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Products > Plants - Browse Alphabetically > Nymphaea 'Laydekeri Fulgens' (Aquatic)
 
Nymphaea 'Laydekeri Fulgens' (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: Crimson Red
Bloomtime: Summer
Synonyms: ['Laydekeri Red', 'Red Laydekeri']
Height: <1 foot
Width: 4-6 feet
Exposure: Full Sun
Irrigation (H2O Info): Aquatic
Winter Hardiness: <15° F
Nymphaea 'Laydekeri Fulgens' (Aquatic) (Hardy Waterlily) - Highly free flowering waterlily with vivid burgundy-red, deepening, flecked cup-shaped flowers sit atop flecked pads. Each flower reaches 5 to 6 inches across and hold a slight fragrance. New leaves emerge purplish green with dark purple blotches and reach 8 inches across and spreads to 4 to 5 feet wide. Situate in full sun for best results. Fertilize throughout the active growing season for optimum results. Cold hardy to <15° F. Repot each spring for added vigor! Hybridized by Latour-Marliac in 1893. Marliac rhizome. 

The information about Nymphaea 'Laydekeri Fulgens' (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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