Nymphaea capensis

Common names: Blue Water-Lily

Genus: Nymphaea

Species: Nymphaea caerulea

Class: Polyandria

Order: Monogynia

Authority: Dryander

Modern Genus: Nymphaea

Modern Species: Nymphaea capensis

Modern Family: Nymphaeceae

Plant Type: perennial

Color: bright blue

Season: summer "kept in the stove" Greenhouse plant

Native Region: Cape of Good Hope (S Africa)

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum