A complete collection of pictures of Wang Lian's varieties

Wang Lian is a general term for plants belonging to the genus Wang Lian of Nymphaea family. It originates in hot spots and likes high temperature and humidity environment. It is a famous aquatic garden ornamental plant with the largest leaves in aquatic plants in the world. Today, Xiaobian will introduce Wang Lian to you. Can it really sit? What are the varieties of Wang Lian? What is the planting value of Wang Lian? Let's find out together!

Can Wang Lian really sit?

Wang Lian can sit on people is true, Wang Lian is aquatic flowering plants in the largest leaves of the plant, leaf diameter can reach more than 3 meters, leaf surface smooth, leaf edge up, just like a floating in the water on the emerald jade plate, because its vein and general plant vein structure is different, into rib-like, like umbrella frame, so it has a lot of buoyancy, up to 60 kg weight objects without sinking, so a child sitting on Wang Lian is not sinking.

2. What varieties of Wang Lian do you have?

1. Amazon Wang Lian

The rhizome of Amazonian king lotus is erect, with developed adventitious roots, primary leaves are needle-like, 2~3 leaves are spear-shaped, 4~5 leaves are halberd-shaped, 6~10 leaves are elliptic to round, 11 leaves are upturned and disk-shaped, the leaf surface is green and slightly red, native to tropical waters of South America, native to river bend and lakeside waters.

2. Cruz Wang Lian

The morphology of Cruz Wang Lian is basically similar to that of Amazon Wang Lian. The difference is that the leaves remain green throughout the growth period, the leaf diameter is larger than that of Amazon Wang Lian, the leaf margin is upturned, the vertical edge is nearly twice as high as that of Amazon Wang Lian, and the color is also lighter than that of Amazon Wang Lian. The main places of origin are Paraguay and Argentina.

3. Wang Lian of Changmu

Longwood Wang lotus by Amazon Wang lotus and Cruz Wang lotus both hybrid, the largest leaf, 1961 by the United States Longwood Botanical Garden through hybrid cultivation, integrated the characteristics of the two parents, flower sepals sparse by hard thorns, leaves generally reach more than 2 meters, leaf margin height between the two, leaves reddish, purple-red veins.

4. Trixie Wang Lian

The diameter of Trique Wang Lian can reach more than 50~100 cm, the leaf surface is smooth, the leaf edge is rolled up, just like a large emerald jade plate floating on the water surface. Because its vein structure is different from that of ordinary plants, it becomes rib-like, like umbrella frame, flowering in summer, solitary, floating on the water surface, white at first, turning red and withered the next day. Trique Wang Lian is mainly distributed in Paraguay.

3. The planting value of Wang Lian

Wang Lian is famous for its huge leaves and beautiful fragrant flowers. The leaf viewing period is 150 days and the flowering period is 90 days. If Wang Lian is arranged with lotus, water lily and other aquatic plants, it will form a perfect and unique water landscape. Many plants form groups in large water bodies, which is magnificent. Different varieties of Wang Lian can also be planted in different environments. The plant type of Cruz Wang Lian is smaller and the leaves are green, which is suitable for garden viewing. The plant type of Amazon Ring Lotus is larger. More suitable for large water cultivation.

The above is a small series of Wang Lian's introduction, I hope it can help you!