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 Nymphaea marliacea Wildsmith

Family	:	Nyphaeaceae
Local name	:	English- Chromatella Waterlily,
Habitat	:	Grows in water depths of 45-75cm, and is therefore suitable for growing in medium- to large-sized ponds. For best results grow in full sun and ensure the plant has plenty of room to spread.
Key botanical characters :   Chromatella Waterlily is an aquatic perennial with purple-marbled floating leaves 15-20 cm wide, and cupped light yellow flowers 15cm across, with orange stamens. Chromatella Water Lily is the queen of aquatic lotus plants due to its primrose yellow color which is considered the best yellow water lilies in the aquatic environment. The Chromatella Water Lily plant variety is spectacular and eye catchy. It is a free blossoming plant which produces huge attractive yellow flowers. Chromatella Water Lily plants blossoms can grow to a height of 10-15 cm. Chromatella Water lily spectacular canary yellow flowers are produced in large numbers from the blooms with each bloom having roughly three to six cupped shaped flowers. Chromatella Water Lily newly established blooms have a fairly sweet, strong fragrant. The lotus leaves are bronze mottled and olive-green in color. Its leaves grow eight to nine inches 20-23 cm wide. It is considered an excellent choice for any size of an aquatic water garden.