Maha Treasure Hardy Water Lily — Award-Winning, Ruby-Red Showpiece
The Maha Treasure Hardy Water Lily (often listed as Mahasombut) is an award-winning hardy water lily that delivers lux, many-petaled ruby-to-deep-pink blooms (≈5–7") over clean green pads. A dependable perennial pond plant, it flowers freely from late spring into fall in full sun and shallow water. If you want a bold red water lily that’s easy to grow, steady blooming, and reads beautifully from across the water garden, Maha Treasure is a standout.
Why Customers Love It
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Showy, many-petaled red blooms with a refined, “rose-like” look
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Award-winning introduction recognized for performance and beauty
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Steady bloomer in full sun with simple tablet feeding
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Versatile: lined ponds, wide containers, or earth-bottom shelves
Plant Requirements (quick reference)
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Sun: Full sun, 6+ hours of strong midday light
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Container: 15–20"+ wide, shallow aquatic container (fabric pots preferred)
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Depth (soil surface → water surface): 5–15" (shallower = more flowers)
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Spread: ~3.5–5 ft at maturity
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Soil: Heavy loam topsoil only (no bagged mix, peat, “aquatic media,” or gravel)
Care & Fertilizing (simple schedule)
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Fertilizer tablets: 4–6 tablets on the 1st & 15th of each month (May–September)
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Application: Press tablets 3–4" into the soil around (not on) the crown
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Maintenance: Trim spent blooms/yellow leaves; divide every 1–2 years to maintain peak flowering
Water Lily Planting Tips
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Plant shallower (5–10") to warm the crown and ramp up bud count
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Keep surface water open and unshaded—pads are the plant’s solar panels
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Never cover the crown with stones or gravel; leave it slightly exposed
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Use wide, shallow containers to encourage rhizome run and heavier flowering
Do’s & Don’ts
Do
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Plant in full sun and heavy loam
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Fertilize twice monthly for continuous blooms
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Repot immediately on arrival; keep all parts wet while planting
Don’t
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❌ Don’t use compost/peat mixes, “aquatic media,” or gravel (they float, rot, or smother crowns)
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❌ Don’t let floating plants shade Maha Treasure—light drives flowering
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❌ Don’t plant too deep (>15–18") if you want frequent blooms
Helpful Links
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Full Planting Instructions →
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Waterlily World® Fertilizer Tablets →
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PondGro™ Aquatic Loam Soil →
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Aquatic Containers →
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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.
