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- Night Blooming Tropical
Water Lilies (Nymphaea) -
Mrs. George Hitchcock, Emily G. Hutchings, Red Flare, Antares, Trudy Slocum. |

| THE KEY TO BIG POND PLANTS AND BLOOMS IS FERTILIZER TABLETS ONCE A MONTH! Not just any fertilizer will do. You need 10-26-10 Copper Free This is very important for big blooming lilies, lotus and flowering plants. |
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The blossoms on the night blooming tropical water lilies open at
dusk and close about noon on the next day. Night blooming tropical water lilies grow best in a
generous amount of heavy garden soil. Even the heaviest clay soils will work fine with the addition
of a little sand and fertilizer. Depth should be maintained between 6" to 18" when first
transplanted. Once established move them to deeper water from 1 to 3 feet deep depending on the
variety. Lilies are shipped to you bare-root.
*Take note that the night blooming tropical water lilies do not
come in a small size. Even the medium night blooming tropical water lilies will have leaves that are
more than 15 inches in diameter and can have a spread of 10 feet or more.
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Antares
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A beautiful magenta red lily with 7" - 8" flowers. It is very free
flowering. The flower shape is cup-like and the leaves are dark bronze.
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Emily G. Hutchings
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This free flowering lily features dark pink cup-like blossoms. This
blooms earlier in the season than most night bloomers. It has a slight fragrance.
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Mrs. George Hitchcock
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Pink blossoms open about dark and close about midday. A very
fragrant lily that blooms late into the season. Flowers can be 10" - 11" across.
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Red Flare
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This night blooming lily produces magnificent red 7" - 10" flowers.
Large reddish bronze leaves. Very fragrant and very free flowering.
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Trudy Slocum
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The flowers on this white lily can be 7" - 8" across. The blooms
are fragrant and the leaves are emerald green.
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