Wedding Dress Hardy Water Lily – A Truly Elegant White Bloom

The Wedding Dress Hardy Water Lily is one of the most glorious white hardy water lilies you’ll ever see. Its pristine, multi-petaled white blooms are breathtaking, shaped with a fullness and elegance that recalls the grace of a bride’s gown. Perfect for medium to large ponds, natural earth-bottom ponds, or large containers, this perennial water lily is a showpiece in any setting.

Large rhizomes make this plant vigorous and long-lived when given proper room and care. With consistent fertilizing and full sun, Wedding Dress Hardy Water Lily produces flowers daily from late spring through early fall, returning every year when properly overwintered.

🌱 Wedding Dress Hardy Water Lily Planting & Care Instructions

• Water Lily Size: Large hardy perennial variety

• Spread: 4–6 feet across when mature

• Suggested Pot Size: 15–20 inch wide aquatic fabric container (must be divided every year if container grown)

• Wedding Dress Hardy Water Lily Planting Depth: 6–24 inches below the water’s surface; shallower placement encourages more blooms

• Soil: Use only heavy loam topsoil (never bagged compost, potting mixes, aquatic media, pea gravel, or stones, which rot, float, or starve the plant). If you don’t have natural loam, use PondGro Aquatic Loam Soil.

• Sunlight Needs: Full sun — at least 6+ hours of strong, direct midday light daily

💧 How to Fertilize Wedding Dress Hardy Water Lily

• Fertilize on the 1st and 15th of each month during the growing season (May–September).

• Insert 4–5 Waterlily World Fertilizer Tablets 3–4 inches into the soil near the rhizome.

• Consistent feeding ensures vigorous growth and continual flowering.

🌸 Fragrance of Wedding Dress Hardy Water Lily

• Light, sweet fragrance enhances the romance and charm of this stunning bloom.

✅ Do’s & ❌ Don’ts for Wedding Dress Hardy Water Lily

Do’s
✅ Use a 15–20 inch wide container if not planting in a natural pond
✅ Plant only in heavy loam soil, never in bagged potting mixes
✅ Fertilize on schedule twice monthly for continual blooms
✅ Place the crown at the soil surface and 6–24 inches below waterline
✅ Ensure full sun exposure for best flowering
✅ Divide rhizomes every 1–2 years if grown in containers

Don’ts
❌ Don’t use gravel, aquatic planting media, or compost-rich soils
❌ Don’t bury the crown — leave it exposed for proper growth
❌ Don’t plant too deep (over 30 inches) if you want regular blooms
❌ Don’t skip fertilization — this lily is a heavy feeder
❌ Don’t let the lily dry out during unpacking — stems, roots, and crowns must stay wet and be planted immediately
❌ Don’t overcrowd — avoid placing too close to other lilies or letting floating plants shade them; leaves must remain exposed to full sun for consistent flowering

📦 Shipping Information for Wedding Dress Hardy Water Lily

• Availability: Ships April through September across the USA

• Regional Timing: For northern states, shipping is timed with the safe planting window for your area

• Pre-Season Orders: Early spring orders are shipped first (April–May), before later-season orders

• Shipping Method: Usually UPS 2–3 day service (but may vary slightly depending on location)

• Schedule: Plants ship at the beginning of each week during the season

• Tracking: You’ll receive an email with tracking details the day your order ships

🌿 Guarantee & Arrival Care

• Shipped As: A live pond plant (rhizome with starter growth), carefully packed for safe arrival
  👉 Must be repotted immediately into a proper aquatic fabric container or directly into an earth-bottom pond
  👉 All plant parts (rhizome, crown, roots, and stems) must remain wet at all times — water lilies dry out quickly if left unplanted

• Arrival Guarantee:

  • Inspect your plants right away and email photos to PondQuestions@gmail.com within 24 hours if there are any concerns

  • Include unpacked plants and the packing slip with packer’s initials

  • Minor broken leaves or yellowing foliage are normal during shipping and will quickly regrow once planted

📊 Wedding Dress Hardy Water Lily – Specifications

• Variety Name: Wedding Dress Hardy Water Lily

• Flower Color: Pure white, multi-petaled blooms reminiscent of a bridal gown

• Fragrance: Light, sweet fragrance

• Plant Size & Spread: Large variety, spreads 4–7 feet across under ideal conditions

• Pad Size & Color: Medium-to-large green pads with mottling or flecks of dark green, 6–8 inches across

• Planting Depth (from soil to water surface): 6–24 inches for best blooming; tolerates up to 30 inches in full sun

• Container Size Recommended: 15–20 inch wide aquatic fabric container or natural earth-bottom pond

• Sunlight Requirements: Full sun — minimum of 6+ hours of strong, direct midday light daily

• Fertilizing Schedule: 4–5 Waterlily World Fertilizer Tablets on the 1st and 15th of each month, May–September

• Hardiness Zones: USDA Zones 3–12 (perennial, winter hardy)

Shipped As:
Shipped as a live pond plant (hardy waterlily rhizome with starter roots and leaves).
👉 Must be repotted immediately on arrival into a proper aquatic fabric container with heavy loam soil, or planted directly into an earth-bottom pond.
👉 Keep the rhizome, roots, and leaves wet at all times during unpacking—exposure to air dries them in minutes.
👉 No acclimation period is required; Wedding Dress Hardy Water Lily should be planted and placed in the pond right away for best results.