Purple Islamorada Day Blooming Lily
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Nymphaea 'Islamorada' was hybridized in 1998. It is a cross between Nymphaea micrantha and Nymphaea stellata. The Nymphaea stellata used was a very dark purple form that we selected out and set aside. The Nymphaea micrantha was the white form with no mottling on the leaves.
Nymphaea 'Islamorada' created quite a lot of interest when we released it in 1998. It is unique for two reasons. Firstly, because of the white spots in it's purple flower and secondly because of it's highly viviparous nature. It is more strongly viviparous that any other hybrid tropical waterlily and resembles Nymphaea micrantha in this characteristic.