Factual Commentaries

Here is a list of most popular viviparous tropical lilies in the market today.

Name and Color

· August Koch  (Blue)

· Bagdad (Blue)

· Crystal (White )

· Dauben (Light Blue)

· Islamorada (Purple)

· Josephine (White)

· Lindsey woods (Purple)

· Madam Ganna Walska (Lavender)

· Margaret Mary (Blue)

· Panama pacific (Purple)

· Paul Stetson (Blue)

· Peach Blow (Pink)

· Queen Of Siam (Pink)

· Ruby (Pink)

· Shirley Bryne (Pink)

· Tina (Purple)

(Pictured on the Left)

Viviparous tropical water lilies reproduce their off spring in the center of their leaves. This leaf shows the beginning formation of a plantlet.

(Pictured on the  right)

Here the  leaf has almost decayed completely and the new plant has 5 new leaves. At this stage the plant will sink  down to the bottom of the pond  and will anchor itself in the soil.

(Pictured on the left)

Here the roots are exposed but the plant has not anchored itself to the soil yet. It will need to be planted  and this is the perfect time  since the roots need nutrients.

Also note that the  plant has developed a tuber  and is showing a crown.

(Pictured above)

Here is an example of a different variety of viviparous  water lily, note that the leaf decomposed before it sent out any roots.  This shows that the viviparous water lilies may develop differently .  Some viviparous water lilies will also produce tubers the way other tropical water lilies do.  At this point in time there are only day blooming viviparous water lilies.  I am sure that somewhere there is a hybridizer trying to develop one!