Hardy Water Lily, Waterlily 'Carnea'

A very beautiful large growing water lily. The flesh pink blooms have golden stamens and are vanilla scented. The flowers may be cut for ...Read Morearrangements.
Sometimes it has white blooms in its first season and then attains its true colour once established.
This plant benefits from slow release fertiliser in its planting medium and plenty of room and sunlight, when it then rewards as one of the most floriforous of water lilies.

I have had this plant in a bath tub now for 6 years. It has the occasional flower of which I am grateful. It may flower better in a lar...Read Moreger pond, but the leaves on the surface with other pond plants are very attractive and flowers are a bonus. It does not get as much sun as it possibly needs but still grows well.
Flowers are not really pink, they are white with a large boss of golden yellow stamens. The outer encasing petals do in later years develop a pinkish tinge. A subtle and graceful water lily.