Blue Water Lily Aquatic - Nymphaea Caerulea - 5 Seeds Squash

Blue Water Lily Aquatic - Nymphaea Caerulea - 5 Seeds SquashDespite their name, water lilies are not related to the true lilies (family Liliaceae). The name "lily" is applied to a number of plants that are not at all closely related, such as day lilies, spider lilies and arum lilies, in addition to the water lilies. Nymphaea (Egyptian lotuses) are also not related to the Chinese and Indian lotus of genus Nelumbo, which are used in Asian cooking and sacred to Hinduism and Buddhism. The ancient Egyptians revered

fleshy semi-globose leaves

as well as Madagascar

It is often pickled and used as an ingredient in sandwiches

Growing up to 15cm and flowering with mauve and yellow flowers

The five-petalled flowers are 7

thorny leaves

they have fewer seeds than the average pepper

many slender racemes of dull scarlet-red flowers in Winter

very aromatic attractive silvery leaves

red flowers in Winter

pale red & salmon coloured flowers in Spring

Naturally found in grassland in Natal