12th Issue Vol. 2 No. 9 ISSN 2094-1765 September 2009 Appreciating Water Nymphs in the Garden By Norberto R. Bautista For gardeners who loves ponds, waterlilies or Nymphaea sp. are a very interesting addition to your watery world. Nymphaea waterlilies are...
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12th Issue Vol. 2 No. 9 ISSN 2094-1765 September 2009 Appreciating Water Nymphs in the Garden By Norberto R. Bautista For gardeners who loves ponds, waterlilies or Nymphaea sp. are a very interesting addition to your watery world. Nymphaea waterlilies are of always mistakenly called Lotus (scientifically called Nelumbo nucifera) by Filipinos while the term waterlily is incorrectly used for Water Hyacinth or the water weed Eichornia crassipes, which are often seen in the Pasig River. Nymphaea are often called Egyptian lotuses, while the plants belonging to the genus Nelumbo is commonly called Chinese or Indian Lotus, both of which are not related. The genus Nymphaea includes about 50 species of aquatic plants which belongs to the Nymphaeaceae plant family, and they have a cosmopolitan distribution. They are used as an ornamental plant in ponds. The name Nymphaea comes from a Greek word which means "nymph". The nymphs in Greek mythology were supernatural feminine beings associated with s
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