Giant Amazon waterlily (Victoria amazonica)
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Victoria amazonica is one of the world's most fascinating plants. Its leaves are enormous, reaching nearly 3 meters in diameter. Native to slow-moving waterways in the rainforests of South America, it has been in cultivation in temperate regions since 1849. It requires warm water and plenty of sunlight. In temperate areas it can be started indoors in the winter, planted outdoors in early summer, and brought to flowering size by autumn.
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amazing, annual, aquatic, flower, ornamental, perennial, sun
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Cultivation: Large annual for USDA hardiness zones 4 to 11. Grows best in full sun with high moisture. May be grown as a perennial in zones 10 to 11.
Size: Reaches 6" to 1' (15 cm to 30 cm) tall with a spread of 8' to 20' (2.4 m to 6 m).
Flowering: Blooms from mid-summer through early fall or year-round in zones 10 to 11.
Propagation: seeds.
Size: Reaches 6" to 1' (15 cm to 30 cm) tall with a spread of 8' to 20' (2.4 m to 6 m).
Flowering: Blooms from mid-summer through early fall or year-round in zones 10 to 11.
Propagation: seeds.