Peach Growers Choice Hardy Water Lily

Grower’s Choice Hardy Water Lily — Peach/Salmon/Orange Color

Our Peach Grower’s Choice Hardy Water Lily lets you choose the color family while we hand-select a premium plant the day your order ships—specifically from the peach/salmon/orange/autumnal palette. You receive a vigorous, garden-ready hardy water lily (not dwarf) that blooms reliably in full sun and reads beautifully across the water garden. This “we pick the variety” option often provides a nice discount versus named cultivars while delivering the same high performance.

Why Customers Love It

• Guaranteed color family: peach/salmon/orange/autumnal tones

• Best value: curated plant quality without named-variety price

• Steady bloomers in full sun with a simple tablet schedule

• Right size for ponds: usually small/medium to large—not pygmy

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" (shallower = more flowers)

• Spread: ~3–6 ft depending on selection 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: Press 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 crowns and jump-start buds

• Keep surface water open and unshaded—pads are 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 more blooms

• Place away from splash/aeration; still water shows flower color 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 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 at the recommended depth. Minor leaf yellowing from transit is normal and quickly replaced by new growth.