North and south provinces of China’s self-pond. Japan, Korea, India, the former Soviet Union, Siberia and Europe are also distributed. Perennial water plants and flowers. Rhizome chunky. Ye have multiplied, with slender petiole, floating on the water surface, low-quality or near-coriaceous, nearly round or oval-shaped Egg diameter and 6-11 cm wide margin, no hair, above the dark green, young leaves with brown markings, The following dark purple. Hua Shan was born in slender pedicel to the top, more white, floating in water, 3-6 cm in diameter. Sepal four, wide or narrow ovate lanceolate. Aggregate fruit spherical, containing many small black oval-shaped nuts. Flowering of the Yangtze River Basin in mid-May to September, fruit from July to October period. Cold, south in winter without any protection safe winter.

Hi light, well-ventilated, in the shore of the pond, the tree-meng, although able to blossom, but which grows weaker. Strict requirements on the soil, pH value of 6-8, are the growth of normal, but hi loam rich in organic matter.

Growing season, water depth of not more than 80 centimeters is appropriate. In the Yangtze River in late March to early April germination, in late April or early May pregnant bud ,6-August for the full flowering stage, 10-November period as the yellow leaves, 11 months later entered a period of dormancy.

Water lily is a flower, leaf Ju beautiful ornamental plants. Ancient Greece and Rome was originally dedicated to respect for the Goddess, 16th-century Italy, parks, pools or decorative fountains used to decorate halls location. Europe and the United States now use the water lily garden in the subject material is very common for water features. The Han Dynasty in China 2,000 years ago in a private garden, there applications, such as Lu Hou Bo Huo Guang Yuan in the five-color water lily pond. Water lily roots can absorb water, lead, mercury and phenol and other toxic substances, but also filter the water micro-organisms, it is a good role in purifying water. Roots are rich in starch, edible, or wine. All grass should be green manure, but also medicine.