Water lilies

Below is the list of varieties we try and keep in stock during the summer months.

White

Alba, Albida, Richardsoni, Gladstoniana, Albatross, Candida, Gonnere White, Pygmea alba.

Prices for White lilies start at £13.75

Pink

Amabilis, Firecrest, Marliacea Carnea, Marliacea Rosea, Mrs Richmond, Rose Arey.

Prices for Pink lilies start at £15.00

Yellow

Odorata Sulphurea, Marlicea Chromatella, Morei, Sunrise, Pygmea Helvola.

Prices for Yellow lilies start at £15.00

Red

Attraction, Frobeli, Escarboucle, James Brydon, Charles de Meurville, Pygmea Rubra.

Prices for Red lilies start at £20.00

Call to check availability before travelling.

All our Water lilies are sold pre-packed in 9" diameter three & a half litre pots. They are supplied to us direct from the grower who we have a close relationship with and are of excellent quality. Water lilies grow from March to September and are only available during these months.

Spring is a good time to divide hardy water lilies. This gives the plant a whole seasons growth to become established. Lift and wash each plant and remove any adult foliage. You will see that each plant consists of a main root from which eyes or shoots have grown to form sizeable branches. Retain these side growths, cutting them from parent plant with as much rootstock as possible. The thick, bulky part is of little use and should be discarded, but all the branches can be planted to form new plants if each has a healthy terminal shoot. The majority of water lilies can also be increased in the spring from eyes. These are tiny growing plants that occur along the rootstocks. They look like miniature versions of the adult plant, each with a small cluster of leaves, although with a some varieties they appear as rounded nodules, these are easy to detach. Remove the eyes with a sharp knife, and dust the exposed tissue of the eyes and the rootstock with charcoal to protect against infection. Plant individual eyes into pots of aquatic soil and stand the pots in a shallow container or on a marginal shelf in your pond with enough water to cover them. As the plants grow move them to deeper water.