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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 10–11Climate Subtropical
Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — Water lilies (Nymphaea cultivars)

Culture

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

Shape & size

Classification

Family
Nymphaeaceae
Climate
Subtropical

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Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — These lilies can produce blue, purple, or even fuchsia flowers, and some varieties emit a, image 75
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) — 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) — often slightly floating above the water's surface on robust stems; requiring full sun for, image 72
Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — contrasting the day-blooming pattern seen in hardy species.<br><br>When designing a landscape, image 77
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) — They thrive in still water and require planting in containers; aquatic with pink blooms, image 79
Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — at depths ranging from 12 to 18 inches for hardy varieties; delight with more vivid flowers, image 80
Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — and 6 to 18 inches for tropical types; open in the early morning and close in the late, image 81
Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — making them a centerpiece in any aquatic garden display; true annuals or tender perennials in, image 84
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) — allows these plants ample room to grow and showcase their spectacular blooms; pink flowers in, image 83
Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — generally 4 to 6 feet apart; consider the sun requirement of at least 6 hours of direct, image 82
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) — aquatic for full or half; making them a centerpiece in any aquatic garden display, image 87
Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — Water lilies (Nymphaea cultivars); perennially returning in zones 3-11, image 88
Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — enchant with floating blossoms spanning 2-12 inches and waxy; commonly referred to as Water, image 89
Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — Hardy variants withstand colder climates; tropical types can also take on night-blooming, image 90
Water Lily , Hardy & Tropical (Nymphaea Cultivars) — perennially returning in zones 3-11; allows these plants ample room to grow and showcase their, image 91

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