About
Nymphaea 'Albatros' is a hardy aquatic perennial that produces sizeable, lightly-scented, white double blooms reaching up to 20 cm across. Its broad leaves emerge deep purple and gradually transition to green as the growing season progresses.
About the genus
Nymphaea consists of rhizomatous, aquatic perennials that grow beneath the water's surface. They produce rounded, floating leaves and notable cup- or bowl-shaped flowers, which can be fragrant and appear in various colors. These blooms are positioned on or above the water and give way to submerged fruits resembling berries.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam
- Soil pH
- Neutral, Alkaline, Acid
- Soil moisture
- Poorly-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Aquatic
- Habit
- Submerged, Floating
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Spread
- 1-1.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Wildlife gardens
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in undisturbed water in full sun. Plant in baskets in loamy soil with crowns just below soil surface and covered with pea shingle. Position the basket so it is covered by 15-25cm of water and as the plants establish, lower the basket to twice the initial depth. Feed plants throughout the growing season; see waterlily cultivation for further information
- Pruning
- Deadhead and remove yellow leaves regularly
- Propagation
- Propagate by division of rhizomes or offsets in summer, place pots in shallow water until established. See pond plant propagation
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to brown china-mark moth, false leaf-mining midge, water lily beetle and water lily aphid. See waterlily pests for more details
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to crown rot, brown spot and water lily leaf spot