Water Plants

These water plants were photographed in the Singapore Botanic Gardens. The Thalia dealbata remind me of delicate crepe paper and the Thalia geniculata look like fishing rods. These flowers never fail to make me stop in my tracks to examine them closer whenever I see them. When you next walk by the water's edge, do look out for them.

Family : Marantaceae
Common Name: Water Canna
Origin : Tropical America

Thalia Dealbata

References for Thalia Dealbata:

http://www.wildflower2.org/NPIN/Plants/Detail.asp?Symbol=THDE

http://images.google.com.sg/images?hl=en&q=thalia+dealbata

http://www.botany.com/thalia.html

Thalia geniculata
References for Thalia Geniculata:

http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/images.asp?plantID=3590

http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/plantguides/view.asp?chkbox=5443