Tropical Waterlilies (Nymphaea spp. & cvs)
Nymphaea 'Wood's Blue Goddess'
Tropical waterlilies are usually grown in the warmer climate area and requires at least 5-6 hours of sunlight per day and flowers between December and late May in Australia. There are two types: day flowering/blooming waterlilies and night flowering/blooming waterlilies. Water lilies will NOT grow well in ponds/water features where there is fast moving or splashing water on their leaves. Should given some fertiliser tablets during their growing months in Spring and Summer to encourage flowering (especially when they are growing in pots). Sold in the form of barerooted plants or sprouted corms. (NOTE: Some older/vintage cultivars and species are no longer listed for sale on our website, but are still available sometimes upon request.) Can be grown in temperate and sub-tropical areas throughout NSW, Victoria, Queensland (including tropical regions), SA, WA and NT.
Planting instructions is available for download here. Don't forget to include fertiliser tablets in your plantings.
Budget Priced Tropical Waterlilies
These the waterlilies comes in a mix of colours (white, pink, yellow, sunset & blue). They are medium to large growing waterlilies at a special price for the budget conscious buyer.
All plants are supplied in BARE-ROOTED form (i.e., unpotted and free from soil media).
Code explanations:
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= Tolerant of cold temperate climate
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= Tolerant of tropical climate
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= Tolerant of temperate & sub-tropical climate
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= Frost Sensitive - may not survive in climate subjected to frost
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= Full Shade or Indirect Sunlight
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= Full Sun
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= Part Sun & Part Shade
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= Small growing - Suitable for small size water gardens or tub style water features
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= Medium growing - Suitable for medium size water gardens
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= Large growing - Suitable for large size water gardens or naturalizing in dams
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= Great as cut flowers
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= Native to Australia
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