Water lily 'Laydekeri Rosea Prolifera'

The water lily gets its genus name from the Greek nymphae, meaning “water nymph”¹ or “water goddess”². Rosea means “red” or “rosy”³, while prolifera means “bearing offshoots”⁴.

¹ :Growing Herbs with Margaret Roberts; First published 1985

² nymphae, on The Botanary at Dave’s Garden

² rosea, on The Botanary at Dave’s Garden

⁴ prolifera, on The Botanary at Dave’s Garden