Nymphaea Sunrise Hardy Water Lily
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SUNRISE Water Lily is a giant Hardy water lily with canary yellow blossoms. Petals are long, narrow and curve slightly inward. Leaves are dark green. Flower shape is star-like. One of the oldest varieties of water lilies it is very strong and can handle many pond environments.
- Depth From Pot to Water’s Surface: 5 to 48 inches
- Height:flowers 6 inches above the water
- Width:spread 54 to 84 inches
- Bloom Season:spring until frost
- Bloom Color:yellow
- Flower Production:Heavy Blooming
- Foliage Color:green
- Fertilize:4 to 6 fertilizer tablets per month or granular fertilizer
- Hardiness Zones: 3-12
- Light Conditions:full sun to part shade
- Hybridizer/Species:Marliac 1888
PLACEMENT
Waterlilies thrive placed in full sun and submerged in anywhere from 6 to 20 inches of water. Put your potted lily directly into the pond, or remove it from the pot and plant it in a designated pocket. Don’t worry if the lilies’ leaves are completely submerged; any new growth will find its way to the surface.
IN-SEASON CARE
For maximum blooms, fertilize your lilies about once per month from May until September.
Each flower on a waterlily will repeat its bloom cycle – opening in the morning and closing in the afternoon – for three to five days before dying. You’ll know a bloom has run its course when it sinks under the water, at which point you can prune it. Depending on water temperature, sunlight and fertilizer, most lilies will produce tons of new flowers from May until October.
WINTER CARE
Trim off the lily’s leaves as they start to die off for the season, eventually pruning the whole plant down to its base. Some people like to “sink” their waterlilies in the deepest part of the pond in the winter, but we have found that most hardy waterlilies manage just fine without being moved.
DIVIDING
Waterlilies produce fewer leaves and flowers when overcrowded. To get the most out of your plant, divide it every couple years.
OVERVIEW: Nymphaea 'Colorado'
- HYBRIDIZER Strawn, 1994
- Flower pink (peach-pink flush)
- Bloom Time Summer
- Hardiness Zone 3-10
- Height of bloom: 3-4" inches above water
- Spread 4-6 Feet
- Exposure Prefers Sun (6 hrs) but will tolerate some shade (2 hrs).
- Where to Plant Deep Water (6-36 Inches)
- Origin Parentage notes:
- Uses: cut flowers; attracts butterflies
- Availability: somewhat available, may have to go out of the region to find the plant