Author: Roxanne Armstrong

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N. odorata

Kingdom: Plantae

(Slocum and Robinson, 1996)

Flowers: 15-25 cm across, deep purplish-red, night-blooming (open from 8 p.m. to 11 a.m.); sepals are dull purplish-red--about 7 nerved; 12-20 petals that are narrowly oval; about 55 red stamens

Fruits: very few; small; seeds are 1.85 mm long by 1.6mm in diameter (nearly spherical) and dull brown

Leaves: large; 25-45 cm across; dark reddish-brown becoming greenish with age

(Conard, 1905)

 Geographic Distribution

"This hybrid grows well in England, but I have never seen it grown in the United States. It thrives in cool water. In North America possibly only the Pacific Northwest would be cool enough. Most of Europe, except perhaps the Mediterranean, may also be suitable for growing this plant" (Slocum and Robinson, 1996).

N. rubra was discovered in Roxburgh in 1806 and is also common in British India. (Conard, 1905)

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