| Notes: | Nymphaea lotus ("zenkeri")- or the Tiger Lotus - is recognised to be among the mostgraceful aquarium plants. It is a quite variable speciesand the leaf colour may vary from bright green overred-brown to red-violet. It is without comparison themost suitable Nymphaea species for aquariumpurposes because it sets numerous water leaves beforefloating leaves are produced. When floating leaves areproduced the plant easily sets flowers, too. A nice odourescapes from the flower which, however, only opens duringnight-time. If, on the other hand, floating leaves areunwanted due to the strong light competition, newlyformed floating leaves and longer roots may be removed.The plant thereafter begins to produce water leaves. Nymphaealotus ("zenkeri") is an unpretentious plant though anutrient rich substrate is required to sustain optimalgrowth. |