Euryale ferox seed

LATIN NAME: Euryale ferox

COMMON NAME: Fox Nut

The fox nut floats the huge, crinkled leaves and the purple flowers on the still water, the broad, prickly pads spreading over the surface, and the whole plant carries the fine, bold look of the quiet pond. The large, aquatic, annual herb of the warm waters carries the very large, round, crinkled, prickly leaves floating on the surface, with the long stalks rising from the muddy bottom, and the small, violet-purple flowers among the leaves through the late summer, one of the bold, quiet sights of the quiet pond, drawing the bees, to be followed by the prickly, globular fruits with the many round, starchy seeds. The starchy seeds have a very long record as the treasured grains of the old ponds, and the plant is a historic presence of the quiet pond. It is a plant of the open, sunny, still, shallow water with the rich, muddy ground below.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The fox nut is a historic subject of the plant science, and the starchy seeds keep showing up in the work on the aquatic crops. The way the many round, starchy seeds form inside the prickly, globular fruits has been studied at length, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the aquatic crops, the crinkled leaves and the members of the water-lily family. The starchy seeds and the bold habit have also made it a fine study plant, and the fox nut is a regular subject of the work on the starchy seeds of the warm world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The fox nut is a bold, useful plant of the quiet pond and the study collection. The very large, round, crinkled, prickly leaves floating on the surface carry the bold look of the quiet pond, one of the bold, quiet sights of the quiet pond, drawing the bees, and the starchy seeds have a very long record as the treasured grains of the old ponds, the round, starchy seeds coming to the fine, hearty soups and the treasured dishes of the old kitchens, while the small, violet-purple flowers open among the leaves through the late summer, to be followed by the prickly, globular fruits with the many round, starchy seeds. It is one of the fine choices for the quiet pond, the water garden and the study collection, and it has been written up in the culinary and the agricultural papers for the starchy seeds and the very long history. It is a bold, useful plant of the open, sunny, still, shallow water with the rich, muddy ground below.

The fox nut seeds germinate in the warm, shallow water once the mud is warm. The young plants are vigorous once the first floating leaves reach the surface, and they are happiest in the still, sunny water of the quiet pond.

To grow the fox nut from seed, drop the large, hard seeds into the pot of rich mud, then set the pot in shallow, warm water and leave it in a bright, sunny spot, and the seedlings will rise to the surface within a few weeks. With the sun and the still, shallow water, the broad leaves will spread over the warm months.