The white mushroom is one of the most beautiful aquatic plants. This rhizomatous perennial takes root in the fertile, hollow bottom of the reservoirs, producing long-stemmed leaves that float to the surface of the water.This species produces the largest flowers among our native plant species - they reach 12 centimeters in diameter.
This is one of the starting species for numerous ornamental varieties of water lilies.Beautiful flowers with intense colors of flowers - from white, through cream, yellow, salmon, to pink and purple, make the plants eagerly planted in garden ponds and ponds.
The cultivars also differ in their growth force.Most of them grow in water of considerable depth, from 80 to 150 or even 200 centimeters, but among the varieties there are also dwarf varieties that they can grow in smaller and shallower tanks, and even in containers - a depth of 20-40 centimeters is enough for them.
Regardless of the variety, waterlilies should grow in a sunny and warm place, because they bloom only at a fairly high temperature, i.e. above 18 ° C.Plants are best planted at the end of April and May, before the leaves develop.Plants can be propagated at the same time by dividing the flocks. The rhizomes are divided into 10 cm long sections, containing at least one bud, and then planted into pots.
Planting and fertilizing aquatic plants
Clay soil mixed with manure or compost in the proportion 2: 1 is used as the substrate, and the top of the substrate is covered with fine gravel for the load. Swollen buds can also be cut off and planted. The rest of the rhizome fragments should be thrown back into the water. New buds will soon form on the floating rhizomes.
