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American White Waterlily


American White Waterlily  (Nymphaeaceae)

These flowers are scented with a tint of rose, being the strongest in the morning. The flower buds (before the flowers open) are eaten cooked as a vegetable or pickled. The young flowers and leaves can be added to a salad, soup, or stew.

The Eastern Native American used it as food and medicine. The roots were used as a poultice for tumors, it was used internally as well as externally. The leaves and flowers were used as a cooling compress



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Simply beautiful!

28 Oct, 2009

 

Beautiful pic HW and amazing to know that it has so many 'uses'. :-)))

28 Oct, 2009

 

As useful as it is beautiful! I like that in a plant! LOL!

28 Oct, 2009

 

So the "white" refers to the colour of the root ...not the blossom? I have nymphaea that I overwinter indoors... never knew that they were a medicinal plant...

6 Nov, 2009

 

Lori...truth to tell, I am not sure why it is called 'white' except one of it's varients is white flowered....never looked at the root, need to get a canoe this year and go check them out...:)

=^..^=

6 Nov, 2009

 

Lovely water lily! It's a gorgeous colour! I thought at first you had made a mistake when you chose the title!

8 Nov, 2009

 

LOL....I thought I was going crazy when this color fell under that name, but what do I know....lol

=^..^=

9 Nov, 2009



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