other with floating leaves. The plant will always try to put out floaters from time to time. To prevent this the leaves that are going for the surface need to be removed.
Flowering can be induced by allowing the leaves to assume their floating form. After a time a large flower stalk will emerge and grow well above the water surface where the flower will open at night.
