About
This miniature cultivar with flowers to 7cm across comprising white petals tinged with soft pink surrounding a yellow centre. Leaves to 10cm in diameter form a floating mat with a spread of around 75cm.
About the genus
Nymphaea are rhizomatous, submerged aquatic perennials with floating, rounded leaves and showy, sometimes fragrant, cup- or bowl-shaped flowers in a wide range of colours, held on or above the water and followed by submerged, berry-like fruits
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun
Soil typeClay, Loam
Soil pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moisturePoorly-drained
AspectSouth-facing, West-facing
ExposureExposed, Sheltered
UK hardinessH5
Plant details
Plant typeAquatic
HabitSubmerged, Floating
FoliageDeciduous
Spread0.5-1 metres
Time to full height2-5 years
Suggested usesPonds, water features, bog gardens.
Care notes
CultivationGrow 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
PruningDeadhead and remove yellow leaves regularly
PropagationPropagate by division of rhizomes or offsets in summer, place pots in shallow water until established
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to waterlily beetle, waterlily aphid, brown china-mark moth and leaf-mining midge
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to crown rot, brown spot and waterlily leaf spot