Nelumbo lutea

Nelumbo lutea subsp. var.
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Nelumbo lutea, Pers. American Lotus, or Nelumbo. Water Chinkapin. Lvs. usually raised 2-6 ft. out of shallow water, cupped or depressed in the center over the attachment of the petiole, 1-2 ft. across: fls. pale sulfur- yellow, 4-10 in. across, with obovate-obtuse concave petals and hook-appendaged anthers. S. Ont. to Minn., Neb., Fla. and La.; usually local. G.F. 9:375. Mn. 10:113. V. 19:9.— A bold and useful plant for colonizing, deserving to be better known. N. flavescens, Hort., produces more but smaller fls. and has a red spot at center of lf.; possibly a hybrid. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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