Warn Temps and Cool Whites
August in SW Florida can be what some call "oppressive". For me...I say enjoy the tropical conditions while you can, cold weather will be here before you know it. Some cool,white blooms were strutting their stuff today and I have to say they fall into the 'rarely seen' category...mostly 'cause whites aren't generally the most favorite of blooms. But here we have two natives.....the white form of Hibiscus coccineus, more frequently seen sold as the red swamp Hibiscus and the species lily Nymphaea ampla; south Florida being the northern limit of its range. The green pads and bottom white bloom are from the white form of N. colorata. This lily was the talk of the IWGS symposium in 2002 but never seemed to gather much traction. It does make some attractive hybrids. Dr. William Phillips used it to make the first acknowledged ISH cross when he crossed 'White Colorata' with N. gigantea.
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