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Nymphaea 'Fabiola' (Aquatic) - Hardy Waterlily

Note: This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.  
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Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Aquatic Plant
Family: Nymphaeaceae (Waterlilies)
Origin: Garden Origin
Flower Color: Pink
Bloomtime: Spring/Summer
Synonyms: [formerly Nym. 'Mrs. Richmond']
Height: <1 foot
Width: 2-4 feet
Exposure: Full Sun
Irrigation (H2O Info): Aquatic
Winter Hardiness: <15° F
Nymphaea 'Fabiola' (Aquatic) (Hardy Waterlily) - This waterlily has green leaves with bronzy new growth and 6 to 7 inch wide peony to cup shaped flowers that are a clear pink with good fragrance. The plant will spread 2 to 4 feet across. This waterlily is very free flowering and is perfect for medium to large pools. It takes full sun and is hardy to 15 degrees F. Much confusion exists regarding synonyms for this plant and we are not absolutely sure of the true identity of our plant. Fabiola is an old waterlily cultivar that was hybridized in 1913 ( (Latour-Marliac) and sold in England for many years but synonyms that have apparently been misapplied include Nymphaea 'Mrs. Richmond' (Latour-Marliac, 1910) and the cultivar 'Odorata Luciana' (Dreer, c.1899) also known as 'Luciana' and 'Pink Beauty', have been sold as 'Fabiola' for many years in the US. We first purchased our plants in 1988 from McAllister Water Gardens. 

The information about Nymphaea 'Fabiola' (Aquatic) that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.

 
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