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Aquatic nymphs

Although the family Nymphaeaceae contains 5 genera and about 70 species of hardy and tropical water lilies, those that we find readily available locally are mostly the vigorous blue water lily species that are indigenous to South Africa, and beautiful North American varieties in an array of beautiful colours, which are quite hardy in temperate and tropical climates. In areas with cold winters, these perennial aquatic plants will go dormant, while they remain evergreen in warmer areas.

They are rapid growers that start flowering

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