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Products > Nymphaea 'Marliacea Carnea' (Aquatic)
 
Nymphaea 'Marliacea Carnea' (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: Light Pink
Bloomtime: Spring/Summer
Fragrant Flowers: Yes
Synonyms: [Nymphaea 'Marliac Flesh', 'Morning Glory']
Parentage: (Nymphaea alba x N. odorata rosea?)
Height: <1 foot
Width: 4-6 feet
Exposure: Full Sun
Irrigation (H2O Info): Aquatic
Winter Hardiness: <15° F
Nymphaea 'Marliacea Carnea' (Aquatic) (Hardy Waterlily) - The flesh-pink flower, almost white, is cup shaped with a light fragrance. Flower mature to 4 to 5 inches across with more than 20 petals on each blossom. Pads emerge bronze and quickly change to green. This vigorous and prolific hardy waterlily reaches 4 to 6 feet across. Fertilize regularly throughout the summer. Place in full sun to part shade for optimum growth. Cold hardy to <15° F. Hybridized in 1887 by Latour-Marliac. Marliac rhizome. 

The information about Nymphaea 'Marliacea Carnea' (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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