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Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical

Nymphaea Cultivars

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Overview

Water lilies (Nymphaea cultivars), both hardy and tropical, enchant with floating blossoms spanning 2-12 inches and waxy, rounded leaves. Hardy variants withstand colder climates, perennially returning in zones 3-11, while tropical types, true annuals or tender perennials in zones 10-11, delight with more vivid flowers. These aquatic plants favor depths of 18-30 inches, requiring full sun for optimal bloom, and offer impressive surface coverage, enhancing water quality and habitat in ponds.

Sun Full, HalfWater Extra in Summer, HighZones 10–11Type AquaticClimate Subtropical

Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — and 6 to 18 inches for tropical types

Culture

Sun: Full, Half
Water: Extra in Summer, High
USDA zones: 10–11

Shape & size

Classification

Type: Aquatic
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Climate: Subtropical

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Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — and offer impressive surface coverage; enchant with floating blossoms spanning 2-12 inches and, image 67

Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — Hardy variants withstand colder climates; tropical types can also take on night-blooming, image 61

Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — contrasting the day-blooming pattern seen in hardy species.<br><br>When designing a landscape; often

Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — Tropical types can also take on night-blooming behaviors; these aquatic plants favor depths of, image 76

Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — consider the sun requirement of at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day for optimal, image 78

Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — Tropical types can also take on night-blooming behaviors

Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — pink flowers in the garden; are aquatic perennials that provide enchanting beauty and, image 85

Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — aquatic for full or half; making them a centerpiece in any aquatic garden display

Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — contrasting the day-blooming pattern seen in hardy species.<br><br>When designing a landscape

Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — These aquatic plants favor depths of 18-30 inches; these lilies can produce blue, purple, or even fuchsia

Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — Water lilies (Nymphaea cultivars); perennially returning in zones 3-11, image 59

Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — aquatic with pink blooms; contrasting the day-blooming pattern seen in hardy species.<br><br>When

Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — aquatic for full or half

Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — aquatic with pink blooms; contrasting the day-blooming pattern seen in hardy, image 86

Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — The round foliage is generally green and lily pads can grow up to 8 to 12 inches in diameter, image 73

Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — requiring full sun for optimal bloom

Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — are aquatic perennials that provide enchanting beauty and tranquility to any water garden; and, image 70

Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — are aquatic perennials that provide enchanting beauty and tranquility to any water garden; and 6 to 18

Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — perennially returning in zones 3-11; allows these plants ample room to grow and showcase their, image 91

Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — enchant with floating blossoms spanning 2-12 inches and waxy

Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — pink flowers in the garden

Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — These lilies can produce blue, purple, or even fuchsia flowers, and some varieties emit a, image 46

Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — They thrive in still water and require planting in containers

Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — often slightly floating above the water's surface on robust stems

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Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Sundance Raphael & MichaelFrey, CC BY 3.0 · source
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David Short from Windsor, UK, CC BY 2.0 · source
Renardo la vulpo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

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