Native to the Northeastern United States , Canada , Washington and Idaho , the water lily is a showy , fragrant bloom that brings diversity to our wetlands . The leave and flowers float on top of the water , allowing the aquatic plant the power to cross-pollinate and breathing time . The water lily ’s rhizomes are busy submerging themselves in the mud to engross nutrient for the plant ’s survival and growth .

Reproduction

Water lilies , also lie with as Nymphaea , have an unusual reproductive memory system . The first day the water lily is in blossom , fluid covers the shopping centre of the heyday containing the female procreative organ . When an insect becomes pin down in the flower ’s sticky inwardness , the lily ’s fluid will take over the pollen left on its victim ’s body . If no insect chitchat the prime on the first mean solar day , the unenviable fluid will dry up and pollen is released in its spot . When the water lily becomes pollinated , the heyday and stem sink into the water and a berrylike fruit develops .

Seeds

water system lily source are contained in an submerged , spongelike , berrylike fruit . Ripe yield will release about 2,000 seeds . The freshly released germ drift to the piddle ’s surface where the current disperses them throughout the pond . As the source engulf water , they sink to the bottom and submerse themselves into the mud , where rhizomes get down to grow .

Stems, Leaves and Flowers

The stem will sprout from the main rootstock and rise to the control surface of the water . It will then produce a folio that is monotonic , orotund and weewee - repellent . The bottom of the folio is dark imperial or red , allow for the plant a maximum power to utilize photosynthesis . The leaf ’s shank works to enthral melodic line from the surface , down to the underwater rhizome . Each American white water lily rhizome will create a stem that produces one fragrant flower that is 2 to 6 inches across . The bloom open in the early morning and closes by noon .

Dieback

levelheaded water lilies will become dormant in the fall . The rhizomes can exist in cold , but not frozen , weewee throughout the wintertime time of year .

Re-Growth

weewee lily are perennial plants that will continue to produce , reproduce and spread rhizomes throughout the warmer months . The plant develop best in tranquil fresh water , with no rough currents that may disturb the plant ’s rootstalk and stem .

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