Lovely Blue Annual Water Lily — Anemone-Style Blue-Purple Blooms (Beginner Friendly)
Lovely Blue Annual Water Lily is a new anemone-type, blueish-purple annual water lily from Thailand with an unforgettable flower form. Blooms are often flat and extremely full, featuring 100+ petals and petaloids that give a fluffy, “anemone” look on the water. The plant is just as attractive between blooms, with mottled olive-green pads streaked with purple, adding rich color texture to any pond.
Best of all, Lovely Blue is considered very easy for beginners—a medium annual lily that grows quickly, blooms generously, and looks high-end without being high-maintenance.
Why Customers Love It
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Anemone-style flowers with 100+ petals/petaloids
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Blueish-purple color that stands out in any water garden
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Mottled, purple-streaked pads add interest all season
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Beginner friendly and easy to keep blooming
Plant Requirements (quick reference)
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Type: Annual water lily
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Sun: Full sun, 6+ hours of strong midday light
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Container: 3–7 gallon wide aquatic pot (fabric pots preferred)
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Depth (soil surface → water surface): 8–16 inches for best blooming
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Spread: ~3.5–6 ft across
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Soil: Heavy loam topsoil only (no bagged mix, peat, compost, “aquatic media,” or gravel)
Care & Fertilizing (simple schedule)
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Fertilizer tablets: 4–6 tablets on the 1st & 15th each month (May–September)
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Application: Push tablets 3–4" into the soil around (not on) the crown
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Maintenance: Remove spent flowers and yellow leaves to encourage fresh growth and more blooms
Water Lily Planting Tips
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Plant shallower (8–12") to warm the crown and increase bud production
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Keep surface water open—pads are solar panels for flowers
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Give it room; crowded pads = fewer blooms
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Still water shows flowers best; avoid splashing/aeration directly over pads
Do’s & Don’ts
Do
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Plant in full sun and heavy loam
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Use a wide container so the crown can expand
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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/stones
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❌ Don’t let floating plants shade the pads
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❌ Don’t underfeed if you want the full anemone-style bloom performance
We love helping your space grow! To ensure your pond plants thrive, please follow our included planting guide carefully.
Please note that our guarantee covers healthy arrival and initial plant quality, but does not cover:
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Koi Damage: Koi love to snack! Larger koi will eat almost all water lilies, submerged oxygenating pond plants, free-floating pond plants, or any pond plants planted below 4 inches of water—especially newly planted ones. Because of this, combining these pond plants with Koi is not recommended and isn't covered under our guarantee. Koi get more aggressive with size and feeding them regularly only increases metabolism it won't lessen damage to tender plants.
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Other Wildlife: Damage from other animals or pond life, such as turtles or deer.
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Improper location: pond plants that are moved or planted indoors, or outside their recommended guidelines, are not guaranteed.
Have questions about planting depth, setup, or choosing the right pond plants for your space? Chat with our team anytime—we're always happy to help!
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Shipping Information (Annual Water Lily)
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Shipping Window: Typically summer shipping (annual water lilies ship when heat and water temps support success)
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Weekly Shipments: Once active, we ship weekly through summer, usually until or through September
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Method: 2–3 day service (usually UPS); occasionally USPS or FedEx depending on destination
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Schedule: Ships early each week; tracking emailed on ship day
Shipped as: a live young adult plant (root with leaves/lilypads). Plant immediately in heavy loam soil at the recommended depth. Minor leaf yellowing from transit is normal and quickly replaced by new growth.
