I am going to take a longshot guess that the plant he is talking about is N. micrantha from africa, I think it is called the "colorful lily" in chinese...damn common names
This is a really gorgeous lotus. Search for the Nymphaea 'Queen of Siam', hopefully I will receive this plant in the mail soon enough. It has very beautiful colors.
Early on in the development of my tank I was involved in a trade that included one of these. I received a rather small specimen with two rather small leaves. They were multiple shades of blotchy red and green. Unfortunately in my care the plant languished and eventually perished. Thats not to say they are difficult, I was rather new at plants at the time and did not know the needs of this plant.
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