Open AccessThe Cultivation of Victoria amazonica Sowerby in Northern Latitudes
Author(s) -
Pat Clifford
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
sibbaldia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2513-9231
DOI - 10.24823/sibbaldia.2005.113
Subject(s) - sowing , latitude , biology , geography , high latitude , low latitude , horticulture , geodesy
Victoria amazonica Sowerby has been cultivated in Britain since the 1830s. In this paper the cultivation of this species at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is outlined with reference to its native environment, including propagation, planting out, general maintenance, flowering and pollination.