Siam Fantasy Hardy Water Lily

Siam Fantasy Hardy Water Lily — Marbled Peach & Gold, Heavy Bloomer

The Siam Fantasy Hardy Water Lily is a color-changing, marbled hardy water lily that opens in warm peach and gold, often flecked or streaked like a watercolor. Flowers are ≈4–6", neat and showy above clean green pads, with steady blooming from late spring into fall. If you want a distinctive, high-performing perennial pond plant that looks hand-painted on the water, Siam Fantasy is a standout for any water garden.

Why Customers Love It

• Marbled/variegated blooms (peach, gold, soft coral) that vary flower to flower

• Steady to heavy bloomer in full sun with simple tablet feeding

• Medium spread—ideal for lined ponds, wide containers, or earth-bottom shelves

• Hardy & reliable—returns every year with minimal fuss

Plant Requirements (quick reference)

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

• Container: 14–16"+ wide, shallow aquatic container (fabric pots preferred)

• Depth (soil surface → water surface): 8–18" (shallower = more flowers)

• Spread: ~3–4 ft at maturity

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

Care & Fertilizing (simple schedule)

• Fertilizer tablets: 4 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 keep peak flowering

Water Lily Planting Tips

• Plant shallower (8–12") to warm the crown and ramp up buds

• Keep surface water open—pads are your “solar panels” for flowers

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

• Use wide, shallow containers to encourage rhizome run and higher bloom counts

• Place away from splashing/aeration; still water shows marbling best

Do’s & Don’ts

Do

• Plant in full sun and heavy loam

• Fertilize twice monthly on schedule for continuous blooms

• 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 Siam Fantasy—light drives flowering

• ❌ Don’t plant too deep (>18") 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.