Grower Choice Hardy Water Lilies

Grower’s Choice Hardy Water Lilies — Hand-Selected Beauty & Best Value

Grower’s Choice Hardy Water Lilies are hand-picked the day your order is packed—we choose what looks exceptional and is ready to thrive. You pick the color family (red, pink, white, yellow, peach/bi-color), and we ship a vigorous, well-established perennial pond plant from our current availability. This option often provides a nice discount versus named varieties while delivering the same garden-ready performance. Plants are usually small/medium to large; we do not typically select dwarf/pygmy types, so planting depth follows medium/large guidelines.

Why Customers Love It

• Great value—premium quality without named-variety price

• Fast, worry-free selection—we send the best plant in your chosen color family

• Garden-ready performance—reliable bloomers in full sun

• Versatile sizes—ideal for lined ponds, wide containers, or earth-bottom shelves

Plant Requirements (quick reference)

• Sun: Full sun, 6+ hours of strong midday light

• Container: 14–20"+ wide, shallow aquatic container (fabric pots preferred)

• Depth (soil surface → water surface): 8–20" (keep shallower for more flowers)

• Spread: ~3–6 ft depending on variety and feeding

• Soil: Heavy loam topsoil only (no bagged mix, peat, “aquatic media,” or gravel)

Care & Fertilizing (simple schedule)

• Fertilizer tablets: 4–6 tablets on the 1st & 15th of each month (May–September)

• Application: Push tablets 3–4" into the soil around (not on) the crown

• Maintenance: Trim spent blooms/yellow leaves; divide every 1–2 years to maintain peak flowering

Water Lily Planting Tips

• Plant shallower (8–12") to warm the crown and jump-start buds

• Keep surface water open and unshaded—pads act as solar panels for flowers

• Never cover the crown with stones or gravel; leave it slightly exposed

• Choose wide, shallow containers to encourage rhizome run and more blooms

Do’s & Don’ts

Do

• Plant in full sun and heavy loam

• Fertilize twice monthly on schedule for continuous flowers

• Repot immediately on arrival; keep all parts wet while planting

Don’t

• ❌ Don’t use compost/peat mixes, “aquatic media,” or gravel (they float, rot, or smother crowns)

• ❌ Don’t let floating plants shade the lily—light drives flowering

• ❌ Don’t plant too deep (>20") if you want frequent blooms

Helpful Links

• Full Planting Instructions →

• Waterlily World® Fertilizer Tablets →

• PondGro™ Aquatic Loam Soil →

• Aquatic Containers →

• PondGro™ Fabric Pots →

Shipped as: a live young adult plant (rhizome with leaves/lilypads). Plant immediately in heavy loam soil and set at the recommended depth. Minor leaf yellowing from transit is normal and quickly replaced by new growth.