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Nymphaea 'Barbara Dobbins' (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: Apricot
Bloomtime: Spring/Summer
Parentage: (Nymphaea odorata x N. mexicana)
Height: <1 foot
Width: 4-6 feet
Exposure: Full Sun
Irrigation (H2O Info): Aquatic
Winter Hardiness: <15° F
Nymphaea 'Barbara Dobbins' (Aquatic) (Hardy Waterlily) - This hardy waterlily is a good performer, blooming almost constantly from spring through summer. The peach flowers flushed with pink tones rise high above the attractively leaves which are mottled with maroon when they fist emerge and are to a dark green. Each flower can range from 4 to 6 inches across. Spreads to 5 to 7 feet across and prefers full sun. Cold hardy to below 15 degrees F. Hybridized in 1996. Odorata rhizome. 

The information about Nymphaea 'Barbara Dobbins' (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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