Sowing months
Apr–Jun
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Standing water, 30–50 cm
Mature size
Floating
First harvest
Flowers from month four
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
beauty, biodiversity
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Night-flowering — plan to look at it in the evening.
The deep red night-flowering lily of eastern tanks and temple ponds.
Growing it
Night-flowering — plan to look at it in the evening.
What it is for
Temple pond planting; moth pollination at dusk.