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| The Hardy Water-Lilies |
Hardy Water-Lilies
Nymphaea alba - the native European species. Pure white,
cupshaped flower, 4 to 5 inches in diameter. Especially full of fragrance
on its first day of opening. Round-ovate leaves, reddish or dark red
when young, becoming a glossy dark green as they mature. Vigorous,
extensive grower in pool or pond, and has been known to thrive in 11
feet of water.
candidissima - A healthy, pure-white variety thought to be a cross of
N. alba and N. Candida species. Bloom larger than that of N. alba
and with broader petals. Extensive grower.
plenissima - A larger flowering form of N. alba.
rubra - One of the oldest of the colored hardy varieties. A native of
Sweden, it develops properly only in cold water. Blooms are pale
pink upon opening, becoming deep, vivid red with age. Extensive
grower when properly placed.
Albatross - Marliac. Huge, snow-white flowers with rich yellow
anthers. Unfolding leaves are purple, becoming deep green with age.
Despite large blooms, plant confines itself to small area.
N. amabilis - Mailiac. Also known as Pink Marvel. Large, tulipshaped water-lily, salmon-white at first, becoming rose, then a
glowing, silvery pink with a deeper pink center. Canary-yellow stamens.
Fragrant. Remains open in the evenings for two or three hours after
other hardies have closed. Difficult to catalog due to its changing colors.
Is listed as a pink, a red, and a Changeable. Extensive or medium
grower, depending upon space provided.
N. Andreana - Marliac. One of the largest hardy water-lilies, with
8- to 10-inch blooms of garnet-red shaded with yellow. Almost white
sepals; mahogany stamens tipped with yellow. Glossy green leaves,
blotched with red. Small grower.
Arc-en-Ciel - Marliac. Salmon-white blooms with rose-splashed
sepals. Fragrant. Extremely interesting foliage, green, oddly spotted
with bronze, white, rose, and purple markings. Medium grower.
Arethusa - One of the Laydekeri, Marliac's fine group of red hybrids. Large, globular bloom with deep-crimson center and wide, deep-
rose outer petals, all with a velvety sheen. A gardener's favorite.
N. atropurpurea - Marliac. Full-blown, wide, brilliant, deep-crimson
flowers, probably the darkest of all hardy hybrids. Foliage purple, becoming green with age.
Attraction - Marliac. A most satisfactory water-lily for those who
love color, probably the reddest of the reds. Tremendous bloom, 7 to
8 inches in diameter. Changes from day to day. Predominately garnet
in early stages with white, rose-streaked sepals; darkens to a rich, deep
red a few days later. Deep-mahogany stamens tipped with yellow. Extensive grower.
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