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   im really pleased to have this native plant in my amphibian pond.

in my very well thumbed copy of Roger Phillips fabulous Wild Flowers book, the author describes it as "rather rare". 

ive had it so long i cant remember where it came from.

i probably lifted it from some SSSI or other.

JOKE!

its blooms look like theyre made of linen.

and it certainly lives up to its name;

FRINGED WATERLILY (NYMPHOIDES PELTATA)

ben

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Liz Heard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 Apr 2010 Location: South West Status: Offline Points: 1429	Post Options Post Reply Quote Liz Heard Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: indigenous beauty bares all Posted: 25 Aug 2010 at 5:06pm
	im really pleased to have this native plant in my amphibian pond. in my very well thumbed copy of Roger Phillips fabulous Wild Flowers book, the author describes it as "rather rare". ive had it so long i cant remember where it came from. i probably lifted it from some SSSI or other. JOKE! its blooms look like theyre made of linen. and it certainly lives up to its name; FRINGED WATERLILY (NYMPHOIDES PELTATA) ben Edited by ben rigsby

Suzi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1025	Post Options Post Reply Quote Suzi Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 Aug 2010 at 7:46pm
	Grows on Exeter canal if I recall.
	Suz

Liz Heard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 Apr 2010 Location: South West Status: Offline Points: 1429	Post Options Post Reply Quote Liz Heard Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 Aug 2010 at 9:05pm
	hi suz, exeters got a canal? shows what i know. the fringed is not a true waterlily and shouldnt be confused with the yellow waterlily or "brandy bottle" (nuphar lutea) which is similar but has the largest leaves of any uk aquatic plant and likes deeper water. im not doubting you if you know what you saw though! ben

Suzi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1025	Post Options Post Reply Quote Suzi Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Aug 2010 at 1:27pm
	I definitely saw the yellow fringed one. Here's a link to a pic of them there. http://www.clear-mind-photos.com/wild_flowers_-_menyanthacea e/fringed_water-lily_070722.htm
	Suz

Suzi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1025	Post Options Post Reply Quote Suzi Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Aug 2010 at 5:57pm
	David's mention of Canford Heath reminds me of when I saw things differently. I worked at Hamworthy Engineering in Poole 1970-72 and a friend or two were buying houses nearby on Canford Heath then. I viewed the house building as an improvement on the scrappy looking heathland! How I regret that viewpoint now.
	Suz

Liz Heard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 Apr 2010 Location: South West Status: Offline Points: 1429	Post Options Post Reply Quote Liz Heard Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Aug 2010 at 10:14pm
	sorry suze couldnt see your link. im hopeless on the computer. i tried but it wasnt having it. can you help? id like to see the pic. FWL not "rather rare" after all then guys? i dont see it in this area much. still glad to have it. as ive said, not invasive in my pond. so far. we all have regrets if we are honest suz. i wiped out a thriving LV colony single-handedly by collecting as a boy and i think about my crime sometimes. i also know a keen herp seeker in their seventies (he cycles miles to sites) who feels bad about having killed adders when he was young and uneducated. unlike me and him, at least you didnt DO anything. thanks for the info david. your fountain is always appreciated. soothing pond scene in your pic too. i wonder how long FWL has been at the Poole site? ben Edited by ben rigsby

Suzi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1025	Post Options Post Reply Quote Suzi Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Aug 2010 at 7:52am
	Ben you could try copy/pasting the link into your address bar. No at least I wasn't building the houses on Canford Heath!
	Suz