Seeds from Nymphaea eldorado. Nymphaea Eldorado is a tropical aquatic flowering plant of the family Nymphaea. It is truly an outstanding plant for any pond or pool. Commonly referred to as Water Lilies these plants have adapted to living in a total water environment. This one bears yellow flowers with attractive speckled foliage. The height of this plant depends on the depth of the water but it grows in water from 30 to 150 centimeters deep. This tropical beauty can spread from 3 to 5 in. The leaves of these plants are individually supported on leaf stalks called petioles. The leaves can be up to thirty centimeters in diameter. They are green with purple blotches on top, purple blotched undersides or completely purple and they are heavily mottled, making this a very attractive lily. Leaves of this lily often disintegrate around the pad centers. Zones 8 to 11.