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Nymphaea ampla
Dotleaf waterlily (Nymphaea ampla) is a rhizomatous aquatic water lily from warm freshwater habitats in the Americas, grown in ponds and water gardens. It needs a sunny spot and warm, still or slow water.
Nymphaea ampla, also known as the dotleaf waterlily, is a species of flowering plant in the family Nymphaeaceae. It is native to Texas, Florida, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern and western South America.
It is depicted in Mayan art alongside jaguars and kings, held cultural significance as a symbol of life, fertility, and birth, with its opiate-like effects used for calming and inducing mild trances.
It occurs in ponds, canals, open freshwater lagoons, and drainage ditches.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nymphaea ampla by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
