Thursday, 21 January 2016

FFF218 - NATIVE BLUE WATERLILY

Nymphaea violacea, also known as blue lily, is a waterlily in the family Nymphaeaceae and is native to Australia. It is found particularly in the Kimberleys and in northern parts of Queensland and the Northern Territory. The waterlily is a bush tucker of the Aborigines in northern Australia. The tuber, stem, flowers and seeds are all edible.

 Nymphaea violacea is a floating perennial herb growing from a rhizome in the mud of the pond base. Leaves are broadly egg-shaped to circular with a split at the base to the point of the stalk attachment, 6-29 cm x 7-23 cm, dark green above, purplish or paler green beneath, smooth. The leaf margins are wavy but not toothed. The flowers are violet, blue or white.
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23 comments:

  1. EricaSta21 January 2016 at 06:27

    Wonderful Colour, wonderful Bloom.

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  2. Mascha21 January 2016 at 08:39

    Pure beauty!
    Greetings from German winter

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  3. Tom21 January 2016 at 08:40

    neat color

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  4. Anonymous21 January 2016 at 11:00

    Up till now I've only seen water lilies at one place: Balboa Park in San Diego!

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  5. Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardening21 January 2016 at 16:05

    Gorgeous water lily and you have captured it beautifully. Thank you for hosting!

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  6. Kristin Aquariann21 January 2016 at 18:36

    Very pretty petals! I would have never guessed it was edible.

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  7. Annas Nadelbuch21 January 2016 at 22:10

    What an attractive Waterlily !. The colors are uniquely beautiful.
    From wintry Germany greetings to you.

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  8. fim.works21 January 2016 at 23:11

    I've never seen a water lily in this colour before - it looks so nice!
    Have a happy weekend .. Frauke

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  9. Aletta21 January 2016 at 23:23

    I love waterlilies!! Stunning colour too!

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  10. Ohmydearests21 January 2016 at 23:34

    what a gorgeous waterlily! and it is amazing that the whole plant is edible!

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  11. Liz Needle21 January 2016 at 23:43

    What a glorious coloured beauty and you have captured it to perfection. I can't remember seeing one when we lived in and travelled around the Top End.

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  12. Liz Needle21 January 2016 at 23:44

    What a glorious coloured beauty and you have captured it to perfection. I can't remember seeing one when we lived in and travelled around the Top End.

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  13. Anne Seltmann21 January 2016 at 23:58

    Hi Nick!
    I'll be back!
    A beautiful, but unusual color for a water lily!
    Well, how close you can zoom. They are often on lakes too far away.


    Best regards

    Anne

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  14. Maribel22 January 2016 at 01:28

    Beautiful!

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  15. photodoug22 January 2016 at 06:39

    What a unique color. Thanks for sharing.

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  16. DeniseinVA22 January 2016 at 07:15

    Lovely! Such a delicate color!

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  17. Amy Johnson22 January 2016 at 07:59

    I absolutely love water lilies and this one is gorgeous!

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  18. Nicole/Frau Frieda22 January 2016 at 11:16

    blubb blubb blubb.. what a wonderfull beauty!!

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  19. Katarina22 January 2016 at 13:33

    I've never seen a blue water lily - it's fabulous!

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  20. Liz22 January 2016 at 20:15

    Love the Waterlily! Thank you for hosting!

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  21. isabella kramer - veredit23 January 2016 at 00:29

    What a gorgeous beauty, very well done Nick!

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  22. Lenas Trädgårdsrum23 January 2016 at 03:32

    Lovely Waterlily & Lovely Closeup pic!

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  23. Zauberpalme25 January 2016 at 00:08

    Wonderful closeup. Thank you very much for hosting. Have a good day!

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