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Nymphaea 'Yellow Sensation'

water lily (syn. Perry's Yellow Sensation)

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An eye-catching water lily, with exquisitely formed, luminous yellow blooms that will light up the pond. The star-shaped flowers stand around 15cm above the surface of the water, so they really put on a great show above the floating olive green leaves. It's a beautiful addition to a medium sized pond, where the shade cast by the foliage will help to keep the spread of algae under control.

How to care for Nymphaea Yellow Sensation:

Water lilies flourish in still water, so do not plant them near a pond pump or fountain, particularly where the water can splash onto their leaves. These waterlilies are potted up (using a suitable aquatic compost) into aquatic pots. These pots are made of a fine mesh, which allows water to circulate through the compost, providing the plants with both oxygen and nutrients. As they are already potted, all you need to do is to place the pot into the pond, but this young plant will need potting up into a larger aquatic pot within a few months. Initially the pot should be placed on a stack of bricks so the leaves float on the surface of the water. As the plant matures, remove one layer of bricks at a time, gradually lowering the plant deeper into the pond until the desired depth has been reached. If you are placing this water lily in the autumn or winter when it has died back, place it at a depth of 50-60cm. Then in the spring repot it into a larger pot and lower as the plant grows.
Flowering period:
  • Jan
  • Feb
  • Mar
  • Apr
  • May
  • Jun
  • Jul
  • Aug
  • Sep
  • Oct
  • Nov
  • Dec
Eventual height:
0.1m
Eventual spread:
1.25m
Position:

Full sun

Rate of growth:

Average

Soil:

Aquatic

Hardiness:

Fully hardy

  • InformationThis pond plant dies right back in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.

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