Fay McDonald Waterlily is a dazzling specimen, an exciting Intersubgeneric waterlily with beautiful color variations, from cool blue tones to purple jewel tones with amber centers and lighter petal base from award winning hybridizer, Mike Giles. Pads on the Fay McDonald Waterlily are bronze and mature to green. Fay McDonald Waterlily is a tremendous bloomer with compact habitat. The blooms are held regally above the surface of the water. The blooms on an established Fay McDonald Waterlily are quite large (6 - 9 inches across), while the plant spread is medium in size, with Marliac-Odorata root type. An exceptional waterlily for your pond!
Plant in a large (2 - 7 gallon or larger) container using heavy loam soil, place in full sun 1 - 2 feet beneath the surface of the water. Plant as a hardy waterlily, fertilize during the growing/blooming months with Waterlily World Tabs + Humates or Landon Granular Fertilizer.
Waterlilies are very heavy feeders! We recommend and sell Waterlily World Pond Tabs and Landon Granular Fertilizer for vigorous growth and best bloom!