Accession #: 199400126
Accession Date: 1994-07-25
Common name: Blue Water Lily
Family: Nymphaeaceae
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Country of Origin: tropical to southern Africa
Description: Perennial, rounded floating leaves, showy blue flowers, mid to late summer.
Uses: Nutritional: Flower stalks considered an excellent source of iron and a fair source of calcium. <P> Medicinal: Studies have shown value as an antioxidant, antidiabetic, antihepatotoxic, cholinergic, antimicrobial, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antihyperglycemic, antihypolipidemic. <P> From Philippine Alternative Medicine
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USDA Zone:
Source: Chiltern
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Culture:
Grow in up to 1m of water.