Eric, come on in here, check this out.
>> Meet Trudy.
>> Meet Trudy Slocum.
>> She's very pretty.
>> She is.
She's very good for up lighting because that bright
white just jumps out at you at night.
And if you're not gonna have up lighting, she's the best one,
because she'll catch the most- >> She definitely smells nice.
>> Of whatever moonlight is available.
>> Yeah, I was gonna say moonlight, probably,
she really reflects off of that.
So find me a new leaf.
This is- >> That's a new leaf.
Well, I mean this is newer.
>> Okay, so they come out super green.
So I wasn't sure.
This is probably a different plant.
>> That is a different plant.
>> The ones that are bronze are different.
>> Right. >> Trudy just has nice green leaves.
>> Yep. >> And like really green
[CROSSTALK]. >> Really, yes, very bright.
>> Because there are so many cool lilies here.
>> [LAUGH] >> I just want to be sure that we're
looking at the right one.
>> Right. >> So if Trudy is-
>> We are.
>> A beautiful green,
this modeled one is a different plant.
I just wanted to make sure that everyone knows that, realizes that.
She's nice size, she's probably in a one gallon pot, a one gallon lily.
>> Yeah, 8x5 inch.
>> 8x5.
She's still serrated.
>> Pull one out.
Boy, we got a lot of tangling going on here.
>> She's got two more blooms coming up.
>> Yep, two more buds.
And Trudy Slocum was hybridized by Perry Slocum.
>> Probably Perry, right?
>> Yeah, it came out in 1948.
Trudy was his first wife.
>> That's [LAUGH] Perry, it's gotta be.
>> And, it actually comes from Nymphaea lotus,
which is confusing to a lot of people.
>> I'm confused.
>> The species name is lotus.
But it's not a Nelumbo.
It's not what we consider to be a lotus.
That's what they named, the botanic name is.
>> Okay. >> That's the reason for
a lot of confusion.
>> Right? Nymphaea lotus.
>> Nymphaea lotus.
>> Okay.
>> And that's a White Egyptian Water Lily.
So this is actually very close to the original species.
It's just a little bit better blooming and
the flowers will get a little bigger.
>> So the original plant came from Egypt,
is that what you're telling me?
>> Yes. Came from Egypt.
And I was in- >> What are the other night bloomers
that we've done so far coming from, when we talked about them occurring
naturally in- >> Yeah, basically Africa and
Southeast Asia.
>> Africa, Asia, and now we're in Egypt. Nice.
>> Yep.
>> Moving around the world a little bit here, huh?
>> We are. And-
>> What year?
The Slocums, what was the Slocum legacy?
When were they, a window.
>> He did this rather early, about 1948.
So he was pretty young.
And I was at his place in about 1992 and
I asked him if that was Trudy Slocum and he looked at it and he said yes.
And then he said, well, it's an improved Trudy Slocum.
And he winked.
Because Trudy Slocum seeds so readily.
>> Oh, okay. >> That there's some genetic drift
in that he would just keep taking the best looking plants-
>> You know what's-
>> And still call it Trudy Slocum.
>> Okay. >> So.
>> This is what's crazy is I'm standing in your greenhouse,
looking at this so close.
The sun's reflecting off the yellow stamen.
Is this the stamen?
>> Yes.
>> The sun's reflecting off this, and
it's giving me a yellow cast on this flower.
And as I'm looking at this one sideways,
the stamen's all closed up on this, you see, right?
>> Right. >> And this one's
completely like a bone white to me.
But this one's opened up and it's like, so.
>> It's a reflection off the stamens, yeah.
>> Right, so it does kinda,
and it's gonna give you an illusion of changing color but it doesn't.
This one's bone white, this one's kind of a yellow tint, I love that.
>> You have a good eye.
>> Yeah, so you used to hang out with Perry, right?
>> A little bit, yeah.
>> A little bit?
Did you ever meet Emily Grant?
[LAUGH] >> [LAUGH] Emily was a little
before my time.
>> Okay, 1917. >> But I did
communicate with her via weegie board.
>> [LAUGH] You did, that's awesome.
So we've covered all your night bloomers,
I wanna make sure we didn't skip any.
Got them all?
>> We didn't skip any that we got looking good right now.
We got some later on.
You got to come back.
>> You're keeping some secrets now, okay.
All right, so just so we can recap it, we went through the reds,
into the pinks, progressed into Trudy Slocum, this beautiful white.
And so that's gonna conclude our episode on night blooming
tropical water lilies.
Jim, thanks, it's been a real pleasure.
>> You're welcome. When you come back, bring shorts.
>> I'm gonna bring shorts.
I'm about ready to cut these off and go shoot some more episodes.
Well this is gonna end our discussions of aquatic plants here
at Jim's place.
It's an amazing place and where else can you stand in the middle of
a greenhouse soaking wet and enjoy it, but
at Jim's place here at Southwest Aquatics?
Until next time, I'm Eric Triplett with The Pond Digger, and
thank you for watching.
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