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Variety
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Color
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Description
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N. Alba
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White.
Yellow stamens
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This
is the Wild Water Lily which grows in lakes
and sluggish rivers, and there it should remain.
Buy one only if you need a plant for a deep
and very large pond. Blooms are cup-shaped and
the leaves are large. |
N. 'Attraction' |
Red
flecked with white. Golden stamens
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Wide-spreading,
so this free-flowering Water Lily needs a
large pond. The flowers on a young plant may
be quite small and pale pink, but on a mature
specimen they are 9 in. rich red beauties.
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N. 'Charles De Meurville'
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Wine
red -- darkens with age. Golden stamens
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A
very vigorous variety noted for its enormous
leaves and its early flowering habit. The
9-10 in. blooms open flat, each red petal
being tipped and streaked with white.
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N. 'Colossea'
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Blush
pink -- fades to white with age. Golden stamens
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The
most vigorous pink Water Lily which will grow
in ponds or lakes 5-6 ft deep. The 9 in. fragrant
blooms are borne over a long period, The leaves
are large and dark green. |
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N.
'Escarboucle'
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Rich
red -- outer petals paler than inner ones.
Golden stamens
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The
experts will tell you that this is probably
the best red of all, but it does need plenty
of space and a planting depth of at least 2
ft. Flowers up to 1 ft across -- prolific, reliable
and fragrant. |
N. 'Gladstoniana' |
White.
Golden stamens
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Strictly
one for the large pond or lake -- a planting
depth of 2 ft is necessary and so is an extensive
water surface. Broad-petalled flowers are
up to 1 ft across. Wavy-edged leaves.
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N. Marliacea 'Carnea'
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Pale
pink. Golden stamens. May appear almost white
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The most widely-grown pink Water Lily. Easy
and free-flowering with large (8 in,) fragrant
blooms. Sometimes classed as 'Medium', but not
a plant for average-sized ponds. Spread 6 ft. |
N. Marliacea 'Chromatella' |
Canary
yellow, Yellow stamens. Outermost petals sometimes
tinged pink
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The
7 in. wide flowers are bowl-shaped with incurved
broad petals -- the common name 'Golden Cup'
is appropriate. Leaves are splashed with brown.
Reliable and free-flowering. Very popular.
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N.
'Mrs Richmond'
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Pink
-- inner petals turn red with age. Golden
stamens
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The
globular blooms are large (9 in.) with broad
petals -- the sepals the base are white. Leaves
are pale green. A free-flowering and spreading
variety suited only to a large pond |
N. Tuberosa 'Richardsonii' |
White.
Yellow stamens
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A
giant which needs to be in about 3 ft of water
or more -- a plant to admire in lakes but not
one for the home pond. The globular flowers
appear unusually early in the season |
