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Can anyone tell me the name of this water lily variety?
The picture below shows it blooming in my greenhouse, the distance from the water surface to the base of the flower is 5 inches . The first bud (see pic below) produced a 7 inch flower with pale peachy pink outer petals and creamy yellow inner ones, and bright yellow stamens. The second flower ( also pictured) is slightly smaller and a more uniform pink. The leaves are 8 inches across maximum and are dark green mottled with purple with pinky red undersides. It was bought labelled laydikari fulgens but it's clear it's too big and not-red enough for that one
) So the variety is a mystery although googled pictures suggest to me peaches and cream or Barbara Dobbins ( I sincere!y hope NOT the latter as that will be too big for my pond!!)
All help from you wonderful knowledgeable folk greatly appreciated as ever.
The picture below shows it blooming in my greenhouse, the distance from the water surface to the base of the flower is 5 inches . The first bud (see pic below) produced a 7 inch flower with pale peachy pink outer petals and creamy yellow inner ones, and bright yellow stamens. The second flower ( also pictured) is slightly smaller and a more uniform pink. The leaves are 8 inches across maximum and are dark green mottled with purple with pinky red undersides. It was bought labelled laydikari fulgens but it's clear it's too big and not-red enough for that one
) So the variety is a mystery although googled pictures suggest to me peaches and cream or Barbara Dobbins ( I sincere!y hope NOT the latter as that will be too big for my pond!!)All help from you wonderful knowledgeable folk greatly appreciated as ever.
