Landscape Designing

LANDSCAPE DESIGNING FRMT 325 Cr. Hr. 3(1+2)

Lesson 15:Specialised Gardens

Important Aquatic Plants

Aquatic plants

• The genus Nymphea provides many beautiful species and cultivars. They are popularly known as water lily.
• Lotus, the national flower of India, surpasses all aquatic plants in beauty. It has several colours and forms.
• Victoria regia, or the Giant Amazon lily form South America, is a curious plant with its plate – like enormous leaves often measuring 4.5 meters in circumference which can support a bonny baby on it. Flowers are also large