Nymphaea, Tropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Dauben'

Like all tropicals, the key is to not put them out until WATER temps are 70F. After that, viviparous tropicals can withstand cold tempera...Read Moretures better than other tropicals. The flowers size, color, and scent of Dauben are not as spectacular as more modern tropical hybrids (Dauben was one of the first tropical hybrids) but it blooms well, can be managed in a tub, and others say it does well in shade. A good "starter tropical" for waterlily fans.

i am growing this water lily in lahore - Pakistan very successfully. I have planted it in a round clay pot of 22 inches diameter and 12 i...Read Morenches depth. It is viviparous and i have just transplanted the small plant let with white roots to another pot for propagation.

It blooms continuously from april till late october. blooms are fragrant. as soon as one bloom is spent another is ready to bloom. It opens early in the morning than another variety i have which is panama pacific. In winter it does dormant but comes back as soon as temperature warms up. rapid grower and rapid bloomer. A must for tropical or sub-tropical regions.

I grew this waterlily in the settlement compartment of a large, slightly heated basin for freshwater turtles in a greenhouse in Ireland. ...Read MoreIn winter it died back to near nothing, but in spring it bounced back bigger every year. Most summer days there would be one to three flowers open, filling the entire greenhouse with their fragrance. But the best part is that this single waterlily's roots pulled all dissolved nutrients and minerals from the water, keeping it crystal clear at all times. Other turtle tanks in the same greenhouse had Cyperus and Colocasia growing in them, but their water still turned deep green with algae. A truly awesome plant, able to tolerate less than perfect light and temperature levels for a while, always generous in good conditions.

I planted this water lily in a hanging pot in my pond last summer. It bloomed almost immediately, continued through our mild winter and ...Read Moreis still bloomiing.